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Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Gary Rossington plays Duane Allman’s Les Paul

I interviewed Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington last week for an upcoming Guitar World story. Just a few nights prior he had played Duane Allman's 1957 Les Paul goldtop, courtesy of Richard Brent and my friends at the Big House Museum and…
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Dickey Betts on the term Southern Rock

  Look what I found - an interesting overlooked tidbit from a Dickey Betts interview, circa 1998 or 99. You didn't like being called Southern Rock. How do you feel about it now? Mixed. It is true that we were the first band to…

Warren Haynes Christmas Jam Lineup Announced

PRESS RELEASE: Warren Haynes' 28th Annual Christmas Jam returns on December 10,2016 to Asheville, NC's U.S. Cellular Center. The Jam  brings together the Asheville community with performing artists, volunteers…
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Tedeschi Trucks Band – “Liz Reed”

Luther Dickinson of the North Mississippi All Stars joined Derek Trucks and the Tedeschi Trucks Bands last night at the Beacon for a three-song encore, concluding with the Allman Brothers Band's 1970 instrumental "In Memory of Elizabeth…

Stream Marcus King Band New Release

The Marcus King Band has released their second album - which is their first non-DIY effort - and it's damn good. Well, i think so anyhow and you can stream three tracks below and make your own decisions. The album was produced by King's…

Gregg Allman returns to the stage

Last night at Red Rocks Gregg Allman returned tot he stage for the first time since cancelling a number of shows after being hospitalized with pneumonia. He played an abbreviated acoustic set with guitarist Scott Sharrard. It was part of…

Allman Bros Volunteer Jam 1986 Reunion – full show

Well, this is cool. 07/12/86, Starwood Ampitheatre, Charlie Daniels' Volunteer Jam. Reunion of the Allman Brothers Band Lots of sartorial and grooming jokes that could be made, but I'd say that it's pretty amazing that this is the first…
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Gov’t Mule The Tel-Star Sessions Reviewed

I reviewed Gov't Mule's new archival release The Tel-Star Sessions in the current issue of Relix.  Kicking Asses In 1994, a year before their self-titled debut and just two months after their first show, the original…
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Gov’t Mule – Just Got Paid video

Gov’t Mule recently releases a new archival album, The Tel-Star Sessions. The album features songs taken from the group’s June 1994 demo sessions at Tel-Star Studios in Bradenton, FL. The sessions with Allman Brothers Band sound…
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The Recording of Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

This week in 1970, Eric Clapton and Duane Allman and the rest of Derek and the Dominos recorded Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs in Miami. Here's the story of that landmark album, in an excerpt from One Way Out: The Inside History of the…