Howard Duane Allman (November 20, 1946 – October 29, 1971) was an American session musician and lead guitarist of the southern rock group, The Allman Brothers Band. Allman is best remembered for his brief but influential tenure in the band he helped co-found, as well as his inspired slide guitar and improvisational skills. Besides his work with The Allman Brothers Band, Allman led an established session musician life, lending his skills to the likes of King Curtis, Aretha Franklin, Boz Scaggs, and Herbie Mann. He also had a major role on the 1970 album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek and the Dominos. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine named Allman as number two on their list of the greatest guitarists of all time, trailing only Jimi Hendrix. Allman died in 1971 at the age of twenty-four after enduring a motorcycle accident that crushed several internal organs. He was laid to rest in Macon, Georgia, and would be joined by bassist Berry Oakley a little over a year later.While his recording career only lasted a little more than six years ('66-'71),Duane Allman's playing was heard not only with the Allman Brothers Band, but on a variety of important records by other artists as well. Hence this posthumous 1972 double-album collection, which--besides five Allman Brothers tracks--includes many memorable solos by the distinctive slide guitarist from sessions at the fabled Fame and Muscle Shoals studios.
An Anthology vol. 1
Disc 1
- The Hourglass - B. B. King Medley
- Wilson Pickett - Hey Jude
- Clarence Carter - The Road Of Love
- Duane Allman - Goin' Down Slow
- Aretha Franklin - The Weight
- King Curtis - Games People Play
- John Hammond - Shake For Me
- Boz Scaggs - Loan Me A Dime
- Johnny Jenkins - Rollin' Stone
Disc 2
- Delaney & Bonnie - Livin' On The Open Road
- Johnny Jenkins - Down Along The Cove
- Cowboy - Please Be With Me
- Eric Clapton And Duane Allman - Mean Old World
- Derek & The Dominos - Layla
- The Allman Brothers Band - Statesboro Blues
- The Allman Brothers Band - Don't Keep Me Wondering
- The Allman Brothers Band - Standback
- The Allman Brothers Band - Dreams
- The Allman Brothers Band - Little Martha
An Anthology vol. 2
Disc 1
- Duane Allman - Happily Married Man
- Aretha Franklin - It Ain't Fair
- King Curtis - The Weight
- Otis Rush - You Reap What You Sow
- Ronnie Hawkins - Matchbox
- Wilson Pickett - Born To Be Wild
- Duane Allman - No Money Down
- The Hourglass - Been Gone Too Long
- Arthur Conley - Stuff You Gotta Watch
- Lulu - Dirty Old Man
- Herbie Mann - Push Push
Disc 2
- Johnny Jenkins - Walk On Gilded Splinters
- Boz Scaggs - Waiting For A Train
- Ronnie Hawkins - Don't Tell Me Your Troubles
- Sam Samudio - Goin' Upstairs
- Delaney & Bonnie - Come On In My Kitchen
- The Allman Brothers Band - Dimples
- The Duck And The Bear - Goin' Up The Country
- The Allman Brothers Band - Done Somebody Wrong
- The Allman Brothers Band - Leave My Blues At Home
- The Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider
An Anthology vol. 3
Disc 1
- Mr.Bojangles/Lulu
- Sweep Around My Back Door/Lulu
- One More Night/Ronnie Hawkins
- Down In The Alley/Ronnie Hawkins
- Who Do You Love?/Ronnie Hawkins
- Bad News/Johnny Jenkins
- Dimples/Johnny Jenkins
- Soulshake/Delaney & Bonnie
- Cryin' For My Baby/John Hammond
- I'm Leaving You/John Hammond
- You'll Be Mine/John Hammond
- When This Battle Is Over/Aretha Franklin
- You Keep Me Hangin' On/Aretha Franklin
- Toe Hold/Wilson Picket
- My Own Style Of Loving/Wilson Picket
- Ob-La-Di,Ob-La-Da/Arthur Conley
- Speak Her Name/Arthur Conley
- That Can't Be My Baby/Arthur Conley
- Hey Joe/King Curtis
- Foot Pattin/King Curtis
- I'm Easy/Boz Scaggs
- Now You're Gone/Boz Scaggs
- Finding Her/Boz Scaggs
- Look What I Got/Boz Scaggs
Disc 2
- Sick & Tired/Ronnie Hawkins
- Drinkin' Wine/Ronnie Hawkins
- Red Rooster/Ronnie Hawkins
- Ooby Dooby/Ronnie Hawkins
- Patricia/Ronnie Hawkins
- Odessa/Ronnie Hawkins
- Spirit In The Dark/Harbie Man
- Comin' Down/Eric Quincy Tate
- Steal Away/Duane Allman
- Melisa/Duane & Greg Allman
- A Lucky Loser/Willie Walker
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