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MUSIC THE SOUNDS“Song of the South: Duane Allman & the OFBLUE Rise of the Allman Brothers Band.” also bolstered his abilities to be savvy in the By BOB PUTIGNANOstudio. 131 minutes. www.ChromeDreams.co.uk MVD Video DVD After a three hour recording session is fine documentary depicts the career with the original Allman Brothers Band were enough Duane content and “Eat a of guitar-great Duane Allman, Duane’s (with Reese Wynans on B3) the ABB was Peach” was completed. Duane closest friend career was short but there’s an abundance born, even though Wynans dropped out. bassist Berry Oakley also died one year later of historic segments discussed by those Wexler had doubts about Duane’s new band, in a similar motorcycle accident about one how knew Allman’s power. Budd Scoppa, so Walden recorded them for Capricorn mile from where Duane crashed. Yet the David Hood, Jimmy Johnson, Paul Hornsby, Records and allowed them artistic freedom. band continued on, though they’ve gone Randy Poe, Robert Christgau, William Duane’s vision was finally fulfilled and the through many musician changes – the ABB Perkins and others opine about one of the rest is history. During another interview famously continues onward to this very day. greatest guitarists of all time. Duane discusses his affinity for jazz music Even though I thought I was fairly Starting with bands like e Escorts, and talks about Miles Davis and John knowledgeable about Duane Allman, there’s the Allman Joys, onto the Hour Glass’s Coltrane. ere are also discussions about the a lot I learned from this DVD. For example: excursion to Los Angeles during the Brothers “Dreams” with analogies of Duane’s I didn’t recall that the only song Duane summer of love, and their eventual signing solo being similar to Coltrane’s openness. wrote was the short acoustic “Little Martha,” to Liberty Records. ey opened for bands Also mentioned is Bill Graham’s support the tune that hauntingly closed “Eat a like e Doors, e Grateful Dead, e that established the ABB’s foothold at the Peach.” In summary: e interviews are Animals, e Buffalo Springfield, Moby Fillmore East and the Northeast, and Tom often informative and insightful, the Dolby Grape and more. But in the studio the Hour Dowd’s production work on their second sound is quite good too, but the “extras” are Glass was produced by Dallas Smith who album “Idlewild South.” at session also led mostly filler. Long story short: I thoroughly wasn’t a good fit for the band. eir first to Duane’s monumental contributions on enjoyed “Song of the South” and suspect you album didn’t gain any traction, during the Derek & the Dominos “Layla” album (that will too. Last but not least: Do not dismiss recording of their second LP Duane left the Dowd also produced,) and we learn how this DVD as being just for rabid Duane band but later returned, yet that album also Clapton and Allman became instantly con- Allman/ABB fanatics. It’s a document about didn’t sell. eir final effort was recorded at nected. So much so Duane missed several American music history from the seventies Muscle Shoals and included more blues, but ABB live gigs. In another Duane interview that should be learned from and enjoyed by after another venture to L.A. the Hour Glass he also speaks lofty praises about his new any and all music enthusiasts. Note: anks disbanded. Not long after Duane returned found peer Clapton. ere’s also chat about to WG reader Rob who alerted me about to Muscle Shoals’ legendary Fame Studios how Duane suggested lifting an Albert King this DVD, without his prodding I might as a session player, his first session was with lick from “As the Years Go Passing By” and not have found this wonderful documentary. Wilson Pickett and suggested “Hey Jude” to used it on the intro of the classic “Layla” track. anks Rob! be covered, it was a rousing success, and his Afterwards the ABB’s popularity soared and Putignano www.SoundsofBlue.com. Now guitar solo caught the ear of Phil Walden they started to tour heavily (three-hundred celebrating 13 + years on the air at WFDU who signed Duane to a recording contract. live dates that year.) But their use of serious - http://wfdu.fm, 24x7 On Demand Atlantic Records Jerry Wexler also heard drugs including the dreaded heroin also Radio: http://wfdu.streamrewind.com/ Duane and subsequently purchased Duane’s became troublesome. Duane almost over- eir first two studio recordings weren’t Peach” which almost wasn’t finished as when show/profile/11, WFDU’s Sounds of Blue contract. But the session world was not com- dosed and nearly died, the entire band had commercial successes, but the double LP the album was being worked on - Duane is the most pledged to program for 5 con- fortable for Duane, he didn’t sing well, and an addiction problem, and the band took “Live at the Fillmore East” finally put them died in a horrific motorcycle crash at just secutive years. Senior Contributing Editor his solo album was halted. On a recorded time off to enter rehab. Even with these on the map. ey followed with “Eat a twenty-four years of age. Fortunately there to: interview Duane states he became sick of afflictions their performances didn’t suffer. being a session guitarist, and specifically talks about wanting to form a band. Yet his http://www.Bluesrevue.com , http:// session work taught him how to arrange and WestchesterGuardian.com , and http:// YonkersTribune.com .