THE UNIQUES
(1961)
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Duane Allman - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Sonny Fussell - Rhythm Guitar, Backup Vocals
???  - Drums
Sometimes with:
Ted Petrucciani - Piano, Vocals

WORLD OF MIRTH
(1959)

Dickey Betts - Guitar
???
???
???

Y TEENS
(1961)

Duane Allman - Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Rhythm Guitar
??? - Bass
??? - Drums

THE IMPOSSIBLES
(around 1962-1963)

Dickey Betts - Guitar
???
???
???

THE MISFITS
(1963)

Duane Allman - Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman -Guitar
??? - Bass
??? - Drums
(This band was formed during their stay
at Castle Heights Military Academy
in Lebanon, TN)

THE JOKERS (1)
(1961-1963/64)

Dickey Betts - Guitar
Joe Dan Petty - Bass
Dale Betts - Vocals
Reese Wynans - Keyboards
Larry Reinhardt - Guitar
John Meeks - Drums

THE SHUFFLERS
(1963)

Duane Allman - Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman -Guitar
??? - Bass
??? - Drums

LINDSEY MORRIS BAND
(1963)

Lindsey Morris - Vocals, Keyboards
Charles Atkins - Vocals, Piano
Floyd Miles - Drums, Vocals
Ralph 'Bassy' Sullivan - Bass
Duane Allman - Guitar
Jim Shepley -Guitar

THE HOUSE ROCKERS / THE UNTILS
(1963-1964)

THE HOUSE ROCKERS:
various line-ups with:
Bob Greenlee - Guitar, Saxophone
Eddie Hartje - Piano
Rick 'Stick' Spencer - Drums
Jim Shepley - Guitar
Van Harrison - Bass
Charles Atkins - Vocals
Abe Alexander - Piano
Lindsey Morris - Piano
Board ??? - Bass
Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Guitar, Vocals

THE UNTILS:
Elmore Lampkin - Vocals
Cecil Lampkin - Vocals
Floyd Miles - Vocals
Tootie - Vocals

THE ESCORTS
(1964-1965)

Duane Allman - Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Organ
Van Harrison - Bass, Vocals
Maynard Portwood - Drums

THE VIBRATONES
(19??)

Berry Oakley - Guitar
Bob Guziejka - Guitar, Vocals
Ron Sadus - Drums
Jerry Kokas - Bass

THE SHAYNES
(19??)

Berry Oakley - Guitar
Bob Guziejka - Guitar, Vocals
Ron Sadus - Drums
Jerry Kokas - Bass

THE VIKINGS
(around 1964)

Single:

with a.o.
Butch Trucks - Drums

GEORGE WOODS AND THE SOUNDS OF SOUL
(1964)

Jaimoe - Drums
Lamar Williams - Bass
???
???

THE ALLMAN JOYS (1)
(Summer 1965)

Duane Allman - Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Organ, Vocals
Van Harrison - Bass, Vocals
Maynard Portwood - Drums
(replaced by Tommy Anderson for a while)

THE ALLMAN JOYS (2)
(July 5, 1965-1966)
  

Duane Allman - Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Organ, Vocals
Bob Keller - Bass, Harmonica, Vocals
Maynard Portwood - Drums

THE ECHOES
(around 1965)

with a.o.
Butch Trucks - Drums

TED TAYLOR
(1965)

with a.o.
Jaimoe - Drums

THE ALLMAN JOYS (3)
(May 1966-end of 1966)

Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Organ, Vocals
Bob Keller - Bass
(replaced by Mike Alexander for a while)
Bill Connell - Drums

JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA /
JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONETTE
(around 1965)

with a.o.
Butch Trucks - Tympani

THE ALLMAN JOYS (4)
(the line-up on the album
'Early Allman', recorded August 1966
and released in 1973.
It is questionable whether this line-up is correct, as Bill Connell himself claims that he played drums on the entire album and Mike Alexander and Bob Keller also played bass during the sessions)

Single:

Spoonful / You Deserve Each Other
(1966)

Album:

Early Allman
Featuring Duane & Gregg Allman
(released in 1973)

The liner notes of this LP mention the following
musicians who played on these sessions:
Duane Allman - Lead Guitar
Gregg Allman - Organ, Vocals
Bobby Dennis - Rhythm Guitar
Jack Jackson - Rhythm Guitar
Ralph Ballinger - Bass
Tommy Amato - Drums
Ronnie Wilkins - Piano

The booklet of the 7-CD box set
'Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective'
(Rounder Records 11661-9137-2, 2013)
mention the following musicians on the tracks
'Spoonful' and 'Gotta Get Away':
Duane Allman - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Gregg Allman - Organ, Lead Vocals
Bob Keller - Bass, Harmonica
Bill Connell - Drums
with:
Bobby Dennis - Guitar
Jack Jackson - Guitar
Mike Alexander - Bass
Ralph Ballinger - Bass
Tommy Amato - Drums
Ronnie Wilkins - Piano

THE ROEMANS
(1966)

Tommy Roe - Guitar, Vocals
Berry Oakley - Bass
Lanny Langford - Vocals
Bertie Higgins - Drums, Vocals
Ronnie Swartzcopf - Guitar, Vocals
Bob Glover - Lead Guitar, Vocals

THE BITTER IND
(1966-1967)

Single:

Scott Boyer - Guitar, Vocals
David Brown - Bass
Butch Trucks - Drums

OTIS REDDING
(April 18, 1966 - September 5, 1966)

with a.o.
Otis Redding - Vocals
Jaimoe - Drums
Edward 'Woody' Woodson - Drums

THE ALLMAN JOYS (5)
(end of 1966-1967)

Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Organ, Vocals
Ralph Ballinger - Bass
Bill Connell - Drums

ALLMAN-ACT / ALMANAC / THE ALLMAN JOYS (6)
(1967)
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Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Organ, Vocals
Paul Hornsby - Keyboards
Mabron McKinney - Bass
Johnny Sandlin - Drums

THE JOKERS (2)
(around 1967)

Dickey Betts - Guitar
Berry Oakley - Bass
Dale Betts - Vocals
Reese Wynans - Keyboards
Larry Reinhardt - Guitar
John Meeks - Drums
Sometimes with:
Thom Doucette - Harmonica

THE TIFFANY SYSTEM
(1967)

Single:

Scott Boyer - Guitar, Vocals
David Brown - Bass
Butch Trucks - Drums

HOUR GLASS (1)
(1967)

Album:

Hour Glass
(1967)

Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Organ, Vocals
Paul Hornsby - Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals
Mabron McKinney - Bass
Johnny Sandlin - Drums

THE BITTERSWEET
(19??)

Berry Oakley - Bass
Reese Wynans - Keyboards
??? - Drums
??? - Guitar

THE SOUL CHILDREN
(around 1967/1968)

Dickey Betts - Guitar
Dale Betts - Keyboards, Vocals
Larry Reinhardt - Guitar
??? - Bass
??? - Drums
Sometimes with:
Thom Doucette - Harmonica
Berry Oakley - Bass

HOUR GLASS (2)
(End of 1967-January 1968)
(this line-up only lasted a few months)

Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Organ, Vocals
Paul Hornsby - Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals
Bob Keller - Bass
Johnny Sandlin - Drums

THE BLUES MESSENGERS
(around 1968)

Dickey Betts - Guitar
Larry Reinhardt - Guitar
Dale Betts - Keyboards, Vocals
Berry Oakley - Bass
John Meeks - Drums

THE 31st OF FEBRUARY (1)
(1968)

Album:

31st Of February
(1968)

Scott Boyer - Guitar, Vocals
David Brown - Bass
Butch Trucks - Drums

JOE TEX
(1967-1968)

with a.o.
Jaimoe - Drums

HOUR GLASS (3)
(January 1968-1968)
  

Album:

Power Of Love
(1968)

Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Organ, Vocals
Paul Hornsby - Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals
Pete Carr - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Johnny Sandlin - Drums

THE SECOND COMING
(1968-1969)
  

Single:

Dickey Betts - Guitar, Vocals
Larry Reinhardt - Guitar
Dale Betts - Vocals
Reese Wynans - Organ
Berry Oakley - Bass
John Meeks - Drums (died October 14, 2007)
(Duane Allman sometimes jams with the group)

THE 31st OF FEBRUARY (2)
(September 1968 recording sessions)

Album:

Duane & Gregg Allman
(released in 1972)

Scott Boyer - Guitar, Vocals
David Brown - Bass
Butch Trucks - Drums
Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Piano, Vocals

BOB AND JAI
(1968)

Bob O'Dea - Hammond Organ
Jaimoe - Drums

DUANE ALLMAN
(1968-1969)

Session guitarist for Fame Studios,
Muscle Shoals, AL

Albums:

Dialogs
(1972)


An Anthology
(1972)


An Anthology Vol. 2
(1974)

GREGG ALLMAN
& THE HOUR GLASS
(1968-1969

Gregg Allman recorded
for Liberty Records
in Los Angeles
with studio musicians.
Four singles were
released as
'Greg Allman
& The Hour Glass'.

BERRY OAKLEY
(1969)

Recording demos with Duane Allman at Fame Studios,
Muscle Shoals, AL

THE 31st OF FEBRUARY (3)
(fall 1968-1969)

Scott Boyer - Guitar, Vocals
David Brown - Bass
Butch Trucks - Drums
Pete Kowalski - Guitar

JAIMOE
(1969)

Recording demos with Duane Allman at Fame Studios,
Muscle Shoals, AL

DEREK & THE DOMINOS
(1970)

Albums:

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
(1970)

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs:
The Layla Sessions
20th Anniversary Edition
(1990)

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs:
40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
(2011)

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs:
40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition
(2011)