The Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band single-handedly spurred the rise of Southern rock; every other blues-inflected rock group spawned below the Mason-Dixon line, from Lynyrd Skynyrd on down, operates in their shadow. The group’s Florida-born namesakes, guitarist Duane Allman and his younger sibling Gregg, led the group to fame with a combination of instrumental virtuosity and gritty soulfulness. The group came to the fore during the rock ballroom era of the ‘60s, and their vaunted jamming prowess often led them to be compared to another nonpareil live act, The Grateful Dead, with whom they frequently shared stages in their heyday.
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- Genre:
- Rock, Country Rock, Southern Rock
- City Of Origin:
- Jacksonville, ,Florida United States
- Formed Date:
- 1969
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