Duane
Allman
On this page, we have a
review of Duane's Anthology Vol. 1. We have also provided
information about many of the albums
that Duane performed on and plan to add to this page as we continue
explore his genius.
Duane Allman Anthology Vol. 1
Review
The Duane Allman Anthology Vol. 1 is a combination of Duane performing session work as well as a glimpse of
his work with the Allman Brothers Band. The material begins
with an early band he formed with his brother Gregg, The Hourglass, and concludes
with five Allman Brothers Band songs. In between those periods,
Duane played sessions for a variety of excellent musicians playing
blues, soul, R&B, acoustic material, and rock.
With the session work
selections, the material varies in that the band and singers differ from track-to-track. Some
songs feature wailing guitars, while other tracks Duane plays a supplemental role. In an attempt to categorize, there are
four main types of tracks: extended jams, supplemental roles,
acoustic material, and the Allman Brothers Band.
From the first disc, Duane sings "Goin' Down Slow." It features some
dazzling guitar clocking in at 8:44. The highlight from disc one? This
is one of those songs where the notes that aren't played as good as the ones
that are. Other tracks that open up are the "B. B. King Medley" where in addition to
strong guitar phrases, Gregg Allman does a good B. B. King vocal
impersonation. Boz Scagg's "Loan Me a Dime" offers an extended R&B workout. The
familiar long time classic "Layla" showcases the electric guitar duo
of Eric Clapton and Duane Allman.
Many of the tracks Duane's
role is low-key offering tasty slide guitar fills and short solos. Among
my favorites is Wilson Pickett's rendition of the Beatles classic "Hey Jude,"
which showcases not only Duane, but great horns and
vocals. There are several other good songs where Duane backs up
the likes of Aretha Franklin, Delaney and Bonnie as well as a Bob Dylan cover "Down Along The
Cove" with Johnny Jenkins just to name a few.
There are several acoustic
songs. The album closer "Little Martha" from Eat a
Peach is a gorgeous duet with Duane Allman and Dickey Betts.
A good acoustic number, "Please Be With Me"
by the band Cowboy that features Duane playing slide Dobro. Eric Clapton did a cover of the song on his album
461 Ocean Blvd.
Speaking of Clapton, he and Duane perform a version of "Mean
Old World" that subsequently was released on The Layla Sessions: 20 Anniversary Edition.
The final acoustic track is "Rollin' Stone" with Johnny
Jenkins, an urban blues gem indeed.
There are five Allman
Brothers Band songs that close the disc. Two live, and three
studio. Most people that buy the Duane Allman Anthology already have the Allman Brothers CD's. If you don't fall into that camp, these songs will
likely convince you that you should.
Duane Allman is one of the
truly special guitar players. His Anthology compiles material that
is rare and spread among over a dozen albums, several that are out of
print. For those that appreciate his genius will treasure this
release.
Additional Notes:
Track List
In addition to personnel listing by track, the liner notes include a booklet
written by Tony Glover along with several photos.
Below we have noted some of the albums
that this session work appears on as well as other information about some
of the artists. The CD's that Duane takes a dominant role on the
release include Derek and the
Dominoes, Boz Scaggs, Wilson
Pickett, and Johnny Jenkins.
Books -
Allman Brothers, Duane Allman, Derek and the
Dominoes.
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Disc: 1
1. B. B. King Medley: Sweet Little Angel/It's My Own Fault/How Blue Can You Get? - The Hourglass
2. Hey Jude - Wilson Pickett
3. The Road Of Love - Clarence Carter
4. Goin' Down Slow - Duane Allman
5. The Weight - Aretha Franklin
6. Games People Play - King Curtis
7. Shake For Me - John Hammond
8. Loan Me A Dime - Boz Scaggs
9. Rollin' Stone - Johnny Jenkins
Disc: 2
1. Livin' On The Open Road - Delaney & Bonnie
2. Down Along The Cove - Johnny Jenkins
3. Please Be With Me - Cowboy
4. Mean Old World - Eric Clapton And Duane Allman
5. Layla - Derek & The Dominos
6. Statesboro Blues - The Allman Brothers Band
7. Don't Keep Me Wondering - The Allman Brothers Band
8. Standback - The Allman Brothers Band
9. Dreams - The Allman Brothers Band
10. Little Martha - The Allman Brothers Band |
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Allman Anthology Vol. 2
I previously had Duane Allman Anthology Vol. 2 in the LP days. Its story is similar to the one noted above. I recall being knocked out by "Dimples," which is
(or at least a version) included on the expanded editions of The
Fillmore East releases.
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Disc:
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1. Happily Married Man - Duane Allman
2. It Ain't Fair - Aretha Franklin
3. The Weight - King Curtis
4. You Reap What You Sow - Otis Rush
5. Matchbox - Ronnie Hawkins
6. Born To Be Wild - Wilson Pickett
7. No Money Down - Duane Allman
8. Been Gone Too Long - The Hourglass
9. Stuff You Gotta Watch - Arthur Conley
10. Dirty Old Man - Lulu
11. Push Push - Herbie Mann
Disc: 2
1. Walk On Gilded Splinters - Johnny Jenkins
2. Waiting For A Train - Boz Scaggs
3. Don't Tell Me Your Troubles - Ronnie Hawkins
4. Goin' Upstairs - Sam Samudio
5. Come On In My Kitchen - Delaney & Bonnie
6. Dimples - The Allman Brothers Band
7. Goin' Up The Country - The Duck And The Bear
8. Done Somebody Wrong - The Allman Brothers Band
9. Leave My Blues At Home - The Allman Brothers Band
10. Midnight Rider - The Allman Brothers Band
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Allman Brothers Band releases with Duane Allman
Below are links to our reviews
Studio
Beginnings | Amazon
- (The first two Allman Brothers CD's on one disc)
Eat a Peach | Amazon
- Duane is on half of the studio and all of the live tracks.
Live
The
Fillmore East |Amazon
- Awesome!
Atlanta
International Pop Festival | Amazon
Ludlow
Garage | Amazon
Live at American University
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ABB Compilations
Decade
of Hits | Amazon
- One disc
Dreams
review | Amazon
- 4 discs Includes some pre Allman Brothers Band
The Road
Goes On Forever | Amazon
- Two discs (Earlier material emphasis)
Stand
Back: Anthology | Amazon-
Two discs
There are several other live archival releases. We track those on our Live
Allman Brothers Band Page.
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Joys |
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pre Allman Brothers Band.
Out of print, but second hand copies can be had.
See also The Hourglass |
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1. Son Of A Preacher Man
2. Share Your Love With Me
3. Dark End Of The Street
4. Let It Be
5. Eleanor Rigby
6. This Girl's In Love With You
7. It Ain't Fair
8. The Weight
9. Call Me
10. Sit Down And Cry
From what I can tell is that Duane Allman
plays on two tracks on Aretha Franklin's album This Girl's in Love With You;
"The Weight" and "It Ain't Fair" where the
former is on Duane Allman
Antholgy Vol. 1, and the latter on Volume
2. Duane Allman aside, this is a really good album.
Excellent musicians throughout, King Curtis plays much of the
sax.
Duane also plays on the track "Pullin'"
from Spirit
in the Dark.
All three of the tracks previously noted are available
on Franklin's Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [BOX SET].
The four disc box-set is very well put together, both in terms of music
packaging. The liner notes include:
1. Music - Very comprehensive
2. Credits - Lists the albums the songs appear, recording
dates, on and the personnel.
3. Biography
4. Photos
5. Discography with tracks of the cd's that are included.
6. Other credits and goodies.
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1. Hard Luck and Troubles
2. God Knows I Love You
3. Lay Down My Burden
4. Medley: Come on in My Kitchen/Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean/Going
5. Love of My Man
6. They Call It Rock & Roll Music
7. Soul Shake
8. Miss Ann
9. Alone Together
10. Living on the Open Road
11. Let Me Be Your Man
12. Free the People
Product Description:
Japanese reissue & the CD debut of their 1970 and fifth LP. Guests include Duane Allman, Gram Parsons and Dave Mason. Features the original cover art & all 12 original tracks. 1998 Atco/ EastWest release.
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1. Willie And Laura Mae Jones
2. Say Man
3. I'm Just A Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin')
4. Let It Be
5. I Can't Leave Your Love Alone
6. Your Love Lifted Me
7. Till I Can't Take It Anymore
8. Patches
9. It's All In Your Mind
10. Changes
11. C.C. Blues
12. Getting The Bills (But No Merchandise)
13. I'd Rather Go Blind
14. Think About It
15. The Road Of Love
16. You've Been A Long Time Comin'
17. Light My Fire
18. That Old Time Feeling
19. Steal Away
20. Let Me Comfort You
21. Look What I Got
22. Too Weak To Fight
23. Harper Valley P.T.A.
24. Weekend Love
Two albums re-released together.
Also look for this package.
Testifyin'
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Patches/The Dynamic Clarence Carter |
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The Cowboy CD's are out of print, but used copies
are available.
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1. Livin' in the Country
2. Pick Your Nose
3. Everything Here
4. It's Time
5. 5'll Getcha Ten
6. Shoestrings
7. Seven Four Tune
8. All My Friends
9. Please Be With Me
10. Patch and a Painkiller
11. Where Can You Go
12. Love 40
13. Road Gravy Chase
14. Houston - Houston Vamp
15. Now That I Know
16. Pat's Song
17. Everybody Knows Your Name
18. Nobody Else's Man
19. It Might Be the Rain
See also Reach for the Sky
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| Derek and the
Dominoes
We have more details about this release in
our Eric Clapton section. Duane Allman plays on all but the
first three songs of this classic.
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
Review
| Order
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The Layla Sessions: 20th Anniversary Edition
(box-set)
Review
| Order
On the box-set, Duane plays on some of the outtakes, and
some jams. The review provide the details of which tracks.
Book - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek and the Dominos
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1. I Looked Away
2. Bell Bottom Blues
3. Keep On Growing
4. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
5. I Am Yours
6. Anyday
7. Key To The Highway
8. Tell The Truth
9. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?
10. Have You Ever Loved A Woman
11. Little Wing
12. It's Too Late
13. Layla
14. Thorn Tree In The Garden
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1. Out of the Night
2. Nothing But Tears
3. Love Makes the World Go 'Round
4. Cast Off All My Fears
5. I've Been Trying
6. No Easy Way Down
7. Heartbeat
8. So Much Love
9. Got to Get Away
10. Silently
11. Bells
12. Power of Love
13. Changing of the Guard
14. To Things Before
15. I'm Not Afraid
16. I Can Stand Alone
17. Down in Texas
18. I Still Want Your Love
19. Home for the Summer
20. I'm Hanging Up My Heart for You
21. Going Nowhere
22. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
23. Now Is the Time
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1. I Walk On Gilded Splinters
2. Leaving Trunk
3. Blind Bats And Swamp Rats
4. Rollin' Stone
5. Sick And Tired
6. Down Along The Cove
7. Bad News
8. Dimples
9. Voodoo In You
10. I Don't Want No Woman
11. My Love Will Never Die Ton-Ton Macoute! was originally recorded in 1969-70 and
was re-released here with two previously unreleased tracks--"I Don't Want No Woman" and "My Love Will Never
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Live at Fillmore West by King Curtis
Re-mastered edition 2006
Duane doesn't play on this album, but he does recommend the
album prior to the Allman Brothers Band performance of
"You Don't Love Me/Soul Serenade," a track that is
available on Dreams.
Bonus tracks
King Curtis was one of the session players
that played extensively on Aretha
Franklin's classic early material.
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The Best of King Curtis
1. Night Train
2. One Mint Julep
3. Soul Twist
4. Soul Serenade
5. Honky Tonk
6. Slow Drag
7. Hide Away
8. Strollin' Home
9. Sister Sadie
10. Tanya
11. Summer Dream
12. Hung Over
13. Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
14. More Soul
15. Shake
16. A Change Is Gonna Come
See also:
Instant Soul: The Legendary King Curtis
- This would be a top pick, but was expensive, look for a used
copy.
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1. Save Me
2. Hey Jude
3. Back in Your Arms
4. Toe Hold
5. Night Owl
6. My Own Style of Loving
7. Man and a Half
8. Sit Down and Talk This Over
9. Search Your Heart
10. Born to Be Wild
11. People Make the World
I think that Duane Allman plays on the whole album.
Definitive Collection
- 2006 two disc release |
Hey Jude |
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1. I'm Easy
2. I'll Be Long Gone
3. Another Day (Another Letter)
4. Now You're Gone
5. Finding Her
6. Look What I Got
7. Waiting For A Train
8. Loan Me A Dime
9. Sweet Release Boz Scaggs
debut album.
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| Duane
Allman Books |
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| Midnight Riders: The Story of the Allman Brothers Band |
Skydog: The Duane Allman Story |
Layla
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| Skydog: The Duane
Allman Story
Press Release:
The True Story of Guitar
Legend Duane Allman
“Poe captures the essence of Duane Allman. . . . Skydog is a
fitting tribute to one of the best and most influential musicians to
ever come out of the South.”
—Chuck Leavell, Rolling Stones; former Allman Brothers Band
keyboardist
“As a personality and musician, Skydog was the one and only.
Randy Poe brings him back to life. His portrait of Allman is
rendered with sensitivity, scholarship, and a whole lot of
blues-loving passion.”
—David Ritz, four-time Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award winner
San Francisco—A guitar legend 35 years after his death, Duane
Allman is revered by fans and musicians alike. Now, Backbeat Books
offers Skydog, the first biography of Duane Allman. Skydog reveals
Duane’s entire story, from his childhood and the struggling early
days of the Allman Brothers Band, through the arrival of fame and
legendary gigs like the Fillmore East concerts, and on to his tragic
death in 1971 and his continuing legacy.
Whether churning out incredible solos in the Allman Brothers
Band, recording killer tracks with stars like Aretha Franklin and
Wilson Pickett, or laying down his immortal “Layla” riff, Allman
was never less than incendiary on guitar. But nothing came easily
for Duane—he labored ceaselessly to perfect his craft and to find
a place in era’s tumultuous music scene, and he struggled mightily
with his own demons.
Detailing his musical influences, his relationship with brother
Gregg Allman, his sessions as a sideman in Muscle Shoals and New
York, his contributions to slide guitar technique, and much more,
author Randy Poe taps the people who knew Duane best, paying tribute
to one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
Skydog also includes a comprehensive discography
of Duane Allman's work with his own bands and on other artists'
recordings, a meticulously researched roundup of his studio and
stage instruments, and a look at the continuing lives and careers of
Allman's friends and bandmates. Raised in Muscle Shoals, Alabama,
Grammy nominee Randy Poe is a former executive director of the
Songwriters' Hall of Fame. President of Leiber & Stoller Music
Publishing since 1985, Poe is the author of two other books, dozens
of articles for various music magazines, and the liner notes to over
100 albums. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and son. Backbeat
Books publishes books for people who are passionate about music,
whether as performers or avid fans. Based in San Francisco, Backbeat
Books is an imprint of the Music Player Network, a division of CMP
Media, LLC.
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