“I’ve definitely lived a dangerous life,” admits guitar legend Dickey Betts, “but not really that much different than a lot of other rock and rollers.” Case in point: Of the six original members of ...

Many a classic rock fan made the trip to Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood to see plenty of now-legendary bands perform at the former Syria Mosque. The 1916 building, with its multicolored facade and ...

The Allman Brothers Band history reads like an Italian opera, with death, betrayal and reconciliation played against a background of worldwide fame, rapturous fans and stunning music. At the center of ...

MACON, Ga. — On Sunday, Macon will also celebrate the life of one of the original members of the Allman Brothers Band... Duane Allman. He died in a motorcycle crash in 1971. From noon to 5, people can ...

The Allman Brothers changed everything. At the close of the 1960s the band synthesized a vision of pan-musical excellence that ran from country blues to honky tonk to modal jazz, all powered by the ...

The original Allman Brothers Band, the pre-October 29, 1971 version, was the brainchild of Duane Allman. The aural record of the band from this period has been augmented substantially since the advent ...

Maybe it was in his DNA. Or his upbringing. Or maybe it was inevitable that Derek Trucks would become a guitar hero. He is the nephew of Allman Brothers drummer Butch Trucks. He’s named after Derek & ...

In Skydog: the Duane Allman Story—recently released in paperback—author Randy Poe has written the definitive biography of the late Allman Brother and session guitarist. Since his death, Duane and the ...

Devon Allman met Duane Betts for the first time back in 1989. The two were out on the road with their dads – the late, great Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts – after the Allman Brothers Band had ...