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‘He experienced a full life of trauma’: documentary explores troubled tale of Gregg Allman

A new documentary focuses on the hugely successful musician whose life was punctuated by tragedy

The Guardian - US · Jun 16

"We were increasingly attracted to the beats, yet the Allman Brothers remain some of our biggest heroes." How ZZ Top mixed Depeche Mode and southern rock to deliver one of the biggest songs of 1983

The story of Sharp Dressed Man, the second of the Eliminator video trilogy that catapulted ZZ Top into pop culture superstardom

Louder · Jun 10

“When he started soloing he turned every knob up on the amp – all the way up. It was great!”: Sadler Vaden on when he and Jason Isbell jammed Little Wing with Pearl Jam's Mike McCready

Vaden and Isbell were playing the Paramount in Jimi Hendrix's hometown Seattle when they invited another local legend onstage to join them. A top-tier performance ensues

MusicRadar · Apr 29

“It’s so hard when you come in to bands like Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers where the fans actually care who the bass player is”: How Oteil Burbridge set about replacing Phil Lesh to become Dead & Company’s new singing bass hero

Burbridge played with The Allman Brothers and Tedeschi Trucks Band before joining Dead & Company alongside guitarist John Mayer

Guitar World · Nov 7, 2025

“There were 300,000 people there, so just the adrenaline rush alone was making for some great music”: Warren Haynes on putting his stamp on Allman Brothers' classics, Woodstock ’94, and finishing what Gregg Allman started with Derek Trucks’ help

The Whisper Sessions finds the Gov't Mule frontman paring his solo album back to its essence, and here he talks about how it all ties in with seminal experiences with David Allan Coe and the Allmans

MusicRadar · Sep 13, 2025

"They've earned the right to keep channelling the spirit of the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd": Robert Jon & The Wreck keep the southern vibes alive on Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes

Hard-working southern-fried So Cal quintet Robert Jon & The Wreck make an impressive return on album number nine

Louder · Aug 21, 2025

“They stole our name, which means Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were listening to our records. But the main reason people know us is Gary Moore, and that doesn’t bother me at all”: The tale of the original Irish Skid Row

Bassist Brush Shiels looks back on his lifelong friendship with Moore, why he won’t sue the American hair metal band, and how Peter Green was responsible for their first album sounding so bad

Guitar World · Jul 18, 2025

“From the very beginning, they never asked me to play more like Duane”: Warren Haynes on what Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts told him when he joined the Allman Brothers Band

Haynes knew the significance of stepping into the Allman Brothers Band but he had the chops, he knew the material inside and out, and he had been playing with Betts for years

MusicRadar · Jul 9, 2025

“The joke has always been, ‘Zakk, are you from the South?’ And I say, ‘Yeah, South Jersey! Down near the shore, bro!’”: Why Zakk Wylde swapped Black Label Society and metal for southern rock on Book Of Shadows 2

Zakk Wylde’s love of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Neil Young knows no bounds

Metal Hammer · Feb 1, 2025

How Jimmy Carter became the Rock’n’Roll President

IN FOCUS: The late 39th President of the United States had deep connections to musicians like Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and The Allman Brothers. Kevin E G Perry looks back at how rock’n’roll shaped Jimmy Carter and helped carry him to the White House

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2024