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The Allman Brothers Band - The Road Goes On Forever on Capricorn Records 2LP
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June 22, 2017
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September 11, 2013
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The Allman Brothers Band
The Road Goes On Forever
On Capricorn Records 2Cp 0164
Double LP/Gate Fold Cover
Condition: Cover is VG+. Records are VG+
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The Allman Brothers Band is an American / band once based in . The band was formed in , in 1969 by brothers (slide guitar and lead guitar) and (vocals, organ, songwriting), plus (lead guitar, vocals, songwriting), (bass guitar), (drums), and (drums). While the band has been called the principal architects of , they also incorporate elements of , , and , and their live shows have -style and .
The band achieved its artistic and commercial breakthrough in 1971 with the release of , featuring extended renderings of their songs "" and "" and often considered one of the best ever made. George Kimball of magazine hailed them as "the best damn rock and roll band this country has produced in the past five years." A few months later, group leader Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident. The group survived that and the death of bassist Oakley in another motorcycle accident a year later; with replacement members and , the Allman Brothers Band achieved its peak commercial success in 1973 with the album and the hit single "". Internal turmoil overtook the band soon after; the group dissolved in 1976, reformed briefly at the end of the decade with additional personnel changes, and dissolved again in 1982.
In 1989, the group reformed with some new members and has been recording and touring since. A series of personnel changes in the late 1990s was capped by the departure of Betts. The group found stability during the 2000s with bassist and guitarists and (the nephew of their drummer), and became renowned for their month-long string of shows in New York City each spring. The band has been awarded eleven gold and five platinum albums between 1971 and 2005 and was inducted into the in 1995. Rolling Stone ranked them 52nd on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2004direct all inquiries to:
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