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Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers was larger than life and here is why
It’s true that after founding guitarist Duane Allman died in a motorcycle crash in 1971, the band from Florida still had the other brother – Gregg and Gregg Allman is a formidable weapon in ...
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How an iconic Allman Brothers album was made — and how the band almost destroyed themselves
It’s a tragic tale. Prior to the album’s release in 1973, the band lost founding member Duane Allman and, bassist Berry Oakley, both killed in motorcycle accidents. Inevitably, drugs helped ...
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Susan Antone
When Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1971, not only did the world lose a musician who (after Elmore James) did for slide guitar what electricity did for blues, the Allman ...