DUANE ALLMAN

 

Last updated: December 26, 2011
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CHRONOLOGY PART 7: 2008-2011

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The Allman Brothers Band album 'At Fillmore East' is released on 180g vinyl LP with bonus tracks by Vinyl Lovers/Lilith Records Ltd. from Russia. (DETAILS)

The Allman Brothers Band album 'Eat A Peach' is released on 180g vinyl LP with bonus tracks by Vinyl Lovers/Lilith Records Ltd. from Russia. (DETAILS)
2008  
February 24: The theatrical premiere of the documentary 'Please Call Home - The Big House Years', about the years 1970 to 1973 when several members of the Allman Brothers Band lived in 'The Big House' in Macon, GA, at the Macon Film Festival.
FEBRUARY
2008		  

Laura Nyro's 1970 album 'Christmas And The Beads Of Sweat' is re-released on CD by Sony/BMG (USA). (DETAILS)
MARCH
2008		  

April 29: The Allman Brothers Band compilation CD 'Playlist Plus' is released. (DETAILS)
APRIL
2008		  

August 1: The revised and expanded paperback edition of Randy Poe's book 'Skydog - The Duane Allman Story' is published.
http://www.skydogbook.com/

August 26: Lulu's album 'New Routes' is released on CD. (DETAILS)
AUGUST
2008

August 15: Producer Jerry Wexler dies in Sarasota, FL at the age of 91.
  SEPTEMBER
2008

September 29: The various artists compilation CD 'Take Me To The River - A Southern Soul Story 1961-1977' is released in the UK. (DETAILS)

November 11: King Curtis' album 'Instant Groove' is released on CD. (DETAILS)

November 11: Bonnie Bramlett's compilation CD 'Piece Of My Heart - The Best Of 1969-1978' is released. (DETAILS)

Ward Meeker's article about Duane Allman's 1957 Goldtop Les Paul guitar is published in the November 2008 issue of 'Vintage Guitar Magazine'.
NOVEMBER
2008		  
  DECEMBER
2008

December 15: Davy Graham dies at the age of 68.

December 27: Delaney Bramlett dies in Los Angeles, CA at the age of 69.
  JANUARY
2009

January 28: Billy Powell, keyboard player of 'Lynyrd Skynyrd' from 1972 until his death, dies in Orange Park, FL at the age of 56.
  FEBRUARY
2009

February 17: Marlin Greene's album 'Tiptoe Past The Dragon' is released on CD. (DETAILS)

March 9-28: The Allman Brothers Band plays 15 concerts, dedicated to Duane Allman, at the Beacon Theatre in New York City and celebrates the 40th anniversary of the band on March 26. (NOTE)
March 22: The New York theatrical premiere of the documentary 'Please Call Home - The Big House Years', about the years 1970 to 1973 when several members of the Allman Brothers Band lived in 'The Big House' in Macon, GA, at the Paramount Center For The Arts.

Ward Meeker's article 'The Vintage Guitar Hall Of Fame - Duane Allman - 2008 Player' is published in the March 2009 issue of 'Vintage Guitar Magazine'.

The documentary 'Please Call Home - The Big House Years' is released on DVD. (DETAILS)
MARCH
2009		  

April 5: The article 'Reflections On The Allman Brothers Band' is published on www.macon.com.
APRIL
2009

April 27: The various artists compilation CD 'The Complete Goldwax Singles Volume 1: 1962-1966' is released in the UK.

May 14: Phillip Ramati's article 'Remembering The Allman Brothers Band: The Road Goes On Forever' is published on www.popmatters.com.
MAY
2009

May 6: Ean Evans, bass player of 'Lynyrd Skynyrd' from 2001 until his death, dies in Columbus, MS at the age of 48.
  JUNE
2009

June 9: King Curtis' album 'Get Ready' is released on CD. (DETAILS)

June 10: Barry Beckett, record producer, in the 1960's studio keyboardist for Rick Hall's FAME Studio in Muscle Shoals, AL. and in 1969 co-founder of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, dies in Hendersonville, TN at the age of 66.
July 22: A live recording of The Allman Brothers Band, recorded in Tampa, FL in 1970, surfaces. The exact date is not yet known. Gregg Allman did not perform at the show. Duane took over the vocal duties.

Alan Paul's article 'The Allman Brothers Band: The Road Goes On Forever' and Andy Aledort's article 'Lightning In A Bottle - How To Play Slide In The Style Of The Great Duane Allman' are published in the July 2009 issue of 'Guitar World' (published with 2 different covers).
JULY
2009		  
  AUGUST
2009

August 13: Les Paul, creator of the 'Gibson Les Paul' guitar and the inventor of multitrack recording, dies in White Plains, NY at the age of 94.

August 15: James Luther 'Jim' Dickinson, pianist, singer, record producer and in the late 1960's and early 1970's a member of the Atlantic Records studio rhythm section 'The Dixie Flyers', dies in Memphis, TN at the age of 67.

August 31: The various artists compilation CD 'The Complete Goldwax Singles Volume 2: 1966-1967' is released in the UK.
  SEPTEMBER
2009

September 28: Jimmy Hughes' compilation CD 'Steal Away - The Early Fame Recordings' is released in the UK. (DETAILS)

December 1: 'The book 'Duane Allman Guitar Anthology' is published by Hal-Leonard.

December 5: 'The Allman Brothers Band Museum' opens its doors at 'The Big House' at 2321 Vineville Avenue, Macon, GA.

December 31: Dave Rubin's book 'Duane Allman: Guitar Signature Licks - A Step-By-Step Breakdown Of His Guitar Styles And Techniques' is published by Hal-Leonard.
DECEMBER
2009		  

January 25: Wilson Pickett's 6-CD compilation boxed set 'Funky Midnight Mover - The Atlantic Studio Recordings (1962-1978)' is released by Rhino Handmade Records. (DETAILS)

January 25: The various artists compilation CD 'The Complete Goldwax Singles Volume 3: 1967-1970' is released in the UK. (DETAILS)
JANUARY
2010		  

February 1: 'The book 'Duane Allman Guitar Play-Along Vol. 104' is published by Hal-Leonard.
FEBRUARY
2010

February 22: Jimmy Hughes' compilation CD 'Why Not Tonight? - The Fame Recordings Volume 2' is released in the UK. (DETAILS)

March 24: Photographer Jim Marshall, who took the pictures for the album cover of 'The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East', dies in New York City at the age of 74. (VIDEO)
MARCH
2010		  

April 23: The grand opening of 'The Allman Brothers Band Museum' at 'The Big House', 2321 Vineville Avenue, Macon, GA. The ribbon cutting was done by Gregg Allman, Butch Trucks and Jaimoe.
APRIL
2010

April 26: The various artists compilation CD 'The Goldwax Story - Volume 3' is released in the UK. (DETAILS)

June 28: Doris Duke's album 'I'm A Loser' is re-issued on LP by Ace Records / Kent Soul from the UK. (DETAILS)

June 28: Spencer Wiggins' compilation CD 'Feed The Flame - The Fame And XL Recordings' is released by Ace Records / Kent Soul from the UK. (DETAILS)
JUNE
2010

June 11: Singer Ella Brown dies in Warner Robins, GA at the age of 62.
June 23: Gregg Allman underwent a successful liver transplant operation at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. (NOTE)

June 24: JoJo Billingsley, background singer of 'Lynyrd Skynyrd' from 1975 until 1977, dies at the age of 58.
She was not on the airplane when it crashed on October 20, 1977, killing several members of the band.

July 25: Duane Allman's 1957 Les Paul Goldtop is now on display until the end of August 2010 at the Allman Brothers Band Museum at the Big House in Macon, GA. (NOTE)
JULY
2010
July 2: Gregg Allman is released from the hospital.

July 26: Jimmy Hughes' compilation CD 'Something Extra Special - The Complete Volt Recordings 1968-1971' is released in the UK. (DETAILS)

The 'Skydog Woody Project' releases the CD 'Guitar Magic'.
Joe Davis plays Duane Allman's 1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop and Garry Harper plays Allen Woody's 1976 Gibson Thunderbird bass.
AUGUST
2010

August 12: 'Little Feat' drummer Richie Hayward dies in Vancouver, Canada at the age of 64.
  SEPTEMBER
2010

September 20: Leonard Skinner dies in Jacksonville, FL at the age of 77.
Forby Leonard Skinner was a high school gym teacher, basketball coach, realtor and bar owner from Jacksonville, Florida. He gained fame in the 1970s as the namesake of the Southern rock band 'Lynyrd Skynyrd'. The New York Times called him "arguably the most influential high school gym teacher in American popular culture."
  OCTOBER
2010

October 10: Soul singer/songwriter Solomon Burke dies at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, The Netherlands at the age of 70.

December 17: Bobby Whitlock's book 'A Rock 'n' Roll Autobiography' is published by McFarland.
DECEMBER
2010

December 21: Percy Sledge's 4-CD compilation boxed set 'The Atlantic Recordings' is released by Rhino Handmade Records. (DETAILS)

Alan Paul's article 'Duane Allman: Long-Lost 1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop' is published in the January 2011 issue of 'Guitar World'.
JANUARY
2011		  

February 21: Joseph L. 'Red Dog' Campbell dies at the age of 68.
He was a roadie for The Allman Brothers Band for 32 years and the author of 'The Legendary Red Dog: A Book Of Tails'.
His picture is memorialized for all time on the back of the 'At Fillmore East' album.
Writer/Filmmaker Cameron Crowe included a characterization of  Red Dog by name and appearance in his now classic film 'Almost Famous'.

Bud Scoppa's article 'The Jam Goes On Forever' is published in the February 2011 issue of 'Uncut' in the UK.
FEBRUARY
2011		  
March 12: The Allman Brothers Band celebrates the 40th anniversary of the recording of the 'Live At Fillmore East' album at a concert at the Beacon Theatre in New York City by playing the complete album during the first set.

March 21: The Derek And The Dominos 2-CD 'Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs' (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) is released in the UK. (DETAILS)

March 21: The Derek And The Dominos 4-CD/DVD/2-LP box set  'Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs' (40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) is released in the UK. (DETAILS)
MARCH
2011		  

April 26: The Derek And The Dominos 2-CD 'Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs' (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) is released in the USA. (DETAILS)

April 26: The Derek And The Dominos 4-CD/DVD/2-LP box set  'Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs' (40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) is released in the USA. (DETAILS)
APRIL
2011		  

May 5: Vince Gill plays Duane Allman's 1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop at a benefit concert for the Alzheimer's Association of Georgia in Macon, GA.
May 19: Ronnie Hawkins' 1970 album 'Ronnie Hawkins' is released on CD by Wounded Bird Records. (DETAILS)
May 19: Ronnie Hawkins' 1971 album 'The Hawk' is released on CD by Wounded Birds Records. (DETAILS)
May 30: Ronnie Hawkins' compilation CD 'The Ballads Of Ronnie Hawkins' is released by Bear Family Records in Germany. (DETAILS)
Elliot Stephen Cohen's article'Telling The Truth' (about Bobby Whitlock
and Derek & The Dominos) is published in the May 2011 issue of 'Record Collector' in the UK.
MAY
2011

May 8: Guitar player Cornell Dupree, who played in the Atlantic Records studio band, recording on albums by Aretha Franklin, Herbie Mann and King Curtis as a member of Curtis' band 'The King Pins' and was a founding member of the band 'Stuff' in the 1970's, dies in Fort Worth, TX at the age of 68.

June 6: Rowland Archer (from "Hittin' The Web") and Duane Allman's daughter Galadrielle launch the new website www.duaneallman.com
JUNE
2011

June 7: Philip Walden Jr., son of the late Capricorn Records co-founder Phil Walden, dies in an accident in Atlanta, GA at the age of 48.

June 7: Candi Staton's compilation CD 'Evidence: The Complete Fame Records Masters' is released in the UK. (DETAILS)

October 20: Rock photographer Barry Feinstein, who did the album design for the 1972 Capricorn compilation album 'Duane Allman - An Anthology' and also did the photography and album design for the Delaney & Bonnie & Friends albums 'To Bonnie From Delaney' (Atco, 1970) and 'Motel Shot' (Atco, 1971), dies in Woodstock, NY at the age of 80.

October 29: The Dutch newspaper "Leeuwarder Courant' publishes an article by Hans Willems about Duane, to commemorate his passing, 40 years ago today.
OCTOBER
2011		  

November 14: The various artists compilation CD 'The Fame Studios Story 1961 - 1973' is released in the UK. (DETAILS)

November 28: George Jackson's compilation CD 'Don't Count Me Out - The Fame Recordings Volume 1' is released in the UK. Duane Allman is suspected to play on a few tracks. (DETAILS)
NOVEMBER
2011

November 28: Arthur Conley's compilation CD 'I'm Living Good - The Soul Of Arthur Conley 1964-1974' is released in the UK. (DETAILS)
December 21: The Recording Academy has honored the Allman Brothers Band with a Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be acknowledged at the 54th GRAMMY telecast on February 12, 2012. (NOTE)
DECEMBER
2011

December 4: Blues guitarist and singer Hubert Sumlin dies in Wayne, New Jersey at the age of 80. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards paid Sumlin's funeral costs.

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