Duane Allman died in a motorcycle accident in 1971 ... Their styles contrasted, with Allman playing bluesy slide guitar, while Betts’ solos and singing tugged the band toward country.

When Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1971, not only did the world lose a musician who (after Elmore James) did for slide guitar what electricity did for blues, the Allman ...

Words The infamous Allman Brothers Band formed in Jacksonville in 1969 eventually becoming one of the most influential groups ...