The Allman Brothers at The Orpheum Theatre 12-3-2011 (repost)

 The Orpheum Theater is a musical theater located at 1 Hamilton Place in Boston, Massachusetts. One of the oldest theaters in the United States, built in 1852 and initially known as the Boston Music Hall, home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The name was changed to the Orpheum Theater in 1906 and has been used for live music concerts ever since.

                                            Whipping Post
 

Guitarist and singer Gregg Allman of The Allman Brothers Band was recently told that two veterans are calling it quits this year. Both guitarist Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes have confirmed that they will be leaving the legendary band this year to focus on their own bands. They stay with the band until the 45th anniversary and then pack up.

                                                     

 Walked On Guilded Splinters

Gov't Mule leader Haynes was part of The Allman Brothers Band for no less than 25 years and Derek Trucks, who, together with his wife Susan Tedeschi, forms the heart of the Tedeschi Trucks Band, has been playing for 15 years. In a joint statement the gentlemen say: 'We will be forever grateful for the opportunity and the experience, and for the love, enthusiasm, and support of the incredible fans. We are both preparing to dig even deeper into our various creative and musical endeavors; and, as a result, 2014 will be our final year as part of the band.' Too bad, I would have liked to see the band in action "live" again with this line-up, but that won't be possible anymore. So we'll just make do with the amount of film material that is in circulation of the band.

 
 "Into the Mystic" one of my favorite Van Morrison songs. Covered by various artists, one more beautiful than the other. Warren Haynes also thinks it is a beautiful song, I think. I have already seen several performances by him, both solo and with Gov,t Mule, as with The Dead and with The Allman Brothers. This one is also very nice.

 

 "All Along the Watchtower" written by Bob Dylan, released on his eighth studio album John Wesley Harding in 1967. It is Hendrix's version that made the song famous. Electric Ladyland was his best-selling album, and the Watchtower was the only single to reach 20th on the US charts during his lifetime.

                     "Working Class Hero" is a song by John Lennon. He used the song for his 1970 album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band.

 

Revival

The first Allman Brothers song to hit the charts, it reached #92 in America. It was also the band's first song not written by Gregg Allman. Guitarist Dickey Betts wrote it.


Melissa
Written by Greg Allman and Steve Alaimo (American teen idol)

                                   * Gregg Allman - organ, piano, guitar, vocals (R.I.P))
                                   * Butch Trucks - drums, tympani (R.I.P.)
                                   * Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson - drums, percussion
                                   * Warren Haynes - guitar, slide guitar, vocals
                                   * Marc Quinones - drums, percussion, background vocals
                                   * Oteil Burbridge - bass, vocals
                                    * Derek Trucks - guitar, slide guitar

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                        Howard Duane Allman (November 20, 1946 – October 29, 1971)