The Allman Joys, featuring Duane Allman on guitar, Gregg Allman on organ and Bill Connell on drums, perform in this file image from the mid-1960s. Courtesy John Lynskey Editor’s note: ...

Vivid details such as those can be found in Connell's memoir "Allman Joy," subtitled "Keeping the Beat for Duane and Gregg," coming out from Mercer University Press in August. Though friends are ...

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 ...

There’s a secret tribute to Gregg and Duane Allman on Jimmy Hall’s new album, and even producer Joe Bonamassa, who helped shape the song, didn’t know who wrote it at first. Hall’s “Ready ...

Performing was always a magical, transformative experience for Gregg Allman. “I’ve walked onstage with an abscessed tooth and as soon as you get out there, it goes away. Walk offstage, it ...

Devon Allman met Duane Betts for the first time back in 1989. The two were out on the road with their dads — the late, great Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts — after the Allman Brothers Band had ...

Editor’s note: Bill Connell’s memoir “Allman Joy: Keeping the Beat With Duane and Gregg,” written with John Lynskey, is available now from Mercer University Press. A book release party is ...