Live At Ludlow Garage 1970

Performer: The Allman Brothers Band
Engineer: Dan Britt; Rick Lemker; Britt Daniel
Producer: Bill Levenson
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Allman Brothers Band: Gregg Allman (vocals, organ); Duane Allman (electric guitar, slide guitar); Dickey Betts (guitar); Berry Oakley (bass); Butch Trucks, Jai Johanny Johanson (drums, percussion). Recorded live at Ludlow Garage, Cincinnati, Ohio on April 11, 1970. Includes liner notes by Ben Sandmel. Personnel: Gregg Allman (vocals, organ); Duane Allman (guitar, slide guitar); Dickey Betts (guitar); Jaimoe Johnson, Butch Trucks (drums, percussion). Recording information: Ludlow Garage (04/04/1970). Recorded a year before their legendary Fillmore shows, this documents the Brothers' stand at a Cincinnati psychedelic ballroom of the period, ("We're going to have some electric wine," Gregg Allman comments at the end of the first set), and it's very much Gregg and Duane Allman's show. At this point, second guitarist Dickie Betts played mostly rhythm, sang hardly at all, and had yet to provide the country influence on their sound that would culminate in the signature "Rambling Man." The Allmans heard here are (merely) a brilliant blues band; if you need proof, check out their world-class version of "Hootchie Cootchie Man." As for the rest, Duane's slide guitar is as fiery and otherworldly as you'd expect throughout, and Gregg' vocals are both impassioned and subtle.

They're known as the founding fathers of Southern rock, but the Allman Brothers were actually much more progressive than the musical school they inspired. They reclaimed the US-influenced blues-rock of Cream et al. and brought it back to America, adding country and jazz touches. They were noted for their improvisatory skills, particularly the inspired dual-guitar work of Dickey Betts and the late Duane Allman. Even after the deaths of Duane and original bassist Berry Oakey and the departure of Betts, the band soldiered on strongly into the 21st century, led by founding singer/organist Gregg Allman.

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