The Allman Brothers Band: Through the Years
The Allman Brothers Band issued its self-titled debut in 1969, but it stalled on the lower half of the Billboard 200 despite the presence of “Whipping Post,” a song that would later become a classic-rock staple. The Allmans went on to issue albums at a quick pace and scored their first hit with 1971’s At Fillmore East, a double-live LP recorded at the fabled New York City venue. It went platinum and heralded a streak of popularity for the band, which included the albums Eat a Peach (1972, released after Duane Allman’s death the prior year), Brothers and Sisters (1973, a Number One album), Win, Lose or Draw (1975) and Enlightened Rogues (1979, their last Top 10 full-length). They would go on to issue several more studio, live and archival LPs through 2016. Here’s a look at the band over the decades.
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Duane Allman
Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band circa 1970.
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A Portrait of the Allman Brothers
The Allman Brothers Band circa 1970.
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Live in Holland
Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers Band perform live in Holland in 1975.
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Dickey Betts
Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers Band performs in New York in 1977.
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Dickey and Gregg at Robert Klein’s Radio
Dickey Betts and Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers posed on Robert Klein's Radio show at D.I.R. in New York City on April 19th, 1979.
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Jones Beach
Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band performs at Jones Beach Theater in New York in 1991.
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The Allman Brothers Band
Jai Johanny 'Jaimoe' Johanson, Dickey Betts, Gregg Allman and Butch Trucks of the Allman Brothers Band.
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Shoreline, 1995
Dickey Betts and Warren Haynes of the Allman Brothers Band perform at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California on July 1st, 1995.
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The Fillmore, 2003
Warren Haynes of the Allman Brothers Band performs at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, Colorado on November 15th, 2003.
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The Beacon, 2007
Derek Trucks of the Allman Brothers Band performs during their first night of 13 performances at the Beacon Theatre on March 22, 2007 in New York City.
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Gregg at the Beacon
Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band performs during their first night of 13 performances at The Beacon Theatre on March 22nd, 2007 in New York City.
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Warren and Derek at the Beacon
Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks of the Allman Brothers Band perform at the Beacon Theater on March 19th, 2009 in New York City.
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Backstage at Crossroads
The Allman Brothers backstage during the 2013 Crossroads Guitar Festival at Madison Square Garden on April 12th, 2013 in New York City.