IN MEMORY OF ELIZABETH REED ~ THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND ~ AUGUST JAM 1973

[Trixx155]

I love going down to the cemetery in macon since i live close by and just smoke a j by the graves.

[hogoinkspot]

Little Martha's statue is in Rosehill too. She looks almost too lifelike.

[roblschafer]

I'd hitchhiked from Arkansas to this festival when I was 17. Never forget it!

[sloufoot1]

I learned this song this week for guitar

[Id5tabThat]

I'm 17 and I grew up listening to this with my parents. My dad just came home from Aiken, GA and brought me a brick that had fallen from Elizabeth Reed's grave and had been laying in the dirt for some time. He told me the story of it. It was pretty cool, love the song.

[w5pollar]

This is the half of the studio version, why in the world would you label this 1973 jam?

[w5pollar]

Why the hell would you cut this song at 5 minutes? what an idiot

[ffej980]

Clapton ...my ass...Duane Allman is the best...with the ABB...smoking...Clapton could never get close to what Duane was playing...even on Layla...Duane was smoking hot

[makapaci]

Anybody know who said Elizabeth Reed is?

[connieusa27]

@makapaci  i think i read somewhere that they saw her name on a gravestone

[ftworthxxx]

These guys are the best. Only Clapton is better.

[Zappamania100]

No 0 (zeros) that how it should be!

[tariksba]

@tuscan002 , yeah you're 100% right....

[tariksba]

first time i heard it i was 14 , now i'm 53 and still listen to these best sounds from the past...thanx for sharing...

[1install199]

Anyone listening to this song should check out The Sheepdogs "Learn and Burn". They are definitely influenced by the greatness of The Allman's Brothers.

[MrFingers008]

OK. Now Im pissed! What the hell did you cut off the ending for?????? That really blows and you totally ruined a kick ass jam! Thanks for nothing dude!!!!

[MrFingers008]

This song freaking JAMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pmr1957]

Priceless...we will never go through another period of time when the tunes were so real and passionate and heartfelt as though they were then...they will live on forever.

[Tuscan002]

The version of this song live from fillmore east is, in my opinion, the greatest live performance of rock and roll I have ever heard. There comes a point in the solos when the guitars are talking to each other from different channels. One plays a phrase, the other answers, playing that phrase with subtle changes- always different, always recognizable- fundamentally baroque in nature. Listen tpo it critically and enjoy

[Lionsidiot]

I just want to say thank you for 2 things. 1.) thankl you for the wonderful song!!! It's one of the best by The Allman Brothers!! and 2.) Thanks for the story that went with it. It was nice to get the feeling of what a band meant to someone else. The Allman Brothers are worth seeing in any kind of weather. And I remem

ber free form radio...when fm stations could play a tune that was over 5 minutes long...or a track off the beaten path of pop hits...sadly those days are gone...

[jgmalcolm1]

first song i learned on gutair !

[u1n2s3u4n5g6]

Yes Sherry, a very small world. I spent 5 days camped out next to the heliport that summer of 73. The soundcheck concert the day before turned out to be more enjoyable then the actual concert. Maybe it had something to do with the rain the next day. Still can't believe I was in a crowd of 600,000 people. :)

[FRANKMACALUSO]

Pt 2 Jean Paul "Jeep" Bedard , who wrote , sung , played everything except for drums ,( if I remember correctly ) . .... for his bands , was recently asked to play with John Kay (Steppenwolf) while he was in Canada.

[FRANKMACALUSO]

SherryLynn ... I know her , is what I said to myself when surfing The Tube again , finally. When I saw my comment from 10 months ago , I deciced to finish my story . This version of IMOER is fav # 3 ... # 2 is L@TFE ... BUT # 1 is the night Dickey Betts & and my friend and guitarist Jean Paul Bedard , from Sudbury , Canada , ( who I managed and produced at the time ) , played Air Guitar to this in my living room in Ft Lauderdale , in the early '80s

Oh , what a night . TY SherryLynn

[gnr2391]

Please excuse my ignorance, but I know Duane plays slide a lot on this album. Is he on this song?

[jazzysnake]

@gnr2391 he his, but for some reason the video ends right before his solo starts.

[iamgerhardrodax]

Faded it when Duane's solo was just about to begin... Why??

[305bigdad]

My daughter attends college in Atlanta. One of the things I want to do this year is when going there for her soccer games, to make the drive to Macon to see the graves.

[anonymouslolxD]

0:22 It's Kurt Cobain!!!!

[AgurkTomatGulerod]

@anonymouslolxD Then 3:41 is Jon Lord

[anonymouslolxD]

is this the studio version?

[JimmyPage97]

Ladies and gentlemen Dickie fuckin' Betts.

[Keya3596]

That's just creepy, My name is Elizabeth Amber Reed, so for a sec before i read the discription i was lke What the ...?

[adultstorebob]

@Keya3596 The snong was written by Dickey Betts at a cemetary and one of the names on the gravestone he was playing at sain in memory of elizabeth reed so he named that the song

[BaxterD]

You know a lot of people place Allman Brothers under the "southern rock" labeling, but i really feel they, atleast their first few albums, were very soul/jazz. Which this song just screams. Classic beautiful arrangement.

[mizmite]

The Allman Brothers ARE from Macon, Georgia, and, it is there in the Rosehill Cemetery where Elizabeth Napier Reed lays to rest

[Picabitwest]

In memory of WZZQ, Jackson MS.

[djmiles51]

The song was named after a name on a tombstone.

[bucky468]

Who is Elizabeth Reed & why was this song written for her?

[Erif888]

There's a minute cut off of it.

I can't find the full album version of this song anywhere on youtube. Fuck.

[LAX46712]

@heartlandvideogame you probably only listened to the first minute of it. it's actually a really good song and shows the band's skill as musicians.

[LAX46712]

suuuuuch a good tune

[pillsburysbest]

excellent complilations of pics...tuned to a great song!! (waht happened at the end??)

[Beadbud5000]

This is the 1970 studio version

[alnot01]

The Allman Brothers never met her or knew anything about her other than as a name on a tombstone. Elizabeth Reed Napier (1845-1935) came to Macon GA to attend Wesleyan College and never left. “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” (from Idlewild South) is by Dickey Betts, who spent a lot of time sitting and writing in the Macon graveyard, where he noticed Reed’s tombstone. Rumor has it that this tune was actually inspired by someone that Betts couldn't name: Boz Scaggs’s girlfriend of the day.

[alnot01]

I want to praise your passion for "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" by the original Allman Brothers. That tune has haunted me for 40 years. E N Reed was probably a stolid old time Southern woman. It is amazing that Duane & Dickey put her on a pedestal.

Had Duane lived another 20 years, he would be universally revered as an American icon.

"Duane Allman and Berry Oakley lay at rest next to Elizabeth Napier Reed.." IS THIS REALLY TRUE????

[dennisl2008]

This song, to this day, demonstrates without a doubt, how far muscially advanced and how far ahead of their time they, the Allman Brothers Band were, and it still sounds fresh to my ears. The arrangement, mix and solos are note perfect, not too many, not too few, with the Bass as the glue that holds it all together.

[ror312gallery19]

totally awesome wicked kool allman's ,,,,,!!!!!!

[taylormade2go]

Thanks Sherry! The truth is, the composistion was written during a visit to Capricorn Studios from Boz Skaggs and his wife. During a lull between recordings, Dickie and Ms. Skaggs took a strolle down to Rose Hill one night and, on top of E.R.'s plot,.... ......well..., therein lies the song. TRUE STORY!!!!!

[vcc1965]

Great story Sherry, although I was only 8 years old in 1973, I am a big Allman Brothers fan. I recently learned how to play this song on my guitar and i havent been able to stop playing it, Thanks for sharing the story. PS: going to see them next month in Boston, cant wait. I just wish Dickey Betts was still with the band.

[FRANKMACALUSO]

It brought tears to my eyes . Very good !!!!

[sherrylynn70]

I really appreciate your time watching...and commenting...nice to know someone remembers...hope it was a tear of joy...we were blessed who lived then....precious moments..God Bless you always..PEACE♥sherry

[bustballz]

nice..thank you

[hackman1911]

The Allman Bros. NEVER made a bad song, not many bands can say that.

[wolfgar50]

thank you great tune awsome band what more can i say,but turn it the fuck up.........

[ejs1959]

some fucking nazi took in memory of elizabeth reed live at fillmore off youtube as well as whipping post. congrats you fucking nazi fuck.

[44reedom]

They just don't write 'em like this anymore! The Allman Brothers definately pioneered the dual guitar solo harmonizing that many bands have since picked up on. What a shame Duane had to leave us so soon.

[ledgendaryhfxgennyop]

Hey there!

Came looking for Summer Jam video. Thanks for including those images.

Love

[616ist]

My favorite Allmond Brothers song.-Thank you.

[smoovegittar]

Hit a lick for peace... eat a peach for peace. Thanks for the vid - nice!

[beanoalbum]

the live version is also very good.

[wildcats2012]

Wow......what a great posting............

[slyflight]

I would also add, "In memory of free form-radio, whose demise ended my radio career".

Great video, as always my friend!

[sherrylynn70]

You will have to tell me about that someday..I know you have the awesome voice for it..and, free form radio..never knew there was such a thing..thanks always Dan for watching...very nice you just drop by...means aLoT to me..♥

[06mets]

@slyflight Wow,now you've got me wondering...are you from the NY-NJ area?

[coman4ero]

Nice story !

Nice music !

Nice vid. !

Let there Be Light !

Let There Be Peace !

Let There Be Love !

To the All !

& you !

( : - )

[PowderSpirit3]

a classic tune from a classy friend

thanYOU love as always

[sherrylynn70]

Thank you very much....this is one of my favorite Allman Brothers tune...and, it was not accepted for over a month and just found it's way to us yesterday...to be forever remembered...Thank you for being here for its big debut...I am honoured to be able to express my love for it.

[SARAHBYTHESEAchanneL]

I am so thrilled that you have allowed this video to be brougt to the YT community...We love the Allman Brothers and Band...and, now forever can give honour to them...This is GreaT♥