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In 2014 — when the Allman Brothers Band decided the time had come to stop touring — the band briefly discussed a show at New York’s Madison Square Garden. In the end, the group opted for a series of ...

The Allman Brothers Band history reads like an Italian opera, with death, betrayal and reconciliation played against a background of worldwide fame, rapturous fans and stunning music. At the center of ...

The surviving members of the Allman Brothers Band have paid tribute “with deep sadness” to guitarist Dickey Betts, a founding member of the group who died Thursday at age 80. “His extraordinary guitar ...

Following the deaths of Duane Allman in 1971 and bassist Berry Oakley in 1972, The Allman Brothers Band didn’t quit. Even in the wake of tragedy, the band soldiered on, bringing pianist Chuck Leavell ...

The Peacheaters bring the iconic blues and rock sound of the Allman Brothers Band to the Majestic Theatre on Saturday, Nov 22 ...

The music world lost a legend on Thursday morning (April 18) when Allman Brothers Band co-founder and singer-guitarist Dickey Betts died at 80 years old, following a battle with cancer and chronic ...

The obvious significance of The Final Note -Painters Mill Music Fair, Owings Mills, MD 10-17-71 is evident in the title. This was the last performance by guitarist and Allman Brothers Band founder ...

Near the beginning of “Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President,” the new documentary that explores the 39th president’s connection to the music community during his four-year term, President Carter offers ...