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The Allman Brothers Band
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Origin
| Jacksonville, Florida
, U.S.A.
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Genres
| Southern rock
,
blues rock
,
folk rock
,
hard rock
,
blues
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Years active
| 1969?1976, 1978?1982, 1989?present
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Labels
| Capricorn
,
PolyGram
,
Arista
,
Epic
,
Sanctuary
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Members
| Gregg Allman
Butch Trucks
Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson
Warren Haynes
Marc Quinones
Oteil Burbridge
Derek Trucks
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Past member(s)
| Duane Allman
Dickey Betts
Berry Oakley
Chuck Leavell
Lamar Williams
Dan Toler
David Goldflies
David "Frankie" Toler
Mike Lawler
Allen Woody
Johnny Neel
Jack Pearson
Jimmy Herring
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Website
| www
.allmanbrothersband
.com
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The Allman Brothers Band
were an
American
southern rock
band in the
1970s
. It originally formed in
1969
with
Duane Allman
(slide guitar),
Gregg Allman
(vocals, organ),
Dickey Betts
(guitar),
Berry Oakley
(bass guitar),
Butch Trucks
(drums) and
Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson
(drums).
In
1971
, soon after their first album went gold, Duane and Berry were killed in separate
motorcycle
accidents in the group's hometown of
Macon, Georgia
. The group still released more albums and songs, most notably
Ramblin' Man
and
Jessica
, which were their biggest hits.
Rolling Stone
ranked them 52nd on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2004.
[1]
The band is still touring as of
2008
.
- Studio albums