The Allman Betts Band – Down To The River
Format: CD
Label: BMG
Releasedatum: 28 juni 2019
In December of 2017, Devon Allman was ready. After a year of mourning the losses of his mother and father, Allman was ready to make music again. He deeply appreciated all of the condolences and well-wishes, but, respectfully, it was time to forge ahead.
Allman organized a concert at the historic Fillmore in San Francisco to honor the music and memory of his father, founding Allman Brothers Band keyboardist and singer, Gregg Allman, and also to debut his new band, The Devon Allman Project. A proverbial star-studded affair- with guests such as G. Love and Robert Randolph- the marathon performance also marked the beginning of a partnership with Duane Betts, son of founding Allman Brothers Band guitarist and singer, Dickey Betts. It was time, in that historic venue, to pass the spirit to this next generation. It was time to take all the lessons of the past, all their collective experiences, and make something new.
Betts recently had turned solo after a touring stint with folk-rockers Dawes, and would serve as an opening artist on the Devon Allman Project 2018 world tour, as well as joining Allman each night for a musical tip of the hat to their respective fathers. The year-long trek was the first to pairAllman and Betts, and saw the two tally nearly 100 dates at theatres and festivals nationally and internationally, including a summer leg in Europe, and notable appearances at Colorado’s venerable Red Rocks amphitheater, the Peach Festival, Gov’t Mule’s Island Exodus in Jamaica, and a return to The Fillmore for the second annual, sold-out Allman Family Revival.
Tracklist:
01. All Night
02. Shinin’
03. Try
04. Down To The River
05. Autumn Breeze
06. Good Ol’ Days
07. Melodies Are Memories
08. Southern Accents
09. Long Gone
The Allman Betts Band is:
Devon Allman- guitar, vocals
Duane Betts- guitar, vocals
Berry Duane Oakley- bass, vocals
Johnny Stachela- guitar, vocals
John Ginty- keyboards
R Scott Bryan- percussion, vocals
John Lum- drums
DOWN TO THE RIVER 2019 TOUR:
21.07 – Blues Peer, Peer (B)
24.07 – Paradiso, Amsterdam
Photo by Chris Brush @ Smoking Monkey Photo
Jammer dat Berry Duane, de zoon van Berry Oakley niet in het verhaal genoemd wordt. Berry Duane (ja genoemd naar…….) is de zoon van de originele bassist en mede oprichter van de Allman Brothers. Is toch zeker meer waard dan alleen het noemen van de naam.
Mvg, Tony van Ark
Bedankt voor het delen van deze info met betrekking tot The Allman Betts Band, lijkt me geweldig als deze mannen het southern rockwerk van hun vaders voort zetten.
Was gisteravond in Paradiso bij het eerste concert in Nederland van The Allman Betts Band. Wat een fantastisch concert met supertalenten en geweldige blues muziek van deze getalenteerde en gedreven musici. Twee uur en een kwartier genoten samen met publiek, bestaand uit voornamelijk dol enthousiaste 60 plussers, gemengd met jonge mensen die de voortzetting van de ABB door een nieuwe generatie blues muzikanten vorm geven.