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Happy Birthday Albert King! My interview with the blues giant

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April 25, 2019
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Alan Paul, Alan Paul performances, Allman Brothers Band, Ann Arbor, beijing, Beijing blog, Beijing blues, Big in China book, Big In China excerpts, Blues Greats, Bob Dylan, Bob Weir, Butch Trucks, China, Chinese basketball, Chinese clubs, Chinese food, Chinese Jews, Classic Rock, Derek Trucks, Dickey Betts, Dixie Doc, Duane Allman, Duane Allman's 57 Les Paul goldtop, Expat Life, Family Life and Refelections, Friends of the Brothers, Furthur, Govt Mule, Gregg Allman, Guitar World, Jaimoe, Jerry Garcia, JImmie Vaughan, Kirk West, Lynyrd skynyrd, One Way Out praise, One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band, Oteil Burbridge, Panda dad, Phil Lesh, Phish, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ratdog, Rebecca Blumenstein - my wife, Slam, Slam Old School, Steelers nation, Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Dead, The Expat Life column, The Grateful Dead, The Great Wall, Tiger Mom, Tom Dowd, Travel with Kids, Uncategorized, Wall Street Journal, Warren Haynes, Woodie Alan band

The Allman Brothers turn 50! The story of their formation

It's March 26, 2019. Happy 50th birthday Allman Brothers Band! Let's celebrate with an excerpt from One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band detailing their formation. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); DICKEY…
March 26, 2019
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Alan Paul, Alan Paul performances, Allman Brothers Band, Ann Arbor, beijing, Beijing blog, Beijing blues, Big in China book, Big In China excerpts, Blues Greats, Bob Dylan, Bob Weir, Butch Trucks, China, Chinese basketball, Chinese clubs, Chinese food, Chinese Jews, Classic Rock, Derek Trucks, Dickey Betts, Dixie Doc, Duane Allman, Duane Allman's 57 Les Paul goldtop, Expat Life, Family Life and Refelections, Friends of the Brothers, Furthur, Govt Mule, Gregg Allman, Guitar World, Jaimoe, Jerry Garcia, JImmie Vaughan, Kirk West, Lynyrd skynyrd, One Way Out praise, One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band, Oteil Burbridge, Panda dad, Phil Lesh, Phish, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ratdog, Rebecca Blumenstein - my wife, Slam, Slam Old School, Steelers nation, Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Dead, The Expat Life column, The Grateful Dead, The Great Wall, Tiger Mom, Tom Dowd, Travel with Kids, Uncategorized, Wall Street Journal, Warren Haynes, Woodie Alan band

Eric Clapton with the Allman Brothers 3/19/09

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It's March 19. On this day in 2009, Eric Clapton played the first of two nights with the Allman Brothers Band, the emotional and musical climax of an incredible 40th anniversary…
March 19, 2019
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Alan Paul, Alan Paul performances, Allman Brothers Band, Ann Arbor, beijing, Beijing blog, Beijing blues, Big in China book, Big In China excerpts, Blues Greats, Bob Dylan, Bob Weir, Butch Trucks, China, Chinese basketball, Chinese clubs, Chinese food, Chinese Jews, Classic Rock, Derek Trucks, Dickey Betts, Dixie Doc, Duane Allman, Duane Allman's 57 Les Paul goldtop, Expat Life, Family Life and Refelections, Friends of the Brothers, Furthur, Govt Mule, Gregg Allman, Guitar World, Jaimoe, Jerry Garcia, JImmie Vaughan, Kirk West, Lynyrd skynyrd, One Way Out praise, One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band, Oteil Burbridge, Panda dad, Phil Lesh, Phish, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ratdog, Rebecca Blumenstein - my wife, Slam, Slam Old School, Steelers nation, Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Dead, The Expat Life column, The Grateful Dead, The Great Wall, Tiger Mom, Tom Dowd, Travel with Kids, Uncategorized, Wall Street Journal, Warren Haynes, Woodie Alan band

A Brief History of the Allman Brothers’ At Fillmore East

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In honor of the 48th anniversary of the final night of the magical Fillmore East turn that produced the epic album.  I present the following excerpt from One Way Out: The…
March 13, 2019
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Alan Paul, Alan Paul performances, Allman Brothers Band, Ann Arbor, beijing, Beijing blog, Beijing blues, Big in China book, Big In China excerpts, Blues Greats, Bob Dylan, Bob Weir, Butch Trucks, China, Chinese basketball, Chinese clubs, Chinese food, Chinese Jews, Classic Rock, Derek Trucks, Dickey Betts, Dixie Doc, Duane Allman, Duane Allman's 57 Les Paul goldtop, Expat Life, Family Life and Refelections, Friends of the Brothers, Furthur, Govt Mule, Gregg Allman, Guitar World, Jaimoe, Jerry Garcia, JImmie Vaughan, Kirk West, Lynyrd skynyrd, One Way Out praise, One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band, Oteil Burbridge, Panda dad, Phil Lesh, Phish, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ratdog, Rebecca Blumenstein - my wife, Slam, Slam Old School, Steelers nation, Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Dead, The Expat Life column, The Grateful Dead, The Great Wall, Tiger Mom, Tom Dowd, Travel with Kids, Uncategorized, Wall Street Journal, Warren Haynes, Woodie Alan band

Celebrating Eat A Peach on its anniversary

In honor of the 47th anniversary of the release of Eat A Peach - it came out February 12, 1972 -  I present the following excerpt from One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band. This is a very partial, very abridged…
February 12, 2019
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Alan Paul, Alan Paul performances, Allman Brothers Band, Ann Arbor, beijing, Beijing blog, Beijing blues, Big in China book, Big In China excerpts, Blues Greats, Bob Dylan, Bob Weir, Butch Trucks, China, Chinese basketball, Chinese clubs, Chinese food, Chinese Jews, Classic Rock, Derek Trucks, Dickey Betts, Dixie Doc, Duane Allman, Duane Allman's 57 Les Paul goldtop, Expat Life, Family Life and Refelections, Friends of the Brothers, Furthur, Govt Mule, Gregg Allman, Guitar World, Jaimoe, Jerry Garcia, JImmie Vaughan, Kirk West, Lynyrd skynyrd, One Way Out praise, One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band, Oteil Burbridge, Panda dad, Phil Lesh, Phish, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ratdog, Rebecca Blumenstein - my wife, Slam, Slam Old School, Steelers nation, Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Dead, The Expat Life column, The Grateful Dead, The Great Wall, Tiger Mom, Tom Dowd, Travel with Kids, Uncategorized, Wall Street Journal, Warren Haynes, Woodie Alan band

Butch Trucks gone two years today

Wow. It's been two years since we lost Butch Trucks.  Below is a verbatim repost of what I wrote the next day in a haze of sadness, confusion, anger and exhaustion. There are some edits I would normally make, but I think it best to let…
January 24, 2019
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Alan Paul, Alan Paul performances, Allman Brothers Band, Ann Arbor, beijing, Beijing blog, Beijing blues, Big in China book, Big In China excerpts, Blues Greats, Bob Dylan, Bob Weir, Butch Trucks, China, Chinese basketball, Chinese clubs, Chinese food, Chinese Jews, Classic Rock, Derek Trucks, Dickey Betts, Dixie Doc, Duane Allman, Duane Allman's 57 Les Paul goldtop, Expat Life, Family Life and Refelections, Friends of the Brothers, Furthur, Govt Mule, Gregg Allman, Guitar World, Jaimoe, Jerry Garcia, JImmie Vaughan, Kirk West, Lynyrd skynyrd, One Way Out praise, One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band, Oteil Burbridge, Panda dad, Phil Lesh, Phish, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ratdog, Rebecca Blumenstein - my wife, Slam, Slam Old School, Steelers nation, Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Dead, The Expat Life column, The Grateful Dead, The Great Wall, Tiger Mom, Tom Dowd, Travel with Kids, Uncategorized, Wall Street Journal, Warren Haynes, Woodie Alan band

Gregg Allman’s haunting tribute to MLK

Every year on MLK Day I share "God Rest His Soul," Gregg Allman's beautiful tribute to Dr. King, which he wrote and recorded in 1968, shortly after the assassination. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Gregg…
January 21, 2019
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Alan Paul, Alan Paul performances, Allman Brothers Band, Ann Arbor, beijing, Beijing blog, Beijing blues, Big in China book, Big In China excerpts, Blues Greats, Bob Dylan, Bob Weir, Butch Trucks, China, Chinese basketball, Chinese clubs, Chinese food, Chinese Jews, Classic Rock, Derek Trucks, Dickey Betts, Dixie Doc, Duane Allman, Duane Allman's 57 Les Paul goldtop, Expat Life, Family Life and Refelections, Friends of the Brothers, Furthur, Govt Mule, Gregg Allman, Guitar World, Jaimoe, Jerry Garcia, JImmie Vaughan, Kirk West, Lynyrd skynyrd, One Way Out praise, One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band, Oteil Burbridge, Panda dad, Phil Lesh, Phish, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ratdog, Rebecca Blumenstein - my wife, Slam, Slam Old School, Steelers nation, Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Dead, The Expat Life column, The Grateful Dead, The Great Wall, Tiger Mom, Tom Dowd, Travel with Kids, Uncategorized, Wall Street Journal, Warren Haynes, Woodie Alan band

Capturing that moment when Derek got some ink

  Four years ago I as honored to sit in for several of the rehearsals for the Allman Brothers band's final shows. It was incredible then and is more incredible now, on reflection. Wow. Did that happen? Even more remarkable was being…
October 25, 2018
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Alan Paul, Alan Paul performances, Allman Brothers Band, Ann Arbor, beijing, Beijing blog, Beijing blues, Big in China book, Big In China excerpts, Blues Greats, Bob Dylan, Bob Weir, Butch Trucks, China, Chinese basketball, Chinese clubs, Chinese food, Chinese Jews, Classic Rock, Derek Trucks, Dickey Betts, Dixie Doc, Duane Allman, Duane Allman's 57 Les Paul goldtop, Expat Life, Family Life and Refelections, Friends of the Brothers, Furthur, Govt Mule, Gregg Allman, Guitar World, Jaimoe, Jerry Garcia, JImmie Vaughan, Kirk West, Lynyrd skynyrd, One Way Out praise, One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band, Oteil Burbridge, Panda dad, Phil Lesh, Phish, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ratdog, Rebecca Blumenstein - my wife, Slam, Slam Old School, Steelers nation, Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Dead, The Expat Life column, The Grateful Dead, The Great Wall, Tiger Mom, Tom Dowd, Travel with Kids, Uncategorized, Wall Street Journal, Warren Haynes, Woodie Alan band

The Allman Brothers band’s final bow – four years ago

Four 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,…
October 25, 2018
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Alan Paul, Alan Paul performances, Allman Brothers Band, Ann Arbor, beijing, Beijing blog, Beijing blues, Big in China book, Big In China excerpts, Blues Greats, Bob Dylan, Bob Weir, Butch Trucks, China, Chinese basketball, Chinese clubs, Chinese food, Chinese Jews, Classic Rock, Derek Trucks, Dickey Betts, Dixie Doc, Duane Allman, Duane Allman's 57 Les Paul goldtop, Expat Life, Family Life and Refelections, Friends of the Brothers, Furthur, Govt Mule, Gregg Allman, Guitar World, Jaimoe, Jerry Garcia, JImmie Vaughan, Kirk West, Lynyrd skynyrd, One Way Out praise, One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band, Oteil Burbridge, Panda dad, Phil Lesh, Phish, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ratdog, Rebecca Blumenstein - my wife, Slam, Slam Old School, Steelers nation, Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Dead, The Expat Life column, The Grateful Dead, The Great Wall, Tiger Mom, Tom Dowd, Travel with Kids, Uncategorized, Wall Street Journal, Warren Haynes, Woodie Alan band

9/11 17 years later – still raw

Reposted today, as I do every year on this date. I don’t think the words will ever be any less true. Last year, I took the whole family to visit the Flight 93 crash sight in Shanksville, PA and paid our respects. All the same feelings… Seventeen…
September 11, 2018
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