The Allmans Brothers Band 7-17-70 (Duane Allman) Part 6

[supermemojo]

Will post more, but right now....I cant believe I am seeing this one on video.Thank u for the posting. The Allmans have been like a wood stove to my soul over the years they have given warmth in dark hours.Yes I saw them live, but the feelings in my heart are stll alive with this music.

[impala327]

Not the best Duane.

[annasworld1]

Iriomaidan1

If im not mistaken its Mountain Jam and he goes into WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN...

[jpb962]

Watching and listing to Duane play is like feeling the hand of God touch you.

[annasworld1]

This is phenominal foitage...he made the guitar cry like no other, made me cry

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[ir0nmaiden1]

anyone know if this song has a name?

[LexLuthier1]

Hey Dave, I can tell you that the best stuff is yet to come. I think it will happen in the pretty near future because none of us is getting younger. Negotiations are going on right now that might finally get some of the best stuff that was recorded, you probably know who, into release. I've seen it at events for potential investors and it's very good.

Duane is off the chain.

[screeningmimi]

@LexLuthier1 Are you kidding? Don't play with me. : ) This is really great news, please keep us updated, it would be beyond fantastic to see what you did and more!

[LexLuthier1]

@screeningmimi Keep your fingers crossed...the film will be about the Atlanta International Pop Festival so keep an eye out.

[impala327]

people baggin on Dickey out to listen to more live stuff w/ Duane...they were meant for each other-incredible telepathy and jams.

[AshGSam]

How can anyone "Dislike" this one...

[kevinlcpc]

Duane was too good to be true, and he deserves all of the strokes people give him. I saw the Allmans 1970 till Duane's death, 3 times and each time there was new, amazing jams that left me with my mouth open catching flies. Hearing this and the other records still do this for me.

[Cannadarlin1]

One Word................FANTASTIC

[screeningmimi]

magical! Thanks so much for sharing....no one before or after even compares

[howarddallman]

duane allman is got to be the greatest gutiar player that ever lived

[howarddallman]

I drove up to love valley last year and talked with andy barker, the mayor or owner of love valley, he told me about having the 1970 concert professionally flimed, I think he told me he paid the allman brothers 500.00.He told me a japaness company offered him a millon dollars for the footage , but it would never be sold as long as he was alive, said he didnt need the money He said it was locked up in his vault , boy i wish i could have been there.

[screeningmimi]

@howarddallman You and me both would have loved to have been there!  Thanks for the info. It's a relief that he's not selling the footage overseas, but I sure wish he'd open the vault and let people see it! I remember reading that a lot of that old footage hasn't aged well and needs some TLC to make it possible to see it again.

[howarddallman]

I drove up to love valley last year and talked with andy barker, the mayor or owner of love valley, he told me about having the 1970 concert professionally flimed, I think he told me he paid the allman brothers 500.00.He told me a japaness company offered him a millon dollars for the footage , but it would never be sold as long as he was alive, said he didnt need the money He said it was locked up in his vault , boy i wish i could have been there.

[skydog81]

DUANE, wAS CALLED SKYMAN BY King Curtis because of his playing,later someone named him Skydog because of beard minus his chin being shaved,kinda of doglike true story

[johnmitchel1958]

Isn't this the infamous '57 Gold Top? Makes me cry every time.

[Unclemoparman]

Second only to Hendrix.

[fcbtim]

@Unclemoparman nah. both equals in my opinion

[Unclemoparman]

@fcbtim good for you.

[ShawnyMartin]

@Unclemoparman i don't think duane was behind anybody other than the 3 kings.

[Unclemoparman]

@ShawnyMartin a matter of opinion but Duane didn't really sing or write. But he certainly was #1 at the time of his accident - and headed much higher.

[Unclemoparman]

@ShawnyMartin well he wrote music, some music but he did not write lyrics or sing. I understand there are people who prefer Clapton to Jimi because he was more simplistic/straight blues/digestible but Hendrix is unquestionably the most talented and revolutionary player live and in the studio his dominance is remarkable. But I love Duane too and I recognize your right to champion him, he's fantastic. Cheers.

[TheJuunit21]

@qsergyuko Get the fuck off Duane Allman's music then you moron. The man's nickname was Skydog because he was constantly high. If you have a problem with people who get high, then you have a problem with Duane Allman. And if you have a problem with Duane Allman, then YOU are the one who should be shot... idiot.

[LexLuthier1]

Dave

I have a friend who is making a film about Alex Cooley, the promoter behind the Atlanta International Pop Festival. He wants to anchor the presentation with ABB footage. Do you have or know of any previously unseen footage from that festival, the Texas festival, or the Puerto Rico festival that Alex put on?

[LEXGREYMUSIC]

Do you think this is the same gold top that Dicky Betts later used? Is Betts SG shown here the same SG Duane later used for open tunings???

[lgbclp]

@LEXGREYMUSIC That is the same SG, but Dickey's gold top is a different one.

[LEXGREYMUSIC]

Who here thinks Duane's playing a 1968 or 69 Les Paul here, not a 50's as we assumed?

[NilesVideo]

@LEXGREYMUSIC he's playing the gold top that he used for layla, the ABB albums,etc. Much later he traded the 50s gold top for the 50s tobacco burst.

duaneallmansgoldtop "dot" com/index "dot" htm

[58lespaul]

Jesus Christ THIS is how it's done!!!

[greencanoe]

Thanks Scotiadave. Nice to know after a long day I can 'relax' and see such wonderful artistry at work. As much as I love seeing these guys, I can only imagine how epic a show must have been with Duane alive.

At least we have these videos!

[greencanoe]

Gives me goosebumps and brings tears to my eyes.

[Coricidin25]

best youtube vid..........

[bethtvl]

I went to Love Valley Rock Festival..Local girl. Never saw anything like it. So glad to find this video. How awesome..Takes me back. Thank you very much. Beth

[waynealarsen]

Cool, the only other Duane footage besides the Filmore show. Duanes playing a gold top here. great job syncing the sound and footage!

[poopygg]

absolutely SICK!

[dullsvillain]

Not really much call for other jam bands after them

[6stringdaveyM]

I remember the fall of 1970 I was a freshman in college and I went over to my dealers apartment to pick up an ounce. He twisted one up handed it to me and walked over to his stereo and dropped the needle on Idlywild South. And just watched me. He might as well have dropped a road grater on my head. I had messed with guitar in high school but ABB sent me over the edge and 40 years later I still haven't recovered. Still playing a Les Paul

[Scotiadave]

@6stringdaveyM

I think many of us are with you on that one :) Thanks for posting :) Scotia

[athack014]

@Scotiadave sorry I missed the thumbs up! Thank you so so much for putting the time in to share these! haha

[SkydogBU18]

@6stringdaveyM yeah, that sounds about standard haha

[qsergyuko]

@6stringdaveyM you filthy druggie,you should be shot.

[totallygonegearhead]

The notes just flowed out of his fingers like the blood flowing through his veins, amazing....

[sirlovemehard]

--- At 2:30 comes the climax (IMO) and on Eat A Peach, it's a brain meltdown (as well as here). I think about sex and trippin' alot with this song, as I have had both at the same time and it's great

[sirlovemehard]

THE best song The Allman Brothers ever played and wrote... by far. Trip to this... it's a voyage.... especially The Eat A Peach version. On CD you don't have to flip the tape over which makes it doubley better.

[mojoman566]

Awesome.

[dano1881]

sick.. i am a huge fan of ABB but i'm younger than most of y'all and so am more familiar with the current lineup than this one. This video was great thanks for posting. I do think that the current iteration does do duane proud, and I think he would be proud of how warren and derek bring it. sorry dickie fans... no doubt he got a raw deal.

[k1re33]

I guess Duane wasn't ready to stop yet at 6:00. He was such a beautiful man and such a powerful person. (I am commenting on his soul and inner spirit, please no need for homosexual remarks).

[sirlovemehard]

@k1re33 ROFL

[Skyman46]

Duane Allman...Never ceases to amaze me even after 33 years of listening to em.

This is a sad day for me I just learned that Dickey Betts is giving up touring. Next to Duane there is nobody better in my book. Thanks Dave...

[mcleanartists]

Duane had ascended to Hendrix' throne in Clapton's absence/ withdrawal, it's just that not enough people knew about the Allmans in the pre media explosion age. Now he remains a cult figure of course but for me he's right up there near the mountain top. Thanks for the great job synching this up!

[ZEBRA2828]

These guys coming together as a band could only be described as an act of God

The ORIGINAL ABB---eighth wonder of the world

[screeningmimi]

@ZEBRA2828 Since I can't vote your comment up as I'd love to do, I hope you don't mind my saying that your comment strikes deeply in the hearts of everyone who 'gets' them. A song called "Jazz Man' includes the lycrics "When the jazz man's testifyin a faithless man believes, he can send you into paradise or bring you to your knees" The Bros mainly send even we agnostics into paradise - how can they be anything but heaven sent?

[turkeypizza123]

What key is Duane's solo in?

[randycalifornia]

its in E bro, though he mixes it up a lot , i cant explain it in detail in this message haha, but its in E for sure

[lizardking3]

its a variation on E for sure.

[markh3234]

Strum it Duane!!, the real guitar hero, truly unmatched

[ggman5353]

This clip includes my favorite guitar solo of all time, from the best that ever lived.

[gatorATB]

one of the greatest ever. Thanks for the post.

[88888Rob]

WOW THANKS for the post wow

[allgrams713]

Raw power!! Just another reason this guy has been my favorite for nearly 40 years. WOW!!!

[lampshad3126]

every time i watch duane i end up listening to him for a week. what a musical force

[jimdogcheese]

no words necessary.every note tells the tale of the greatest guitar player of all time.Thanks Duane.

[brokencasket]

Does anybody even play 20 minute songs anymore?

best version of mountain is on "Eat a Peach"

[ffej980]

Duane...

[FillmoreFreak]

I hope all this rare material can find it`s way to the Museum opening in Dec.

[caveman1968]

while Duane might have been one of the greatest guitarist to ever hit my ears i would say dickey is an accomplished songwriter and a pretty good guitar player too, its the personality that makes the player who he is, dicky is just cocky enough to jam good, duane played his asss off all the time and was just having fun so his style was more recognized which most likely encouraged his playing more and more to make him a better guitar player to all of us who refer to duane as a guitar god :D.

[guitarpick678]

I find it hard to pick a favorite band I have like a top ten list, but wow this footage puts the ABB at the very top right now for me. LONG LIVE SKYDOG!

[randycalifornia]

why is dickey so uptight man??? too much acid maybe? ja

[mooiegarage]

maybe not uptight. It's just that he's not Duane.

[allen78704]

thats Richard Betts...He's a dick

[JourneyHome]

Yo guys back off on Dickie he's getting out of Duane's way - steppin' back not sure where Duane is going to take it - got lost trying to keep up so settled back in with the rhythm section - its a physical cue to Duane also - (take it brother) you can hear Dickie roaring back in at the end.

I love that back shot of Duane - because that's what the band was looking at - a man possessed - it puts you right there look at the way Berry and Butch are looking at him - "where are we going next Duane"

[scmah174]

damn.

[Outerzoom]

Duane was transcendent.... cosmic skydog!!!

[TARatko]

That is eff'n awesome - to use a cliched term. The interplay between DB and DA in the last 2 minutes or so is some of the finest guitar dueling one could ever hope to hear. Part jazz, part blues, part country. AWESOME.

[sugarvalleysouth]

Duane Allman, man what a cat he was, Playing his Will the circle be unbroken jam like no other, so in touch with his guitar, like an extension of his body, Wail on Skydog !!!

[CadillacL]

Thnak YOU Youtube, for bringing us this footage of Duane!. I was born in '71 so,

of course, I never saw him live. Duane is w/out a doubtt one of the TOP guitarist on

the planet. & this proves it. Listen ot that tone, fluid notes, power, raw energy!

[Hellsfury6044]

rank you can not rank art. art just is, and this music is art. thank you scotiadave how you got this footage I will never know and what is must have been like to be there I'm sure the grass was green and the mountain was jammin'

[bobcar1953]

Everyone wants to rank guitarists. Different styles appeal to different people. But show me any other guitarist who played almost all of the lead on a 20 minute number( whipping post) then launched right into mountain jam(30 minutes) playing most all of the lead. And never lived to see 25 years old. My all time favorite.

[Danjd1]

DUANE ALLMAN IS GOD

[scrapingteeth]

Too bad the shot wasn't pulled back a little at times to see Duane and Dickey swapping licks. Dickey was playing some really cool shit, too.

[scrapingteeth]

What's realy cool to me is how much better this band got over the next year or so, up until Duane died. And they were great in 70. But when you hear them from late '70 to October '71--wow--amazingly, they found another gear.

[rockman627]

I say the same thing; '71 Brothers hit a thoroughly new level. They had a bit of personality onstage too. 2009 Brothers play great, not as much onstage personality, but they don't really need it. But it's a trip just watching Duane play.

[Equinas]

I think the biggest difference between the Allman brothers of 1970 and 1971 was the fact that Dickey Betts got so much better. Duane was always great.

[joeyaudio]

When will the paying public get a chance. It's ridiculous we fans can't get this!

[otuzzir]

Duane Allman - guitar playing genius!!

[hootersblues]

I couldn't agree more!

[danguini]

every time I see this, I'm just blown away at the talent of D.A. Wow! Touch, feel, tone, expression, just amazing!

[opjkdg]

I wonder what Greg,Dickey,Eric think when viewing this.Duane is still doing his thing shaking the earth to the core. Just a magnificent find, again many thanks.

[placeboing]

Thanks a lot for all the Duane-era allman uploads!

[fillmore12321]

tears of joy at 6:05. I never dreamed of seeing footage like this.

[TeeKay19]

You're right on with that. This is great. Been listening to Mountain Jam off the Fillmore cd a lot lately, and I hear something different each time. But this clip leaves me speechless -- well, almost, since I'm writing this. The break into a different time at 6:05 is incredible! Totally different from the Fillmore release.

[muskratrowdy]

Sounds like they're doing Will the Circle Be Unbroken at that point. Duane was unreal! I have a bunch of Duane era bootlegs and I can tell you that the Fillmore Mtn. Jam was not their best version of this piece. The slide work after the drum solo on Fillmore is vintage Duane, however.

[TARatko]

Interested in trading some? I may have something you don't.

[bthoma1]

I also have some good Duane stuff, whats ya got?

[skankspankr]

"Will the Circle" is the theme they're playing thru most of this vid, starting at @ 3:00.

[placeboing]

WOAH, I had no idea there was more Duane footage out there. AWesome.

[allmanjoy]

chills and tears.....

[whitehorseen]

ahhhh,,,dats my brothers,,,,thnx ,,,good find~EN~

[breakfastisready]

Mountain Jam indeed!

Thanks for posting this.

[ffej980]

Remember Duane Allman

[bthoma1]

Thank you sir for this great Duane footage. Anymore? :)

[dwmck]

WE LOVE AND MISS YOU DUANE !!!!!

[classicbruiser]

duane is the best incredible.. he could solo for hours and not only would the audience not be bored they would be kept riveted throughout... what a great influence for young guitarists and mankind in general.. must've ben made in heaven

[eoj115]

i love the call and response between Duane and Dicky at the end... love it... thats what jamming is all about...

[willrothfuss]

I second all the accolades. What a treat. This is really stirring up some deep memories.

Does anyone remember the old "Battle of the Bands" competitions at the county and state fairs in the south in the '60's? Because my brother and I saw a band in about '67 or so that was so incredibly good that we never forgot it. They literally were the tightest band I ever heard. This was in South Carolina.

Later we wondered if they we had in fact seen some early incarnation of the Allman Brothers

[HendrixClaptonSRV]

i live in south carolina but im pretty sure this was in North Carolina man.. i may be wrong

[HendrixClaptonSRV]

yea Love Valley is a small rural town in North Carolina. just rememberd

[tenorsfan]

This is so moving. Brother Duane alive again for all to see and hear that golden guitar and golden music. Who knew such wonders existed? Scotiadave for president.

[andorkbj]

whale on skydog, thanks for the videos

[howlinfish]

What a treasure. Thanks for sharing Scotiadave !

[rayoll]

like church indeed