1967 Otis Redding Dies In Plane Crash

I was only vaguely aware of Otis Redding prior to what might be called his "breakthrough" event - an appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967. I now know, of course, that he was already established as a singer, songwriter and record producer well before Monterey and had been performing professionally since the late 1950s.

His activities, were limited to a large extent in those early days by the ongoing effects of racial segregation that persisted in the USA well into the 1960's. As a result, he performed mainly on what is referred to as the "Chitlin Circuit" named after the popular soul food dish of pigs intestines (called chitterlings).

He was, however, in very good company. Other performers on that circuit also did OK for themselves,  albeit after having moved away from it into wider circulation, as segregation gradually became a thing of the past. These include Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight and Wilson Pickett, to name but a few.

Prior to the major impact on his career that was to be Monterey, Otis had nonetheless made a lot of headway, (and quite a lot of money), and had released several singles that sold very well including "These Arms of Mine" which sold almost a million copies.

Monterey was, however, his opportunity to break into the largely white audience from which he had previously been hidden, at least to an extent. His appearance was the closing act on the Saturday night and he was backed by Booker T and the MGs. from most of the accounts that are available, he went down a storm and was certainly brought to the notice of such influential folk as The Rolling Stones and The Beatles.

Post Monterey, Otis had success with the single "Sweet Soul Music", which was actually a re-working, in conjunction with singer Arthur Conley, of the Sam cooke song "Yeah Man" but was out of action for some time due to requiring surgery to treat polyps which had formed on his larynx.

It was during the post Monterey period, three days before his death as it turned out, that he wrote and recorded his masterwork, "Sittin On The Dock of The Bay" which was released posthumously and became a massive hit worldwide selling in excess of 4 million copies.

In December 1967, Otis and his band were hopping from venue to venue in his private aircraft. They were due to travel from Nashville where they had made a TV appearance and played at a small venue, to Madison Wisconsin - the location of the venue for their next appearance, a nightclub called the Factory.
Weather conditions were poor and they were advised not to make the trip. Make it they did, however, and the pilot ran into trouble just before reaching its destination.

The exact cause of the accident has not been determined but the plane crash landed in Lake Monona killing all but one of passengers and the pilot. The only survivor was trumpet player Ben Cauley.

Otis Ray Redding jnr was born in September 1941 and died on the 10th December 1967 aged only 26.

1980 Ex-Beatle John Lennon Shot Dead In New York.

In the same way that many people of my parent's generation remember where they were when it was announced that President Kennedy had been assassinated  I can clearly remember where I was when I heard the news about John Lennon's murder.
It hardly matters, but for the record, I was in Birmingham, (UK), on a training course.
The man who, in conjunction with Paul McCartney, had been responsible for some of the most memorable songs in the history of popular music, was gunned down outside a New York Hotel by a man for whom, just a few hours earlier, Lennon had signed a copy of his album "Double Fantasy".
Having acknowledged John's massive achievements as a songwriter, a singer and as a truly inspirational human being, it has to be said that he did have more than his fair share of mishaps.

The first of these was the death of his mother after being struck by a car when John was 17 years of age. His parents had split up (his father was a seaman), and John's aunt Mimi and her husband George actually looked after him for most of his childhood and adolescence.

John's scholastic performance was not too good, he failed all his 'O' Level exams, (roughly the equivalent of today's GCSE's) although he did manage to secure a place at the Liverpool College Of Art with a little help from his friends, (actually his headmaster and his aunt Mimi interevened). Their intervention was to no avail however because John reverted to his childhood role as class comic and was eventually expelled.

All of this, of course, had no adverse effect of his talents as a musician and, after completing their apprenticeship in the bars of Hamburg as well as hundreds of other small venues, along with many other British bands of the time, the Beatles had "made it big" and went in search of the big money - in the USA.

It was there that John's quick fire wit and propensity to speak first and think afterwards got him and his bandmates into a great deal of trouble. Whilst being interviewed in the UK he made a remark, "Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink ... We're more popular than Jesus now, I don't know which will go first, rock and roll or Christianity." At first this remark went unnoticed in the UK but, after a while, it was quoted in the USA and all hell broke loose. Faced with damming public criticism, where once die hard fans were seen burning their copies of Beatles records and the Klu Klux Klan became involved in anti-Beatles rhetoric, the Band were forced to abandon touring over there.

John's heavy and prolonged use of drugs was another of his RockBottoms. He had periods of dependancy and heavy use of LSD, Amphetamines and, eventually, Heroin. It was his eventual withdrawal from Heroin which was the subject of his stark and shocking song, "Cold Turkey", released in 1969.

As if one major controversy in the USA was not enough, John became the focus some years after the "more popular than Jesus" quip, when his political leanings came to the attention of the Nixon administration. John Lennon had managed to piss off the American Government with his stance on the Vietnam war and Nixon, who thought that Lennon's activities could actually impact his chances of a second term in office, made strenuous efforts to get him deported.

It also transpired that John was the subject of extensive FBI activity, details of which were only released after years of campaigning by the author and historian Jon Weiner. in the end, of course, John Lennon was not the architect of Nixon's downfall - he arranged that himself with his involvement in the Watergate scandal.

Future presidents were more accommodating of John's ideals and he eventually gained "green card" status enabling him to live and work in the USA permanently which, to a large extent, he did. He even attended, with Yoko, the inaugural ball of newly-elected President Carter in 1977.

On December 8th 1980 John and Yoko had been working at the Record Plant studio and were returning to their apartment in the Dakota building in New York late in the evening. The plan was to say goodnight to his son, Sean, before going out to a restaurant. As the couple left their vehicle  a gunman who, only that same morning had asked John to autograph a copy of his latest album "Double Fantasy", fired a total of five shots at john's back and shoulders causing fatal injuries.

The murderer, Mark David Chapman, made no attempt to escape the scene and sat on the pavement awaiting arrest. He was tried and found guilty of second degree murder for which he was sentenced to at least 20 years in prison.

John Winston Lennon was born on the 9th of October 1940 and died on the 8th December 1980, aged only 40.

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Recommended Listening



Imagine 1971, Remastered Audio CD
His masterwork and most famous album. If you only buy one Lennon album this has to be it.

1978: The Who's Drummer Keith Moon Dies In Same Apartment As Mama Cass

But not at the same time!

Updated March 2013 - Includes The Who's 2013 Tour Info

It is well known that the prodigiously talented drummer, Keith John Moon was a bit of a "wild one." There are many well documented accounts of his antics both on and off stage and you can see my recommended reading below if you would like all the details.
Despite all of that, and there are differing accounts of most of the incidents that have persisted including the infamous driving of a car into a swimming pool, Moon was a fine drummer in a successful and very highly regarded band.
The Who produced some fabulous work, before Tommy there were such masterpieces as "My Generation," "I'm A Boy," Pictures Of Lily" and "I Can See For Miles" and after Tommy (which was released in 1969 and included the hit single "Pinball Wizard"), came the live album "Live At Leeds" which was recorded in 1970 and is rated by many as one of the best live albums of all time, (although Thin Lizzy's "Live and Dangerous" is stiff competition for that title along with Humble Pie's Rockin the Fillmore, but I digress).
Keith lived the rock and roll lifestyle to the full and this included, regrettably, the all-too-common over indulgence in drugs and alcohol.
In the end it wasn't exploding toilets, (one of his favourite bad-boy signature practical jokes) or indeed any of his excessively boisterous stunts that caused his demise but an overdose of a prescription drug that his doctor had given him to help with the process of giving up alcohol.

Keith John Moon died on 6th September 1978 aged 32, in London.

Another very strange fact surrounding Keith's death, referred to in the title of this post, is that it occurred in the same flat, (owned by Harry Nilson), that Mama Cass Elliot had died in 4 years earlier.

Great News For 2013 - The Who are touring the UK in June with their "Quadrophenia & More" Tour and you can get tickets from this link, (safe and reputable - it takes you to Ticketmaster and plonks you on the correct page).  The Who "Quadrophenia & More Tour" Link.

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RockBottoms Recommended reading:


 My Dear Boy - The Life Of Keith Moon.

Tony Fletcher's book, available in paperback or on Kindle, is over 500 pages (630+ on the Kindle),and is a well written account of Moon's eventful but, sadly, short life. See this and other selected good things in the "Celebrated RockBottoms Store"

RockBottoms Recommended Listening:


Live at Leeds

Recorded at Leeds University in 1970 and as fine a live performance as you will ever hear. This is one to really wind up the stereo for. More selected Who recordings in The "Celebrated RockBottoms Store."

Proby Probed By Benefit Fraud Investigators

The life and times of Texan singer P.J Proby would make an excellent novel. The plot is complex and convoluted but, even so, I think I might have a go at it.
Why though, I can hear you asking, is this once famous trouser-splitting ballad singer considered to be a RockBottom?
Well, there are two reasons, maybe more, but these will do for a start. Firstly, how many people can say that Led Zeppelin were their backing band? Yes, he can say that and I'll give details as to why later, plus, how many balladeers have recorded and performed with progressive rockers Focus? What's more, since qualification as a RockBottom strictly speaking requires something to have gone horribly wrong, he also has two claims on that basis.
Firstly, P.J missed out on the massive hit song "Delilah" which he had recorded for an album from which it was eventually omitted and which subsequently became a massive hit for Tom Jones . Secondly, in 2011, the singer was charged in the UK with benefit fraud. It went to trial but Proby, real name James Marcus Smith, was acquitted of all charges.
If you want a third reason for P.J's RockBottom status, there is always the trouser splitting incident. This was a big deal at the time, leading to ol' PJ being banned by the ABC Theatre chain and by the BBC. It was, however, not such a sensational event as all that might have you believe. He was dancing energetically in tight fitting trousers and they split. He didn't proceed to display his nether regions to the crowd, no one was hurt, nothing was damaged but it was Britain in the sixties, operated by a bunch of seriously out of touch bureaucrats. Thank goodness its not like that now!

I said I'd come back to the "Led Zeppelin was my backing band" claim. Well. I did exaggerate slightly here, but only slightly because it is, to all intents and purposes, true. In 1968 P.J recorded an album called "Three Week Hero" and his backing band for that project was indeed, the "New Yardbirds" shortly afterwards to become Led Zeppelin.
The work with Focus happened in 1978 when he recorded an album with the Dutch band entitled Focus Con Proby. I haven't got a copy and I haven't heard it so no comment really.

James Marcus Smith AKA P.J Proby was born in Texas on November 6, 1938. He is still recording and performing.

Somewhere Over The Rainbow - There's A Church!

After having first been used as a cinema, which was, after all, what it was originally designed and built for, the building that many a concert goer from the 70s attended in order to pay homage to their chosen rock gods, (or indeed godesses), has now become a church.
After it had served its time as a cinema, having originally been called the Astoria, the Odeon closed its doors in September 1971 and was renamed the Rainbow Theatre.
It was here that some of rock's finest hours occurred. Its a long list but it started with the Who performing the opening concert in November 1971, supported by the little known Roxy Music and a great blues Singer/Guitarist called Loyd Watson who, like me, hailed from the Cambridgeshire city of Peterborough.
Prior to this, however, back in its days as a cinema, The Rainbow hosted occasional music concerts and it is notable for the fact that Jimi Hendrix played there on 31st march 1967. It was at this event, for the first time, that Jimi set fire to his guitar as part of the act - a stunt he became famous for afterwards along with playing the instrument with his teeth and behind his back. At this point, Jimi was not top of the bill however, that honour being held by the Walker Brothers. Another pre-rainbow highlight was the Beachboys who recorded their "Live In London" album there.
During its lifetime as one of the world's premier music venues, the rainbow played host to many legendary acts, a few of which are as follows, in no particular order:

• Queen, (recorded 1974's "Live At The Rainbow")
• Genesis, (recorded 1973's "Live At The Rainbow")
• David Bowie, (who introduced us to Ziggy Stardust there in August 1972)
• Stevie Wonder
• Frank Zappa, (due to play 2 nights but pushed off the stage on the first night by a "fan" resulting in serious injury)
• Deep Purple
• Eddie and the Hot Rods, (recorded live album 1977)
• Bob Marley, (recorded "Live At The Rainbow" there)
• Wishbone Ash
• Mott The Hoople
• Buzzcocks, (recorded live album there 1979)
• Fairport Convention
• Pink Floyd
• Yes, (parts of he live album "Yessongs" recorded here)
• Lindisfarne
• Alice Cooper
• King Crimson
• Thin Lizzy, (parts of "Live & Dangerous" recorded there)
• Stiff Little Fingers, (live album "Hanx" recorded there, 1980)
• Iron Maiden, (1981 live video "Live At Rainbow Theatre" recorded there)

and, as they say, many more.

The Rainbow closed as a music venue on Christmas Eve 1981 with the management citing difficulties in maintaining the building to the standard required by its listed status. I myself was working in the industry  at the time and had become aware of the problems in staging major bands in what were relatively small venues where it was becoming difficult to cover the costs of touring. The maths, increasingly, started to point towards larger venues for major acts where they could stand a chance of making a profit.
From the venue's point of view, all smaller venues, not just the Rainbow, it was getting difficult to fill the places often enough to keep the numbers in the black.
The Rainbow served as a boxing venue for a short time and, like many of Top Rank's former cinemas, was considered for conversion into a Bingo Hall but in 1995, following years of disuse, it was purchased and restored by the Brazilian Pentecostal Church who still own and use it to this day.

So, one of the worlds premier venues is currently a church, nothing wrong with that, my "RockBottom" angle here is that this wonderful destination for musical pilgrims has, like many other smaller venues, fallen by the wayside as we rush towards a concert culture that involves much larger venues that are primarily designed for sporting events with tens of thousands of seats and in which you will almost certainly not have much of a view of the act - except of course, on the giant screens that have become ubiquitous at such occasions.

That's progress of course and I accept it as you must too. If you want to see major bands its probably going to be in an Arena or stadium or at one of the increasing number of festivals that keep popping up.

The Rainbow Theatre, born 1930, still going strong.

Thanks to Rick Burton who runs an excellent site dedicated to the Rainbow Theatre here.

Here are some links for Rainbow Live concert albums.


Bob Marley & The Wailers Live At The Rainbow Theatre (recorded 1977)
This link is for the DVD.


Focus At The Rainbow, (recorded May 1973)
The guitar virtuoso Jan Akkerman was still with them at this point, (he left in 1976 but has played with them since then for short spells). remastered and sounding great. This link is for the CD, see the "Celebrated RockBottoms Store" for MP3 and other options.

Alvin Lee Dies - 45 Years After

After Woodstock, that is.

Alvin Lee wasn't a RockBottom, of course, not in the normal sense, he was one of the best guitarists on the planet and had enjoyed huge success with Ten Years After and beyond. I just wanted to say a few words about a man whose music had brought me so much pleasure.

Ever since I first heard "I'm Going Home" on the Woodstock album and saw the film I was spellbound by Alvin's guitar playing. I wanted to be able to play like that. I practiced my arse off but, of course, I never reached those heights. The riff to "Love Like a Man" was about as far as I got but it didn't matter because I could always listen to the real thing on the Ten Years After albums.

I was disappointed when Alvin left Ten Years After, somehow it wasn't the same afterwards although the others carried on and are still performing to this day - good on them.

The RockBottom here seems to be in the manner of his demise, apparently as a result of complications following a surgical procedure. The family haven't released the full details and their privacy is to be respected but whatever the cause of Alvin's death they have my commiserations and heartfelt sympathy.

He was a fine musician and I for one am very glad that he shared his craftsmanship with the world. Alvin Lee died on March 6th in Spain, aged 68.

As my regular readers know, I like to recommend things that I have myself enjoyed and think they might too. With Alvin this is a very long list so I'm going to limit it to the very best. If you want to experience Alvin's guitar work then one of the live albums would be a good choice, see my special TYA selection in the "Celebrated RockBottoms Store." For now, however, this is the one I have on my MP3 player and as a CD, it has all the best studio and live stuff, yes - including "I'm Going Home," and is available as a CD, (the picture link below), or as an MP3.


Ten Years After - The Best Of (Audio CD)
14 tracks to introduce you to the band and, in particular, Alvin Lee's superior guitar work. If you prefer an MP3, it's here The Best Of Ten Years After.
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Kevin Ayers Dies In France Aged 68

There are very few musicians on the planet who could boast that Mike Oldfield used to be their bass player. Kevin Ayers could, although I don't know whether he ever did.
Although Kevin could not be described as a RockBottom in the literal sense, he did have, what is often called, "a good innings" although these days I think most of us would like to get well into our seventies or eighties before heading for the final gig in the great stadium in the sky.
My angle with Kevin, stay with me on this, is that he never seemed to get quite as far as he could have done, given his considerable talent and extensive network of contacts in the industry.
Kevin's long career started in the mid-sixties when he became a founder member of the Canterbury-based Wilde Flowers. This band became a starting point for several other notable musicians and two principal bands came into being from the ashes of Wilde Flowers when it fell apart in the mid-sixties, namely Caravan and Soft Machine which Kevin formed with drummer Robert Wyatt, Guitarist Daevid Allen and bassist Hugh Hopper.
Keyboard player Mike Ratledge soon completed the lineup and Soft Machine became successful in the UK and toured the USA supporting Jimi Hendrix in 1968.
After this tour Kevin left Soft Machine to follow a solo career and released a number of fine albums with the Harvest label following which he moved to Island Records and released the critically acclaimed "The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories" with Mike Oldfield making a comeback into the lineup.
As the seventies wore on, Kevin performed less and almost disappeared from the scene until, in 1988, he released "Fallin Up" which met with considerable acclaim and also recorded a vocal for Mike Oldfield's "Flying Start".
After this, Kevin again became a virtual recluse and spent much of his time in his adopted French home, the medieval village of Montolieu.
After a brief burst of activity in 2007 with the release of "The Unfairground" which, once again, gained considerable critical acclaim, Kevin once again retreated into obscurity and died in his sleep on 18 February 2013 aged 68.
Rolling Stone magazine referred to Kevin as "Britain's Carefree Psychedelic Genius" when announcing his death - I think that says it all.

Recommended Listening & Reading
It's worth setting some time aside and listening to a selection of Kevin's work but if I had to choose a few for you, which is a task I happily take upon myself, then we'd have to include:


Joy Of A Toy
Kevin's first album, still plenty of overtones, or are they undertones? of the Soft Machine. This is hardly suprising since several of his old colleagues from Soft Machine were featured on the album. This is one I urge you to listen to first although if you want a great value option covering the early years of Kevin's career then the following is probably a better bet:


The Harvest Years 1969-1974
All four of the albums Kevin created with Harvest records before moving to Island Records. He did return to Harvest in 1976 but those recordings are not on this compilation.

My favourite Kevin Ayers track is May I?, from his second album, Shooting At The Moon with Mike Oldfield, Lol Coxhill and David Bedford. This is the one you should really get if you only want a flavour of the man's work, (although there is much that you would be missing), here is the MP3 download link

Other great Kevin Ayers & Soft Machine stuff can be found in the "Celebrated Rockbottoms Store" or check out the currently listed items available on eBay.

Atomic Rooster's Vincent Crane Dies From Overdose 1989 Aged 46.

Those of us who remember The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown will usually think of that burning helmet before anything else. The song, "Fire" was a number one hit for the band and one Vincent Rodney Cheesman, AKA Vincent Crane, was the keyboard player.
Vincent was a member of The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown since the start and stayed with Brown until the tour of the USA in 1969 after which he and Carl Palmer left to form Atomic Rooster.
Atomic Rooster were, predictably, successful as an albums band and very popular on tour, I saw them several times and they did not disappoint  They also enjoyed a couple of chart hits with "Tomorrow night" and "Devil's Answer" in 1971.
Carl Palmer had departed in 1970 to form ELP with Greg Lake and Kieth Emerson but Vincent continued with various lineup changes, including a spell with the wonderful Chris Farlowe as vocalist, until February 1975.
He played with numerous other musicians including Rory Gallagher and Peter Green which gives an indication as to the esteem in which he was held by the very best in the business. He also featured in the lineup of Dexy's Midnight Runners for a spell in 1985.
The problem was, unfortunately, Vincent was not in good health, having suffered from mental illness for almost all of his career.
The end came in 1989 when Vincent sadly died from an overdose of painkillers on 14th February, aged only 45.
If you haven't listened to Atomic Rooster recently give them a go - Vincent's keyboard work is superb and Carl Palmer needs no recommendation from me, you know how good he is. Here is my selection of their work:


Atomic Rooster
Their first album from 1970, on MP3, also available as a CD - visit the "Celebrated RockBottoms Store" for the full Atomic Rooster recommendations. A fine first album showcasing the high levels of musicianship in the band but subsequent albums were, arguably, more accessible and better entertainment. This is the only album to feature Carl Palmer on drums.


Death Walks Behind You - Expanded Version MP3 Download
Both of the band's chart singles, "Tomorrow Night" and "Devils Answer" are on this one which now has extra tracks and has been remastered to sound fab.

I'm not aware of any books currently in print about Vincent or Rooster but he does get a mention in the rather excellent "All The Madmen" which is now available on Kindle, as below:


This is an interesting and entertaining book and well worth the download. it examines the lives and careers of a number of musicians who suffered from various disorders that we often collectively refer to as mental illness.


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The Triple Tragedy Of The Allman Brothers Band

Recognised as being one of the finest guitar bands ever, the Allman Brothers Band was formed in 1969 by the two Allman Brothers Greg and Duane along with bassist Berry Oakley, drummers Butch Trucks and Jaimo Johanson, (yes, they did have two drummers!), and guitarist Dickey Betts.

Both brothers were born in Nashville Tennessee, Duane in 1946 and his younger brother Gregg in 1947, the sons of an US army sergeant who himself met a bizarre and untimely end when he was murdered following a robbery attempt by an ex-serviceman to whom he had given a lift in his car.

The band quickly achieved success and were touring and recording prolifically in the late 60's and early 70's. A landmark in their career was the release of the "Live At Fillmore East" album in 1971. This is included in my list of fine live albums which includes the Who's "Live At Leeds", Thin Lizzy's "Live and Dangerous" and Humble Pie's "Rockin' The Fillmore."

It was, sadly, whilst they were enjoying success at such a level that their first tragedy occurred. Duane Allman was a keen motorcyclist and owned a Harley Davidson Sportster on which he was travelling at high speed on October 29, 1971 when he reportedly struck a truck and sustained serious injuries from which he died shortly afterwards.

After the release of the band's 2nd album, "Idlewild South," Duane had joined forces with Eric Clapton to record the classic "Layla and Other Love Stories" album under the guise of Derek and the Dominos. Clapton was a great admirer of Duane's playing and at one point had invited him to join the Dominos permanently - an invitation which Duane declined.

There is a popular myth that Lynyrd Skynrd's "Freebird" was written about Duane but this is not true, the song having been written some time prior to the accident, but the late Ronnie Van Zant, Skynyrd's vocalist, often dedicated the song to Duane during live performances.

The second tragedy to affect the band, who had decided to continue after Duane's death, was the death on  November 11, 1972, of bassist Berry Oakley in extraordinarily similar circumstances to those of Duane's sad demise. Berry died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in a location very close to, but not as has often been reported, the same as that where Duane was killed. He was the same age as Duane when he died, a mere 24 years.

The third part in the triple tragedy concerned Berry's replacement, bassist Lamar Williams. Lamar stayed with the band until it ceased to function in 1976, (although it subsequently reformed and is still active to this day), and died from lung cancer in 1981 at the age of only 34. Lamar had served in Vietnam and had allegedly been exposed to "Agent Orange" a chemical weapon, which was considered by medical staff to be a contributory factor in his death.

RockBottoms Recommended Reading:


Skydog, The Duane Allman Story
Skydog is the nickname by which Duane Allman was known and was reputedly an amalgamation of "Skyman" as he was dubbed by soul man Wilson Pickett for whom Duane had played as a session musician and "Dog" as he was often called by friends in reference to his long hair and sideburns.
This paperback book, not currently available in Kindle format, is written by Randy Poe,  past president of Leiber & Stoller Music Publishing and former executive director of the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York.
The book covers Duane's life and that of the Allman Brothers Band.


My Cross To Bear
Duane Allman's younger brother, the six-times married Gregg Allman, tells the story of the band and his own eventful life including his marriage to Cher and his relationship with his mega-talented brother.The picture link is for the paperback, follow this one for the Kindle download.

You can find my recommended listening in the "Celebrated RockBottoms Store" but I really must insist that you get a copy of the 1971 Fillmore performance on your MP3 player and if you only get the chance to listen to one track on your way to the office, "whipping post" gets my vote every time. here's the link to the MP3, its also still available on CD - visit the store.

 
Live At The Fillmore East - The Allman Brothers, MP3 Download.
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