Entries by AlanPaul
A very different take on “Little Martha”
I think this captures the eerie solitude and beauty of Rose Hill cemetary, which I’ve visited many times, and also reflects the structural sturdiness and melodic beauty of Duane’s only composition. It’s worth noting that Dickey Betts disputes the song title’s origin. As reported in One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band, […]
Are the Allman Brothers ending this year or not?
I’m getting a lot of emails and other inquiries about whether or not the Allman Brothers will really stop touring after this year. Articles like this one in Ultimate Classic Rock spur the issue along. Of course, that article was based around Gregg telling an interviewer for Radio magazine that it was just a “rumor” […]
Gregg Allman and Jackson Browne – “Melissa” and a great version of “Ain’t Wasting Time No More”
Here’s another video from the upcoming All My Friends: Celebrating The Songs & Voice Of Gregg Allman: Gregg Allman and his old roommate and songwriting mentor Jackson Browne doing “Melissa.” I am really proud of the songwriting sidebar story in One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band about the deep impact that Jackson and […]
Eric Church – “Ain’t Wasting Time No More
The CD and DVD All My Friends: Celebrating The Songs & Voice Of Gregg Allman will be released on May 6. Yesterday, I posted my review of the evening and a video of “Midnight Rider,” featuring Gregg, Vince Gill and Zac Brown. Here’s another little taste of the music. Eric Church, “Ain’t Wasting Time No More”:
Review of All My Friends: Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Alllman
I attended All My Friends, the tribute to Gregg Allman, on January 10 at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre and reviewed it for Relix, for their 40th anniversary issue, which I think is still on the stands. With the announcement that the CD and DVD of the show — All My Friends: Celebrating The Songs & Voice Of […]
Derek Trucks on why he’s leaving the Allman Brothers Band: “Sometimes you just have to step away.”
In January, Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes issued a joint statement that they would no longer tour with the Allman Brothers Band after this year. Though Gregg Allman said in an interview that the guitarists’ departure would likely mark the end of the band, which is currently celebrating its 45th anniversary, the band has not […]
An interview with Jaimoe and Junior Mack
The interview below originally ran on Guitarworld.com and WSJ.com’s Speakeasy blog — I combined two stories into one here. Over the ensuing two-plus years I have only gained more respect for Jaimoe’s Jassz Band and for Junior Mack, whom i have gotten to know quite well. And I have developed a much deeper relationship with […]
Warren Haynes on why he decided to leave the Allman Brothers Band
Originally published on WSJ.com Speakeasy blog. Guitarist Warren Haynes has been at the center of the Allman Brothers Band revival for most of the last 25 years. He was founding guitarist Dickey Betts’s foil when the group reunited in 1989, before leaving with bassist Allen Woody in 1997 to focus on their band Gov’t Mule. […]