The Allman Brothers Band was pretty amazing, when you think of it: they could play blues, rock, and even jazz on occasion. The dual guitars of Duane Allman and Dickey Betts were the focal point, but Gregg Allman on keyboards, Berry Oakley on bass, and the twin drummers Butch Trucks and Jai Johanny Johanson were an integral part of the group’s sound and success. “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” was written by Dickey Betts and first appeared on their 1970 album Idlewild South. This live version is from their 1971 album At Fillmore East.
I wanted to listen to the music so I moved ahead of the intro. Who was their inspiration for this great piece of music. It really is excellent
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Probably magic mushrooms…
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I saw them in concert several times. I’m surprised this is only 13 minutes long. It seemed like they could play this some forever.
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I’m sure they could…
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A classic through and through. When all of this is all over I’m going to Macon and visit some of the ABB sites…
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Have at it. Here in Georgia we could use the money (actually the jobs)…
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I go down to Buckhead many times because our other corporate office is there. The traffic is murder.
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Our corporate offices were at Peachtree and Lenox, across from Lenox Square, Phipps Plaza, and The Ritz Carlton Buckhead. You’re not kidding, especially around there the traffic is hellacious.
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Ours is where The Capital Grille is…the owner owns that building. The Capital Building.
It’s the worse traffic I’ve ever seen bar none. Narrow streets also.
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I never had many Allman albums on vinyl (just one–Brothers and Sisters), but since they were what just about everyone in my circle was listening to back in the seventies I didn’t feel the need to buy any since I was hearing them all the time. In this century I added a great many to my CD library. They were a pretty great group.
Arlee Bird
Tossing It Out
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They were, particularly before Duane’s death. I figured they were on the radio all the time, so I didn’t need to buy any albums, but I did by the Duane Allman anthologies, because they contained a lot of his session work. It’s incredible how much session work he did in the ’60’s and early ’70’s, even after the ABB had gotten together. He was a monster on the guitar, and really loved playing.
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They were a great band and had a long trek. They formed in what used to be my neck of the woods, Jacksonville, Fl.
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I remember that. I think I saw where that was where Gregg and Duane were from.
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I had completely forgotten this song…and Dicky Betts.
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I had forgotten it too, actually. It came up in a playlist I’ve been pulling these from.
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