Duane Allman
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Allman Brothers Band
- In the Allman Brothers Band
The members were Duane Allman (in full Howard Duane Allman; b. November 20, 1946, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.—d. October 29, 1971, Macon, Georgia, U.S.), Gregg Allman (in full Gregory Lenoir Allman; b. December 8, 1947, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.—d. May 27, 2017, Savannah, Georgia), Berry Oakley (in full Raymond Berry…
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Derek and the Dominos
- In Eric Clapton
The guitarist Duane Allman joined the group in making the classic double album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970), which is regarded as Clapton’s masterpiece and a landmark among rock recordings. Disappointed by Layla’s lacklustre sales and addicted to heroin, Clapton went into seclusion for two…
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inspiration for “Free Bird”
- In Lynyrd Skynyrd: Band formation and Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-Nerd
…a tribute to the late Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band, was an immediate sensation, thanks to the interplay of its three lead guitars.
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