The Allman Brothers Band

The Allman Brothers Band is a pioneering and innovative Southern rock and Blues group from Macon, Georgia originally popular in the 1970s, described by Rolling Stone's George Kimball in 1971 as "the best damn rock and roll band this country has produced in the past five years" http://www.superseventies.com/allmanbrothers.html.

Revival

In 1989 The Allman Brothers reunited and returned to popular consciousness of the American public, spurred by the release of archival material by PolyGram and the start of regular appearances on the American summer outdoor ampitheatre circuit. Warren Haynes (guitar, vocals), Johnny Neel (keyboards and harmonica) and Allen Woody (bass guitar) joined, while Leavell and Williams remained apart; the former on tour with the Rolling Stones, and Lamar Williams dead from cancer in 1983. After signing to Epic Records, the band released Seven Turns (1990), which got excellent reviews. This was followed by Neel's departure and a series of moderately-selling, but critically well-received albums including Shades Of Two Worlds (1991) and Where It All Begins (1994, certified Gold 1998), both featuring new percussionist Marc Quinones. Warren Haynes and Allen Woody formed their own side project Gov't Mule in 1994. In 1995, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 1996 they won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for "Jessica". When Haynes and Woody decided to concentrate full-time on Gov't Mule in 1997, Haynes was replaced on guitar by Jack Pearson, while Woody was replaced on bass by Oteil Burbridge. Derek Trucks, nephew of original Brother Butch Trucks, replaced Pearson in 1999.

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1989 - Warren Haynes - Johnny Neel - Allen Woody - Rolling Stones - Cancer - 1983 - Epic Records - Seven Turns - 1990 - 1991 - 1994 - 1998 - Marc Quinones - Gov't Mule - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance - Jack Pearson - Oteil Burbridge - Derek Trucks - 1999

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In 2000, the band forced Dickey Betts to sit out the summer tour due to personal and professional reasons. Betts then filed a lawsuit against the other three original members and the summer separation turned into a permanent divorce. The band did release the CD Peakin' At The Beacon which chronicled the annual March tradition of a many-night stand at the Beacon Theater in New York City. Also that same year, former bassist Allen Woody was found dead. Warren Haynes rejoined the band and decided to work in both the Allman Brothers and Gov't Mule at the same time (he was later to tour with The Dead in the summer of 2004 as well). The Haynes' produced Hittin' The Note was released in 2003 to popular and critical acclaim, as was the Live At the Beacon Theatre DVD film (2003, certified Gold 2003). The live CD One Way Out 2004 also chronicled the Beacon concerts.

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Gov't Mule - The Dead - 2003 - 2004

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The Allman Brothers garnered back to back Grammy Award nominations in 2003 and 2004 in the category of Best Rock Instrumental for performances of "Instrumental Illness" from Hittin' The Note and One Way Out. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine named Duane Allman, Warren Haynes, Dickey Betts, and Derek Trucks to their list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All-Time, with Allman coming in at #2 and Trucks being the youngest guitarist on their list. The Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks lineup continued the Allman Brothers Band's connection with younger music fans via concert pairings with popular jam bands .moe and String Cheese Incident, among others. The Allman Brothers were a major attaction at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2003 and 2005.

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Grammy Award - Jam band - .moe - String Cheese Incident - Bonnaroo Music Festival - 2003 - 2005

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For many years, the Allman Brothers' song "Jessica" was synonymous with the BBC television series Top Gear, and used as its theme tune. The current theme tune is a significantly reworked electronic version of the song. "Jessica" was also featured in a series of commercials in 2004 for the supermarket chain Publix, usually featuring scenes of happy family picnics.

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BBC - Top Gear - Publix

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