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Conversation from the Crossroads of Southern music, history, & culture is an independent project of historian Dr. Bob Beatty, author of 'Play All Night! Duane Allman and the Journey to Fillmore East.' No affiliation/endorsement with the Allman Brothers.
Part of Long Live the ABB: Conversation from the Crossroads of Southern music, history, and culture with historian Bob Beatty. Follow the publication for all its platforms.
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"If you've bought a ticket and gone to a show, you're part of the story." Why fan communities matter (opens the original)
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Episode OverviewYou know it’s gonna be a great conversation when the assignment is to listen to the Avett Brothers in preparation for an interview. The Avett Brothers, Scott and Seth Avett with bassist Bob Crawford and cellist Joe Kwon have been going strong since the early 2000s. Tim Mossberger has been along for much of that journey as the band’s unofficial archivist. They are one of my ABBsolute favorite bands of the century. Like Tedeschi Trucks Band, they are a group that carries a vibe tha
Outstanding Footage of the Duane era (opens the original)
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Video of the Allman Brothers Band at Fillmore East on September 23, 1970 has long circulated. And this is the cleanest footage I’ve seen yet. The SetThe ABB played a brisk, 4-song, 40-minute set and debuted two songs from their new album Idlewild South—“Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’” and “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.”Problems with Gregg’s mic mar the first 2 songs—“Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’” and “Dreams.” The techs work it out during Duane’s solo on the latter, and things sound pretty good from then on.
“It really felt like bookends to a long career.” Leaving the circle unbroken with the Allman Brothers (opens the original)
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Episode OverviewReese Wynans joins me at the crossroads to discuss his role in the founding of the Allman Brothers Band. Reese was a collaborator of Dickey’s going back to their days in the Sarasota scene. He was a member of the Second Coming with Dickey and Berry. And, of course, Reese manned the Hammond B-3 in the first jam of the Allman Brothers Band, March 23, 1969. Three days later, Gregg returned, and Reese was out of a gig. Part two begins with him joining Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Tr
"We went down there one Sunday and started playing and the crowds got bigger and bigger and bigger." Reese Wynans on the Jacksonville scene that birthed the Allman Brothers Band (opens the original)
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Episode OverviewReese Wynans joins me at the crossroads to discuss his role in the founding of the Allman Brothers Band. Reese was a collaborator of Dickey’s going back to their days in the Sarasota scene. He was a member of the Second Coming with Dickey and Berry. And, of course, Reese manned the Hammond B-3 in the first jam of the Allman Brothers Band, March 23, 1969. Three days later, Gregg returned, and Reese was out of a gig. Fifty-one years later, he returned to the stage with the Brothers
“Get them to me right now. They are ready.” Tom Dowd, the Allman Brothers, and honoring legacy (opens the original)
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Episode OverviewDana Dowd, daughter of producer Tom Dowd tomdowd.org, joins me at the Crossroads to talk about her father’s life and legacy. Our conversation ranged far beyond Tom’s truly significant role with the Allman Brothers Band. Dana is a legit archivist who has spent decades compiling and caring for her father’s legacy. Share Long Live the ABB: Conversation from the Crossr
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