Questions

People

   * P1: Who are the current members of the Allman Brothers Band?
   * P2: Who were the past members of the Allman Brothers Band?
   * P3: How can I get a message to the band?
   * P4: What happened in Duane Allman's motorcycle accident?
   * P5: What's the deal with the Allman Brothers Band and motorcylces?
   * P6: Who's the guy who introduces the Allman Brothers Band at concerts?
   * P7: Did anyone from the band ever play with Stevie Ray Vaughan?
   * P8: Where did the band members get those mushroom tatoos?
   * P9: Why are the pictures backwards on the Seven Turns album?
   * P10: Who was Elizabeth Reed?

Music

   * M1: Where can I find upcoming tour dates?
   * M2: What albums have the Allman Brothers recorded?
   * M3: How can I buy that acoustic CD from IRSA?
   * M4: Where can I find lyrics for the Allman Brothers' songs?
   * M5: Where can I find guitar tab for the Allman Brothers' songs?
   * M6: What was the date or venue of <some concert in the past>...?
   * M7: How was the album Eat a Peach named?
   * M8: How did the song Jessica get its name?
   * M9: What music did the band listen to in the early days?
   * M10: Gregg plays the Hammond B3 organ. How does it work?

Places

   * PL1: How do I get tickets for an upcoming concert?

Answers

People

P1: Who are the current members of the Allman Brothers Band?

See the People page for the current lineup.

P2: Who were the past members of the Allman Brothers Band?

See the People page for the history of the band.

P3: How can I get a message to the band?

Send e-mail for them to lanam@haht.com or send it in a separate envelope
clearly marked "FAN MAIL" on the outside to Kid Glove Enterprises, 2321
Vineville Ave., Macon, GA 31204.

P4: What happened in Duane Allman's motorcycle accident?

On October 29, 1971, Duane was leaving a birthday party for Linda Oakley at
the Big House in Macon, GA. He swerved to avoid a flatbed truck that had
pulled out in front of him from the oncoming lane and his bike went down on
him as he tried to avoid the truck. The accident site is near the corner of
Hillcrest and Bartlett. He died 2 hours later on the operating table. His
bike was later sold for about $500 or so to someone who knew whose bike it
had been. [Vaylor Trucks, Glenn White, Rowland]

P5: What's the deal with the Allman Brothers Band and motorcylces?

Duane and Gregg grew up in Daytona Beach, Florida, which is about as close
to biker heaven as you can get. Sturgis, South Dakota may have a bigger
motorcycle rally each summer, but Daytona Beach bikers go hog wild year
'round. Duane got a HD 165 when he was 13 years old, and promptly wrecked
it. Dickey was a biker way back before it all began for the Allman Brothers
Band. He used to tear around the south wearing a Levi jacket with a patch
on the back that said "Eat Shit". One of the ways the band unwound in Macon
after practice or playing a gig was to careen up and down the streets late
at night as "Midnight Riders". Sadly, Duane and Berry were both killed in
motorcycle accidents. [thanks to Wapanishte for the Q and Rick Fish for
help with the A]

P6: Who's the guy who introduces the Allman Brothers Band at concerts?

The man behind the curtain ain't the Wizard of Oz ... he's Bert Holman,
manager of the ABB.

P7: Did anyone from the band ever play with Stevie Ray Vaughan?

While the Brothers never played with SRV, there are a couple of
connections... Reese Wynans (keyboard player for Double Trouble) lived in
the same FSU dorm as the members of the 31st of February and, while Greg
was fulfilling contractual obligations in California, was the keyboard
player for the second incarnation of the Second Coming (featuring Duane,
Berry, Butch, Jaimoe, Dickey, and Reese).

In 1989 while looking for a recording facility for In Step, Stevie looked
into recording at Pegasus (my dad, Butch's failed studio venture) but
decided in the 11th hour to record in Memphis. [Vaylor Trucks]

P8: Where did the band members get those mushroom tatoos?

Lyle Tuttle, who has a studio in San Francisco, did the mushroom tatoo on
the right calf of each band member (except Warren, who doesn't like
needles!). [Glenn White]

P9: Why are the pictures backwards on the Seven Turns album?

How come the pictures of Dickey, Warren and Allen are printed backwards on
the Seven Turns cover? They appear to be lefties but they are not? ... No
one in the ABB's mgmt. or art dept. at the time noticed that the negative
of the picture was flopped. When the mistake was finally noticed, the cover
was reprinted. So, both left-handed and right-handed copies exist. This is
true of vinyl, cds, and tape. The left-handed prints are something of a
collector's item that the ABB is interested in.

You might also be interested in knowing that one of the original renderings
of Seven Turns cover art featured seven birds in flight. It seems the
artist misunderstood the title and drew "Seven Terns". I -swear- this is
true!

P10: Who was Elizabeth Reed?

A: See Rose Hill section of the Virtual Visit to Macon here on Hittin' The
Web.

Music

M1: Where can I find upcoming tour dates?

Current tour dates are available under Hot News on Hittin' the Web, at
http://www.netspace.org/allmans/hotnews.html. You can also call the Fan
Club Hotline at 912-742-2888.

M2: What albums have the Allman Brothers recorded?

See the Discography on the Music page.

M3: How can I buy that acoustic CD from IRSA?

The Allmans have allowed the International Rhett Syndrome Association to
sell 15,000 copies of an acoustic CD. You can order it directly from the
IRSA. Supplies are limited and the orders are coming in rapidly. Once
they're gone, they're gone. Price: $20

Order from: International Rett Syndrome Association, 9121 Piscataway Road
#2B, Clinton, MD 20735. Phone: (301) 856-3334. FAX: (301) 856-3336.

M4: Where can I find lyrics for the Allman Brothers' songs?

Check out the music page here for some pointers to FTP sites with lyrics.
Or just FTP to ftp://ftp.uwp.edu/pub/music/lyrics. Mirror sites include
http://vivarin.pc.cc.cmu.edu/lyrics.html and
ftp://ftp.leo.org:/pub/rec/music/vocal/lyrics/uwp/a/allman.brothers/.

M5: Where can I find guitar tab for the Allman Brothers' songs?

The FTP site at ftp://nevada.edu/pub/guitar/a/allman_brothers/ has guitar
tab.

M6: What was the date or venue of <some concert in the past>...?

The ABBase, here on Hittin' the Web, is a database with hundreds of dates
and locations for past live performances. You can search it interactively
and find the dates and locations of past shows.

M7: How was the album Eat a Peach named?

First off, the rumor that it was named because Duane crashed into a peach
truck is false. The art for the album was done before Duane died. The line
"Eat A Peach for Peace" was what Duane told a Rolling Stone interviewer
he'd do "for the revolution". The original name was going to be Eat A Peach
for Peach - it was shortened (dad's idea.) Before Duane died, the working
title of the album was "The Kind They Grow in the South." [Vaylor Trucks]

Yep, I know.....I was there.....in fact I suggested naming it Eat a Peach
For Peace....It was shortened to Eat a Peach.. It goes like this: I walked
into Phil Walden's (pres of Capricorn Records) office and he pulls out this
great art work for the record we're working on. The cover has this giant
peach on it and the title they had was "The Kind We Grow in Dixie" I told
Phil the art work's great but the title sucks and suggested using a quote
from an interview that Duane had done just before his death.....When asked
what we did for the revolution he just laughed and said...."There ain't no
revolution, only evolution.....I tell ya what we do for the
revolution....everytime we go south we Eat a Peach For Peace." Peace, Butch

M8: How did the song Jessica get its name?

Dickey started out by trying to create a melody that could be played with
only 2 fingers (a la Django Reinhardt) and as he was fiddling about with a
couple of the happier sounding lines he found, he got caught up in watching
his daughter (Jessica) playing, and presto - inspiration and song. [Vaylor
Trucks] M9: What music did the band listen to in the early days?

...Dad gave me the rundown of their most listened to LP's:

   * Tony Williams' Lifetime - Emergency
   * Miles Davis - Kind of Blue and In A Silent Way
   * Herbie Hancock - The Fat Albert Rotunda and Crossings
   * Taj Mahal - Old Folks at Home, and the Natch'l Blues
   * John Coltrane - My Favorite Things

M10: Gregg plays the Hammond B3 organ. How does it work?

The "big brown thing" behind the Hammond B3 organ is a Leslie speaker.
These speakers are also referred to as "rotating Leslies," although I
personally don't know of any non-rotating Leslie speakers. Leslie is a
brand name like Lego. Only one company, to my knowledge, makes them. They
are still in production today and they are commonly mated with Hammond
organs (although Hammond organs are no longer manufactured, as far as I
know).

All Leslie speakers have internal motors, but different Leslies work in
different ways. In some, the speaker elements themselves rotate. In others,
the speaker elements are fixed in place inside of a spinning cylinder which
has a hole in it. Basically, the Leslie speaker gives an organ that
pulsating effect. Most organs have switches installed on them so that the
player can turn the motor on and off.

You will hear Gregg alternating between having the motor on and off. An
experienced organ player will be able to manipulate the on/off switch quite
well. IMO, Gregg's great ability as an organ player comes more from his
sense of feel, which includes his ability to manipulate the Leslie speaker,
than it does from his dexterity. If you can't differentiate between the
sounds, listen in particular to "Get On With Your Life" from "Evening With
. . . First Set" to hear Gregg turn the speaker's motor on and off. Another
example is on "Mountain Jam," where on the "Circle" or "waltz" section of
"Fillmore Concerts" MJ, the motor is off, while on the very end, the motor
is on. [Joseph Charles Kelly]

Places

PL1: How do I get tickets for an upcoming concert?

It's best to call the theater for information on ticket availability and
show times. The Concert Venues page here on Hittin' the Web has all the
contact information you'll need.

