By then Duane had made a name for himself as the Allman Brothers Band’s hot-shot slide guitarist. If there was one player in rock who could give Winter a run for his money, it was him.

Prior to the album’s release in 1973, the band lost founding member Duane Allman and, bassist Berry Oakley, both killed in motorcycle accidents. Inevitably, drugs helped them through.

Guitarist Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1971, at just 24 years of age. Bass player Berry Oakley suffered the same fate a year later, close to the same location.

As Whitlock relates, Clapton and Allman’s friendship was as symbiotic as their guitar playing. He witnessed many moments of camaraderie between them and recalls the profound impact it had on his ...

The Church of Duane Allman creator and local artist John Mollica, or “Johnny Mo,” speaks with exhibit attendees about his artwork on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, during Skydog Festival at Carolyn ...

Duane Allman's sudden motorcycle accident that took his life in 1971 was tragic and shocking. Now, the story of the Allman Brothers Band has taken an even sadder turn. In his memoir, My Cross to ...

Yet Duane Allman, after his 1971 death in a motorcycle accident at age 24, ascended to mythic status. Betts was rarely afforded the same reverence.

Duane Betts isn’t quite sure how this year’s Allman Betts Family Revival tour will feel. The eighth annual celebration — meant to honor the music of Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts and The Allman ...

Southern Rock can be linked back to March 26th, 1969 when Duane Allman, the founder and leader of the Allman Brothers Band, summoned his brother Gregg to join a band he patched together that was ...

Today, Johnny Stachela, guitarist and singer-songwriter best known as a charter member of The Allman Betts Band, and Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel, releases “Pills & Liquor,” the second single ...

Devon Allman and Duane Betts founded the Allman Betts Band to celebrate their fathers’ legacies. Their band, along with a slew of other performers, will be playing at Kleinhans Music Hall on Dec. 4.

Duane Allman died in a motorcycle accident in 1971, and founding member Berry Oakley was killed in a motorcycle crash a year later. That left Betts and Allman's younger brother Gregg as the band's ...