October 2017 – Alan Paul

Allman Brothers Band, Butch Trucks, Derek Trucks, Duane Allman, Duane Allman's 57 Les Paul goldtop, Gregg Allman, Jaimoe, Oteil Burbridge, Warren Haynes

Allman Brothers Band’s final show – 3 years ago

Three years ago today, the Allman Brothers Band played their final show at the Beacon Theatre. You can order a CD of the final show right here. I covered the final shows every which way, posting on Facebook, covering immediately for Billboard,…

Allman Brothers Band, Duane Allman, Duane Allman's 57 Les Paul goldtop, Kirk West

How Duane Allman’s three Les Pauls met each other at the Beacon in 2014

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Duane Allman had three primary Les Pauls during his time with the Allman Brothers Band. The 1957 goldtop he played on the band’s first two albums as well as most…

Classic Rock, Lynyrd skynyrd

Story behind Sweet Home Alabama on the 40th anniversary of the crash

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); On this day (October 20) in 1977, Lynyrd Skynyrd's twin engine plane crashed in a swamp in Gillsburg, Miss., killing three of the band members - singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist…