Naturally the whole festival is stacked with top guitar players but here alongside Derek Trucks, Wayne Haynes and Greg Allman are two drummers and a percussionist who absolutely nail this to the Madison Square Garden stage. And goddammit with all these guitar gods around it's really hard to find a name check for them. We'll keep searching and update this post when they're found.
(now we got 'em - BUTCH TRUCKS (drums and tympani), JAIMOE (drums), MARC QUINONES (congas and percussion)
Despite that complaint this version of Whipping Post is one of the best you'll hear, with the sound quality in highest definition. The whole festival with it's monster lineup is out on dvd, blue ray, cd and you can order it from the Eric Clapton website" and no doubt lots of other outlets.
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Monday, 18 November 2013
the allman brothers play 'whipping post' at the crossroads guitar festival 2013.
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
whipping post
Further footage of the original Allman Brothers at the Fillmore East (1970) has come to light.
The "Whipping Post" of course was their signature song written by Gregg Allman, and originally appeared on their debut release in 1969.
In 1971 the song was to feature across a whole side of the double album recorded at the same venue and gave them international recognition. A few months later, group leader Duane Allman wrapped his bike into a truck and didn't survive. The song remained though and it went on to become an icon of early 70's American progressive rock
Watch for the two drummers Butch Trucks, Jaimoe Johanson drive the band into the improvisation. A rare sight today, rock improvisation and two drummers!
"Whipping Post" became a standard a yell-out at a concert such was it's wide spread fame, even to the extent some years later Frank Zappa heard it between numbers at his gigs. Zappa never one to pass an opportunity gave them exactly what they asked for and did his own version. (Filmed in 1984).
In 1971 the song was to feature across a whole side of the double album recorded at the same venue and gave them international recognition. A few months later, group leader Duane Allman wrapped his bike into a truck and didn't survive. The song remained though and it went on to become an icon of early 70's American progressive rock
Watch for the two drummers Butch Trucks, Jaimoe Johanson drive the band into the improvisation. A rare sight today, rock improvisation and two drummers!
"Whipping Post" became a standard a yell-out at a concert such was it's wide spread fame, even to the extent some years later Frank Zappa heard it between numbers at his gigs. Zappa never one to pass an opportunity gave them exactly what they asked for and did his own version. (Filmed in 1984).
Friday, 11 November 2011
berry oakley
On November 11, 1972, Berry Oakley, bass player with the Allman Brothers, died after being involved in a motorcycle accident in Macon, Georgia, just three blocks from where Duane Allman had his fatal motorcycle accident a year before. Berry was just 24 years old.
When Duane died Oakley became devastated, according to drummer Butch Trucks. The band continued touring but Oakley "lost his sparkle" and started drinking heavily.
In just 12 months the deaths of Duane and Berry had ripped the heart out of the band.
Here they are playing at the Fillmore East in 1970.
When Duane died Oakley became devastated, according to drummer Butch Trucks. The band continued touring but Oakley "lost his sparkle" and started drinking heavily.
In just 12 months the deaths of Duane and Berry had ripped the heart out of the band.
Here they are playing at the Fillmore East in 1970.
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