The Allman Brothers Band

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The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969. Brothers Duane (slide guitar, lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards) founded it with Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals), Berry Oakley (bass), Butch Trucks (drums), and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (drums). Subsequently based in Macon, Georgia, they incorporated elements of blues, jazz and country music and their live shows featured jam band-style improvisation and instrumentals.

The band's first two studio albums, The Allman Brothers Band (1969) and Idlewild South (1970), both released by Capricorn Records, were not commercially successful, but their 1971 live album At Fillmore East was a critical and commercial breakthrough. It included extended versions of "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" and "Whipping Post", showcasing the group's jamming style. Group leader Duane was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1971; however the band continued, releasing Eat a Peach in 1972, a dual studio/live album that cemented the band's popularity and featured Gregg's "Melissa" and Betts's "Blue Sky". Following the motorcycling death of Oakley in 1972, the group recruited keyboardist Chuck Leavell and bassist Lamar Williams for 1973's Brothers and Sisters. The album included Betts's hit single "Ramblin' Man" and instrumental "Jessica", both of which went on to become classic rock radio staples and placed the group at the forefront of 1970s rock music. Internal turmoil overtook them soon after as the group dissolved in 1976, reforming briefly in 1978 with additional personnel changes and breaking up again in 1982. The band re-formed once more in 1989, releasing a string of new albums and touring heavily. A series of personnel changes in the late 1990s was capped by the departure of Betts. The group found stability during the 2000s with bassist Oteil Burbridge and guitarists Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks (the nephew of Butch) and became renowned for their month-long concert residencies at New York City's Beacon Theatre each spring. The band retired in October 2014 after their final show at the Beacon Theatre. Butch Trucks and Gregg both died in 2017, and Betts died in 2024, leaving Jaimoe as the only surviving original member.
The band was awarded seven Gold and four Platinum albums by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. In 2010, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the band 52nd on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".

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Members

Duane Allman 1969–1971 · original member · former guitar, slide guitar
Berry Oakley 1969–1972 · original member · former bass guitar, lead vocals
Jai Johanny Johanson 1969–1980, 1989–2014 · original member · former drums (drum set), percussion
Dickey Betts 1969–2000 · original member · former guitar, lead vocals, slide guitar
Gregg Allman 1969–2014 · original member · former guitar, lead vocals, organ, piano
Butch Trucks 1969–2014 · original member · former drums (drum set), timpani
Chuck Leavell 1972–1976 · former background vocals, piano, synthesizer
Lamar Williams 1972–1976 · former bass guitar, lead vocals
David Goldflies 1978–1982 · former bass guitar
Dan Toler 1978–1982 · former guitar
Mike Lawler 1980–1982 · former keyboard
David 'Frankie' Toler 1980–1982 · former drums (drum set)
Johnny Neel 1989–1990 · former harmonica, keyboard
Allen Woody 1989–1997 · former background vocals, bass guitar
Warren Haynes 1989–1997, 2001–2014 · former guitar, lead vocals, slide guitar
Marc Quiñones 1991–2014 · former background vocals, drums (drum set), percussion
Jack Pearson 1997–1999 · former guitar, lead vocals
Oteil Burbridge 1997–2014 · former bass guitar, lead vocals
Derek Trucks 1999–2014 · former guitar, slide guitar
Jimmy Herring 2000–2000 · former guitar

Discography

Albums 24

Singles 5

Live 162

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Compilations 40

Other 22

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Also known as

Allman · Allman Bros · Allman Bros Band · Allman Bros. · Allman Bros. Band · Allman Brother Band · Allman Brothers · Allman Brothers Band · Allman Brothers Band, The · Allman's Brothers · Allmans · Alman Bros. · Alman Brothers · Alman Brothers Band · He Allman Brothers Band · The Allman Bros · The Allman Bros Band · The Allman Bros. · The Allman Bros. Band · The Allman Brother · The Allman Brother Band · The Allman Brothers · The Allman Joys · The Allmon Brothers · オールマン・ブラザーズ・バンド · ザ・オールマン・ブラザーズ・バンド · 全人類兄弟合唱團

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