DUANE ALLMAN

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FAMILY TREE

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FAMILY TREE
 
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DUANE ALLMAN
b. Howard Duane Allman
November 20, 1946
Nashville, TN
d. October 29, 1971
Macon, GA

 

GREGG ALLMAN
b. Gregory Lenoir Allman
December 8,  1947
Nashville, TN



 
BERRY OAKLEY
b. Raymond Berry Oakley III
April 4, 1948
Chicago, IL
d. November 11, 1972
Macon, GA

 

DICKEY BETTS
b. Forrest Richard Betts
December 12, 1943
West Palm Beach, FL



 

BUTCH TRUCKS
b. Claude Hudson Trucks, Jr.
May 11, 1947
Jacksonville, FL



 

JAIMOE
b. Johnny Lee Johnson
July 8, 1944
Ocean Springs, MS



 

Y TEENS
(1961)

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

       

THE SHUFFLERS
(1963)

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

       

THE HOUSE ROCKERS / THE UNTILS
(1963-1964)

Jim Shepley - Guitar
??? - Bass
??? - Drums
occasionally with
Duane Allman - Guitar
or Gregg Allman - Guitar

       

THE ESCORTS
(1964-1965)

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

THE VIBRATONES
(19??)

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

     

SWEET WILLIAM & THE STEREOS
(September 1964-Winter 1965)

Bill 'Sweet William' Sauls - Vocals
Duane Allman - Guitar
John Walden - Guitar
Johnny Ford - Organ
Dave King - Sax
Roger Capps - Bass
Bill Hileman - Drums

GREGG ALLMAN's
first band
(end of 1964 -
beginning of 1965)

Gregg Allman - Guitar, Vocals
Jim Matherley - Guitar
Robert Young - Guitar
John 'Johnny Red' Statum - Guitar
???
???

THE SHAYNES
(19??)

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

THE SOUL CHILDREN
(19??-19??)

Dickey Betts - Guitar
Dale Betts - Keyboards, Vocals
Larry Reinhardt - Guitar
??? - Bass
??? - Drums

THE VIKINGS
(around 1964)

with a.o.
Butch Trucks - Drums

GEORGE WOODS AND THE SOUNDS OF SOUL
(1964)

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

THE ALLMAN JOYS (1)
(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 (2)
(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 (3)
(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)

Duane Allman - Guitar
Gregg Allman - Organ, Vocals
Bobby Dennis - Rhythm Guitar
Jack Jackson - Rhythm Guitar
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 JOKERS (1)
(19??-19??)

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

THE BITTER IND
(1966-1967)

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

OTIS REDDING
(1966)

with a.o.
Jaimoe - Drums

THE ALLMAN JOYS (4)
(end of 1966-1967)

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

       

ALLMAN-ACT / ALMANAC / THE ALLMAN JOYS (5)
(1967)
 (MORE INFO)

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

THE JOKERS (2)
(19??-19??)

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)

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

 

HOUR GLASS (1)
(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

     

HOUR GLASS (2)
(1967)
(this line-up only lasted a month)

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

THE BLUES MESSENGERS
(19??-1968)

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

THE 31st OF FEBRUARY (1)
(1968)

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

JOE TEX
(1967-1968)

with a.o.
Jaimoe - Drums

HOUR GLASS (3)
(end of 1967-1968)
  

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)
  

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)

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

 

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

THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND (1)
(March 26, 1969 - October 29, 1971)

Duane Allman
Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar
(died October 29, 1971)
Gregg Allman
Lead Vocals, Hammond B-3 Organ, Electric Piano
Berry Oakley
Bass
Dickey Betts
Lead Guitar, Vocals
Butch Trucks
Drums, Percussion
Jaimoe
Drums
             

DEREK & THE DOMINOS
(1970)




Eric Clapton - Guitar, Vocals
Bobby Whitlock - Keyboards, Vocals
Carl Radle - Bass
Jim Gordon - Drums
with:
Duane Allman - Guitar