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"Midnight Rider" is a song by the American rock band the Allman Brothers Band. It was the second single from their second studio album, Idlewild South (1970), released on Capricorn Records . The song was primarily written by vocalist Gregg Allman , who first began composing it at a rented cabin outside Macon , Georgia .
[18] The Gregg Allman-penned "Don't Keep Me Wonderin'" follows, featuring Duane on slide guitar and Oakley's friend Thom Doucette on harmonica. [19] "Midnight Rider" developed quickly and featured lyrics contributed by roadie Robert Payne, who threw out a suggestion to Gregg Allman while together at their equipment warehouse. [17]
"Jessica" is an instrumental piece by American rock band the Allman Brothers Band, released in December 1973 as the second single from the group's fourth studio album, Brothers and Sisters (1973). Written by guitarist Dickey Betts , the song is a tribute to gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt , in that it was designed to be played using only ...
The Road Goes On Forever was The Allman Brothers Band's first compilation album, a two-LP set released in 1975.It featured songs from the Allmans' first five albums. In 2001, an expanded edition was released featuring 13 more tracks.
Gregg Allman was 21 years old when the song was first recorded. Its writing dates back to late March 1969, when The Allman Brothers Band was first formed. [11] Gregg had failed to make a name for himself as a musician during a late-1960s stint in Los Angeles, [12] and was on the verge of quitting music altogether when his brother Duane Allman called and said his new band needed a vocalist.
Allman grew up with an interest in rhythm and blues music, and the Allman Brothers Band fused it with rock music, jazz, and country. He wrote several of the band's most popular songs, including "Whipping Post", "Melissa", and "Midnight Rider". Allman also had a successful solo career, releasing seven studio albums.
Opening the album is a version of "Midnight Rider", which Allman first composed and recorded for the Allman Brothers Band's second album, Idlewild South in 1970. For the new recording, Allman aimed for a "swamp"-like atmosphere, "with the image of moss hanging off the trees, alligators and fog, darkness, [and] witches," he later wrote. [17]
Nassau Coliseum: Uniondale, NY: 5/1/73 is a two-CD live album by the Allman Brothers Band.It was recorded at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on May 1, 1973. The fourth archival concert release from the Allman Brothers Band Recording Company, it features the 1972 to 1976 lineup of the band – Gregg Allman (organ, guitar, vocals), Dickey Betts (guitar, vocals), Chuck Leavell (piano ...