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Index
Endpaper
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Contents
Author’s Note
Cast of Characters
Foreword by Butch Trucks
Prologue
Photo of Duane and Gregg Allman, Seabreeze High
Photo of Wilson Pickett and Duane Allman
Chapter 1. Beginnings
Chapter 2. Playing in the Band
Photo of the ABB on stage, with Dickey and Duane on guitar
Chapter 3. Georgia on a Fast Train
Photo of the band at the H and H restaurant, 1969
Photo of the band at Macon, Georgia, spring 1969
Photo of Butch Trucks
Chapter 4. Dreams
Photo of Duane Allman and Dickey Betts, on guitar
Sidebar: Double Trouble
Chapter 5. One More Try
Photo of Gregg Allman with his guitar
Sidebar: Blue Suede
Chapter 6. Keep on Growing
Chapter 7. Living on the Open Road
Photo of Idlewild South
Photo of Dickey Betts behind the lines, at Tulane University, 1970
Photo of Jaimoe and Duane Allman at the Thunderbird Bird Motel, Miami, 1970
Photo of ABB life on the road, early 1970
Photo of Phil Walden (left) and Jonny Podell at a Capricorn picnic
Photo of Thom Doucette (left) and the ABB, Skidmore College, May 15, 1971
Photo of tour manager Willie Perkins
Chapter 8. Live Alive
Photo of Bill Graham introducing the ABB
Photo of Big Brother Berry Oakley
Photo of Berry Oakley after the Alabama bust
Photo of (top) Butch Trucks after the Alabama bust
Photo of (bottom) Dickey Betts after Alabama bust
Photo of Duane Allman after the Alabama bust
Photo of Gregg Allman after the Alabama bust
Chapter 9. Push Push
Chapter 10. Sweet Lullaby
Photo of Dickey Betts at his wedding
Chapter 11. Mean Old World
Photo of Duane Allman
Chapter 12. Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
Chapter 13. Ain’t Wasting Time No More
Photo of the five-man band promo shot
Photo of “The Farm” (from left) Kim Payne, Dickey Betts, Buffalo Evans, Tuffy Phillips. Betts’ father is standing behind him
Photo of Gregg Allman playing an acoustic guitar
Sidebar: Sweet Melissa
Chapter 14. Drunken Hearted Boy
Photo of Dickey Betts and Berry Oakely at The Warehouse, New Orleans, 1971
Photo of Dickey Betts, driving near the Juliette farm
Photo of Berry Oakley
Photo of Duane Allman’s and Berry Oakley’s graves
Photo of The Big House, Macon, Georgia
Sidebar 4: The Big House
Chapter 15. Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad
Photo of Lamar Williams, 1973
Photo of Lamar Williams (left) and Chuck Leavell at the Farm
Photo of Dickey Betts and his daughter, Jessica
Photo of Dickey Betts at home, late 1973
Chapter 16. Demons
Photo of Jaimoe and Dickey Betts, JFK Stadium, June 1973
Chapter 17. Mountain Jam
Photo of Jerry Garcia and Dickey Betts, Cow Palace, San Francisco, 1973
Chapter 18. Shine It On
Photo of Dickey Betts onstage with various musicians
Sidebar: Southern Men
Chapter 19. End of the Line
Photo of Twiggs Lyndon
Chapter 20. Can’t Spend What You Ain’t Got
Photo of “Dangerous” Dan Toler, 1986
Photo of Butch Trucks, 1979
Photo of Dickey Betts and David “Rook” Goldflies
Photo of Mike Lawler, 1981
Photo of Frankie Toler
Photo of the Allman Brothers’ mothers: Mrs. Allman (left) and Mrs. Johnson
Chapter 21. It Was 20 Years Ago Today
Photo of Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts, joint solo tour, 1986
Photo of the ABB in 1990 (from left) Dickey Betts, Warren Haynes, Gregg Allman, Butch Trucks, Allen Woody, Jaimoe, Johnny Neel
Photo of Johnny Neel, 1990
Chapter 22. Revival
Photo of Dickey Betts with his Navajo spiritual mentor, Stuart Etsitty
Photo of Derek Trucks, 1991
Photo of the ABB, Memphis, 1991, during the Shades of Two Worlds sessions
Photo of the marquee outside the Beacon Theater, New York City
Sidebar: March Madness
Chapter 23. Second Set
Photo of the Shades of Two Worlds sessions, Ardent Studio, Memphis. Tom Dowd is on the right
Photo of Warren Haynes and Dickey Betts
Photo of Blues giant Albert King and Dickey Betts, Memphis, 1991
Photo of Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts in the Late Show with David Letterman dressing room
Chapter 24. Stand Back
Photo of Jack Pearson, 1998
Photo of the ABB, 1997–99, with Jack Pearson and Oteil Burbridge
Photo of Allen Woody, Matt Abts, and Warren Haynes, Macon, Georgia, 1994
Sidebar: Kickin’ Ass
Chapter 25. Lay Your Burden Down
Photo of manager Bert Holman (center) with Dickey Betts and Gregg Allman
Chapter 26. Walk on Gilded Splinters
Photo of Jimmy Herring
Photo of “The Allman Rescue Unit,” 2000: Butch Trucks, Jimmy Herring, Oteil Burbridge
Chapter 27. One More Ride
Photo of Allen Woody
Photo of Warren Haynes
Photo of Derek Trucks, playing with Warren Haynes
Photo of Jaimoe playing the drums
Photo of the ABB frontline since 2001: Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes, Oteil Burbridge
Photo of Gregg Allman and his keyboard
Photo of Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks
Sidebar: Younger Brother
Chapter 28. Hittin’ the Note
Photo of the ABB in Gregg Allman’s Georgia backyard, 2003
Photo of Warren Haynes and Gregg Allman, rehearsal at the Beacon Theater, New York City, 2009
Photo of Derek and Butch Trucks
Chapter 29. The Road Goes on Forever
Photo of Gregg Allman and B. B. King, Apollo Theater, Harlem
Photo of Eric Clapton with the ABB, Beacon Theater, New York City, 2009
Photo of the ABB, 2009
Photo of Warren Haynes
Photo of Duane Allman
Afterword by Jaimoe
Acknowledgments
Appendix: A Highly Opinionated ABB Discography
Index
Photos
About the Author
Copyright
Endpaper
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