Duane Allman was born November 20, 1946 and passed away on October 29, 1971. He was an American Rock and Blues guitarist. He and his brother, Gregg Allman, formed The Allman Brothers Band in 1969 with Duane on lead guitar, Gregg on keyboards and vocals, Dickey Betts on lead guitar and vocals, Berry Oakley on bass, and Butch Trucks and Jaimoe Johanson on drums. The Allman Brothers Band was known for the unique way they fused rock, blues, jazz and even country. Duane Allman was ranked No. 2, just under Jimi Hendrix in 2003 Rolling Stone magazines list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.

Duane’s father was a non-commissioned officer and when the family was living near Norfolk, Virginia where he was stationed, Duane’s father was murdered by an Army veteran that he had befriended that same day. His family moved to Florida after that, but he and his brother Gregg visited their grandmother in Nashville. It was there that Gregg bought his first guitar and Duane bought his first Harley Davidson motor bike. They became inspired by B.B. King after seeing him perform in a concert there. It is said that after that concert, Duane said to Gregg, “We got to get into this,” and, having already wrecked his motor bike bought a guitar and learned to play quickly. Despite being left-handed, Duane played the guitar right-handed, and his skills soon surpassed that of his brother’s.

The Allman Brothers recoded their album “Live at Fillmore East” in March 1971. On October 29, 1971, while on a break from recording and touring, Duane was riding his Harley Davidson in Macon and was involved in an accident with a flatbed boom truck which resulted in his death.

Before he died, Duane recorded with the Allman Brothers Band in their “Eat a Peach” album, which was titled so because of Duane’s response to an interviewer’s question, “How are you helping the revolution?” Allman replied, “I’m hitting a lick for peace, and every time I’m in Georgia I eat a peach for peace. But you can’t help the revolution, because there’s just evolution. I’m a player. And players don’t give a damn for nothing but playing….” Duane was on the following songs on that album, “Little Martha,” “Mountain Jam,” “One Way Out,” “Blue Sky,” and “Trouble No More.”

I have chosen to add “Little Martha”, which has Duane on the slide and lead guitar along with Dickey Betts playing rhythm and some lead. It isn’t what most people think of when they think of the Allman Brothers, but it is a lovely song. Hope you enjoy.

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