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).
