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The Allman Brothers Band

Jacksonville, FL

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americana Popularity: 68 Established Division

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Region: Southern Coastal Plain Conference: Southeast Regional Rank: #4

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Did You Know

  • • Duane Allman's session work on Wilson Pickett's "Hey Jude" helped launch their career.
  • • The band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, not Macon, Georgia, their adopted home.
  • • Their breakthrough live album, "At Fillmore East", was recorded over just three nights.
  • • Gregg Allman wrote "Whipping Post" at age 22, inspired by unrequited love.
  • • The Allman Brothers Band pioneered Southern rock, blending blues, rock, and country.
  • • They featured two lead guitarists, Duane Allman and Dickey Betts, a unique sound.
  • • "Ramblin' Man" was their only Top 10 hit, a country-infused departure from their norm.
  • • Their music influenced jam bands like Phish and the Dave Matthews Band.
  • • Despite internal conflicts, the band persevered for over four decades.
  • • The Allman Brothers Band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
  • • Duane Allman's legendary slide guitar tone came from a Coricidin bottle.
  • • The band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, after several earlier bands failed.
  • • Their breakthrough live album, "At Fillmore East," cemented their jam band status.
  • • Gregg Allman was briefly married to Cher in the mid-1970s, producing a duet album.
  • • The Allman Brothers Band pioneered Southern rock, blending blues, country, and jazz.
  • • Their instrumental "Jessica" became the theme song for "Top Gear" in the UK.
  • • Two founding members, Duane Allman and Berry Oakley, died in motorcycle accidents.
  • • They won their only Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1996.
  • • "Ramblin' Man," sung by Dickey Betts, became their only Top 10 hit single.
  • • The band's internal conflicts led to multiple breakups and reunions across decades.

Locations in Lyrics

4 location references across 13 songs

Songs & Places

Statesboro Blues
Statesboro, GA
"I woke up this morning, I had them Statesboro blues"
Blue Sky
, NC , SC
"Goin' to Carolina, it won't be long and I'll be there"
Stand Back
, FL
"I put her on a train to the Everglades"
Ramblin’ Man
, GA New Orleans, LA Nashville, TN , LA , MS
"Well, my father was a gambler down in Georgia"
Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More
downtown
"Go on downtown, baby, find somebody to love"
Dreams
Melissa
back home
Midnight Rider
No One To Run With
home town
Southbound
Home Macon Macon, GA
Stormy Monday
Trouble No More
neighborhood
Whipping Post
crosstown bar

Rivers & Roads in Song Nearby

Interstate 95 13 Interstate 10 23 Cumberland River 10

Connected Places

Jacksonville, FL Macon, GA Nashville, TN New Orleans, LA Statesboro, GA
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