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”We need to make a live album.” Dickey Betts and Gregg Allman reveal the complete story behind rock’s definitive live album
By Alan Paul Published
Fifty years on this definitive album remains the gold standard of blues-based rock and roll.

Gregg Allman said he spent his life trying to impress his brother, Duane
By Phil Weller Published
A new documentary uncovers the intense sibling dynamic that fueled the group’s rise — from fighting over a guitar to reaching rock stardom

“For a minute he thought, ‘They just both died tonight.’” Gregg Allman nearly died the same night Duane was killed, a new documentary reveals
By Elizabeth Swann Published
A harrowing account in Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul details how a heroin overdose nearly claimed both Allman brothers on the same night in 1971.

“We were really limited onstage.” Eric Clapton on the group he said achieved what Cream could not
By Christopher Scapelliti Published
Jack Bruce said Clapton had doubts about Cream from the start. “I remember him saying, ‘This is a good recording band, but it will never be a good live band.’”

Warren Haynes reveals the imperfect secret behind the Allman Brothers Band’s guitar magic
By Jude Gold Published
The experience taught him a lesson that changed how he thought about recording forever: perfection and beauty aren’t the same thing.

On the anniversary of Duane Allman's death, we present Guitar Player's 1973 memorial to Allman Brothers Band icon
By Richard Albero Published
Guitar Player was scheduled to interview Skydog the December after his death. This memorial ran 18 months later in the May/June 1973 issue.

As Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes prepare to hit the road, they reveal the obscure 1997 guitar album they call a game-changer
By Gary Graff Published
As the two guitar icons prepare to hit the road, they discuss their long shared history in and out of the Allman Brothers Band

Warren Haynes on the advice Dickey Betts and Gregg Allman gave him when he joined the Allman Brothers Band
By Christopher Scapelliti Published
The guitarist honors the ABB with a cut on 'The Whisper Sessions,' his forthcoming album featuring stripped-down versions of tracks from 2024’s 'A Million Voices Whisper'

Les Dudek on “Ramblin' Man,” “Jessica” and Dickey Betts' plans when Duane Allman died
By Joe Matera Published
The guitarist also recalls how an argument between Betts and Gregg Allman derailed the “Jessica” sessions

"He had that flowing melody thing that feels like you're singing along with the music." Warren Haynes talks Dickey Betts' influence as he prepares to honor the Allman Brothers Band giant in a star-studded concert
By Christopher Scapelliti Published
Haynes will join Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi and many others for the 'In Memory of Dickey Betts' tribute show in Macon, Georgia, on February 28
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