Artist:The Allman Brothers Band
Song:Whipping Post
Album:20th Century Masters:The Millenium Collection:The Best Of The Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band had potential to be one of the greatest rock bands in history. Unfortunately the tragic death of lead guitarist Duane Allman and then bassist Berry Oakley changed the direction of the group. At their best, the Allman Bros. mixed southern rock with other musical elements that influenced other bands. The base of the group were guitarist Duane Allman and his pianist/singer brother Gregg Allman along with Dicky Betts on guitar, Berry Oakley on bass and Butch Trucks & Johnny Lee Johnson on drums. The Allman brothers are from Macon, GA. Duane was a session guitarist in Muscle Shoals and was starting to get a reputation for his musicianship. In 1969, Otis Redding's former manager Phil Walden convinced Duane to give up sessions and form his own band. Walden started Capricorn Records and signed them. Whipping Post is from their 1969 debut and quickly became one of their most popular songs. They usually performed an extended version of the song live and a 22 minute version of Whipping Post is on the essential Live At Fillmore East. This budget comp is pretty good for beginners. It has the group's biggest hits. Sadly Duane Allman died in a motorcycle accident in Oct. 1971 and Berry Oakley died soon after. The Allman Brothers Band continued to be popular but Duane's fire was sorely missed. Neither Gregg or Dicky Betts had that and the group became a more traditional country rock band. At their best, the Allman Brothers Band were a fantastic band. Here they are performing Whipping Post in 1970.
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