The best guitar solos – from driving riffs to technical displays of mastery – make a song complete or transcend the track entirely.
Duane Allman’s guitar work on the tune. Indeed, Clapton’s multi-layered guitars play off Allman to create a riff that is timeless and distinctive. Clapton was, of course, also behind the riff forCream’s “Sunshine Of Your Love,” during a period in which acolytes called him “God.”...
Duane Allman: An Anthology, Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective, Ton-Ton Macoute! 1,045 votes An extraordinarily talented guitarist, this founding member of the Allman Brothers Band brought a fresh, innovative approach to the blues, incorporating elements of rock, jazz, and soul. Known for ...
Howard Duane Allman was an incredible guitarist, session muso, and founder and leader of the Allman Brothers Band. Nicknamed “Skydog”, the Nashville Tennessee native is well remembered for his tenure in the band and for his uniquely expressive slide guitar playing and inventive improv skills...
Photo of Gregg Allman by Tom Bunning Did you know that the Allman Brothers Band had something special right from the start? We did, man. When I got to Florida I took a drink of water and Duane handed me the lyrics to “Trouble No More.” He said, “This goes one beat over a 12...
14. Duane Allman – Skydog Click Here to Buy “Duane Allman –Skydog” strings together the meteoric journey of the guitar virtuoso whose life was a lightning bolt in the world of rock and blues. With each page, you’re riding shotgun with Allman, cruising through the creation of the Al...
2: The Allman Brothers Band: At Fillmore East (1971) Following the demise of the brothers’ fledgling bands The Second Coming and Hourglass, Duane and Gregg Allman formed their celebrated self-titled band and, in 1971, they laid down one of the best live albums in history at the famous Fi...
made the group's legend. Twenty-three-year-oldGregg Allman, who wrote the song, sounds like a world-weary bluesman as the group takes flight, opening the path for brotherDuane's soaring guitar solo, one of the all-time greats. There isn't a second here that doesn't matter. (Gallucci...
made the group's legend. Twenty-three-year-oldGregg Allman, who wrote the song, sounds like a world-weary bluesman as the group takes flight, opening the path for brotherDuane's soaring guitar solo, one of the all-time greats. There isn't a second here that doesn't matter. (Gallucci...
Duane Allman played what he wanted to hear. There have been bottleneck-guitar players forever, from the Twenties through the Sixties, but Duane began doing things no one had ever done before. He had a tone and a style that were uniquely his. He was just a stunning and sing...