Beautiful song. Been listening to the Allmans since i was 13. Duane is a huge influence in my playing and what i would give to go back in time and see the Brothers play in their prime when Duane and Berry were still alive. R.I.P. Skydog..one of the best guitarists of all time
My oldest son was born soon after Duane's death and was named for him. I still play the Allmans almost every day and Duane lives on in beautiful, beautiful melodies like this one. Little Martha is on the list for music at my funeral.
Kidding, every defensive Allman fan who might not recognize a wise-ass sense of humor. I encourage people to never place their personal favorite musicians in pointless, endless, hypothetical 'competition' with other players -- something rather adolescent in nature which happens perpetually on YouTube and artists' fan pages. All of the great ones need no embellishment from their fans, as their art speaks for itself, and I believe that few of them would relish such comparisons. Enjoy uniqueness!
@theoriginalbillholt OK tunes are you kidding, they are the most underrated band of the century. Their songs are like works of art, no other bands could quite comprehend. You probably the kind of person who likes queen and that shit, the most overrated band EVER. This band has possibly the most talent any band could, with Duane Allman and Dickey Betts on Guitar, Gregg Allman on vocals and organ, Berry Oakley on bass and Butch trucks and Jamoe Johanson both on drums.
@WhatWentWrong22441 Relax! My post was a joke. I snuck into the Beacon in '97 after being banished by a manager who disliked my drunken comments about his mother. My friend had convinced me that tickets to the show were a mere formality, so off we went. The half hour or so I did spend in the balcony evading detection was worth sleeping in Penn Station for two nights and enduring all the other miserable shit that comprised that trip. I still wear the bootleg shirt I got. $7.
NOBODY could play clean strings like Duane Allman let alone slide. Hendrix was talented and laid me out on many occasions and could play just about any music of the day. But at the end of the day one Les Paul cherry sunburst would still be standing. A bit more time and who knows. I know this.....the pinnacle was ahead but he unfortunetly never caught up with it. His influence was simply unmatched. IMO. I know there are arguments but I believe I have the high ground on this one.
The undisputed undefeated heavyweight champion guitar player of all time, ahead of his time. You know how great when Clapton has to meet him and is in total awe. And don't give me no Jimmi Hendrix. Acid rock ( I WAS a acid head and maybe still am) knocked his stock up otherwise he would have been known as " that Blues left handed guitar player".
Duane & Gregs "Little Martha" is one accoustic all time best. With no vocals, yet speaks volumes of soul and feeling, moods. Happyness & sadness, contentment & longing ---simultaniously; and that is unity, not schizophrenia. L.M. could be a soundract to literally thousands of movies. It has that "everpresence" quality that can only be defined as pure art. A true masterpiece, classic.
this song always brings tears to my eyes this song is butifull it is 40 years sents duain died sadly i never got a chance to even see him on tv,youtube, or lisen on the radio before he died he was one of the best musicions out thair EVER. the intire band is great and i wich he was still hear with use rest in rock peace duane
regarding the question about wilson pickett, duane played lead guitar on wp's version of "Hey Jude" in '68 or '69...very clean Fender sound as opposed to the mile thick Gibson sound he would become known for, but you get a sense of what was to come...
@VoodooChildJohn7 You've sure got that right. A lot of people are excellent technically; but Duane touched people - and touches them still. The love and emotion comes through in every note, every single time It's hard to believe he was only 24 years old - what a great and beautiful soul.
This warm-hearted piece is the one with which I began my CD medley of traveling music.
I ended it with Jorma Kaukonen's Embryonic Journey
I most enjoy it when barreling through the upper Sierra Nevada mountains in the Jeep, sliding around on the dusty fire roads while blasting the JBLs so all can join in my joy of celebrating another day of life.
@Delivered0ne ive got the same stuff on an mp3 player for my travels. since i had a DL suspension. i drive rarely. ill use a goped or motorised bicycle. to go from town to town. songs liek this i can relax and enjoy the trip. instead of the mental " are we there yet" stuff
@yamahonkawazuki Man It's harder than I thought to find great acoustic guitar music like this and I need MORE! I'm open to new or old I just haven't yet discovered, so if you've got the time & enthusiasm, please email me a list of similar good moving / mellow acoustic guitar music that keeps the joyful, light-hearted mood!
Bluegrass is fine, too!
I have found a lot of older Doobie Brothers albums have 1-2 good acoustic guitar tunes.
@Delivered0ne although not lighthearted. but rather moody. look up michaellucarelli here on youtube. does an accoustic rendition of moonlight sonata which is gorgeous. i like mainly instrumentals. because it leaves my mind open to insert my own words if i wish. or just relax and enjoy
A lot of people raised eyebrows when Rolling Stone rated Duane #2 of all time, behind only Jimi. Not me. Every note this man played spoke of his deep well of soul. It's almost as if the guitar wasn't even there.
Gone way, way too soon. I like to imagine him sitting on a rumpled couch in heaven, trading licks with Jimi and Stevie Ray and Lightnin' and the rest of that rare crew, with Jesus filling in on bass. See you after the show, sir.
There are a few "mastepieces of the "rock" era acoustc solo's and i think this is so beautiful and raw( i can hear his fingers fret and picking hands) like i an sittin on a stool 2 ft. from him!! Lil' Martha and Bron-y-Aur by Page and Mood for a Day by Steve Howe are 3 that come to my noggin first.And forgive me if i forgot/overlooked other greats! lets all add our picks to the list and i bet we come up with some -hehe many more gems!
This is one of the best acoustic songs ever. I have a cover of this on my channel. This video introduced me to Leo Kottke, i saw him in concert a few weeks ago. Thank you for putting this up Frankfrankson
Another way to say it is, this song empties me yet in the same instant fills me again, transcending my meager existence into a fulfillment that I never could have imagined had I not heard it.
To quote Bill Medley and Bobbie Hatfield..( The Righteous Brothers )... " If there's a rock and roll Heaven, then you know they got a hell of a band..."
This fall it will be five years since this video was made and put up on Youtube by Chelseamorning2006 and forty years since the fatal crash that ended Duane Allman's life on this Earth. Unlike viral videos that rack up millions of views in a short time, the numbers for this clip grew slowly and steadily even after it was taken down temporarily and then mercifully reposted. And if when losing a loved one seems too hard to bear, read the comments left here -- it will lighten your heart a bit.
I grew up listening to this song and it keeps growing in my mind. It is always relevant, and so beautiful! Just a wonderful guitar piece! This original is beyond comparison. I especially love hearing the breathing during this version. I will share a video response, but I know it doesn't come close to this! This is a truly inspirational tune! When Duane was asked what to do about the revolution, he responded, "What revolution? Eat a peach!" Sky Dog lives!
When Eat a Peach came out in 1972, we listened to side three endlessly, so I always think of Blue Sky and Little Martha as practically one song. God bless Duane Allman, Dicky Betts, and everyone else.
@Cielamouroux And then we found that both Duane had already passed away. Less than a year out of High School, I saw The Allman Brothers Band at Cincinnati Gardens very early in 1973. Berry Oakley was gone by then too. It's hard to believe that was 38 years ago almost to the day. My white beard reminds me that it has been a long time but the music still gives a serene ennui matched with a fond rapture. As has been said, blue-eyed soul music.
There are so many versions of this song floating around, some that other really good pickers pick perfectly.
I am not one of the folks who runs around saying the original is always best in every tine, but for this one, they just don't sound as good as the original, they're too even and they don't hammer the bass string like Duane does. Earl Scruggs used to always say something like "mind what the thumb is doing".
THank you for posting this. The video was moving. And 'Little Martha' has been a part of my soul for 25 years now. Thank you for the melding of two beautiful things
Whenever I hear this song, at a store, in my car, where ever I am -- I can't help but tear up and smile......so lyrical, so poignant......so sweet.
To know the origins of it, that it came in a dream about Jimi -- and that Jimi actually played it for Duane on a water faucet is to know how special this song is.
It lifts a little of the fear of death and the great journey we all must take....
I feel like Duane has his arm around me, saying, "It's okay"
where is the "REMEMBER DUANE ALLMAN" tht is carved into the rock on the side of the road. I would like to go there. Let me know and I'll send you a hand stamped stainless steel guitar pick with your initials on it on a chain or keychain. Seriously! e-mail me the pretty close to exact location at cavebillyguitarpicks@hotmail.com and I'll hook you up...
Really great job on this video tribute...I always loved this precious acoustic tune... It reminds me of my friends in the '70s Capricorn group "Stillwater" down in Warner Robins and Macon Ga.
I love this video. It is a work of art and clearly you put a lot of your heart into it. I am curious about a couple of things: does anyone know what the music is on Duane's tombstone? and does anyone recognize Tom Dowd in any of these images. There is a movie about him and his comments about the Allman Brothers and Derek and the Dominoes are very interesting. Above all, Duane and his band were very serious musicians who worked hard at their craft. Thanks again.
Rose Hill Cemetary, Macon, Georgia - it's up on the hill overlooking the city.
Enter the front gates, walk down to the river and turn right - passing a grave labelled "Napier" (which is acutally the resting place of Elizabeth Reed), just past there walk up the grass back up the hill (right) and you will see both Duane and Berry's memorials.
I don't know if I thanked you before. Thank you for posting this. I remember how I felt the first time I heard this. Haven't owned it in a long time. Always makes me think of a sunny morning in the summer time, when it seems that growth and life will go on forever. And they will. Via con Dios.
i have no way of knowing but i would shure like to know what kind of acoustic guitars duane and dicky used on this original studio recording of little martha i have a daughter named mara some years ago i wrote a finger style piece in the key of d i was thinking of her as a child so i named the piece little mara the mellodies are not alike in any way
I've gotta say, Leo Kottke with all due respects doesn't do the tune much justice, tho I do stand in awe of him, the sweetness of the tune isn't as apparent.
Thank you for posting this......I love this song and Duane Allman has got to be one of the best guitarists of all time. It's almost eery how you can feel his guitar playing....he's so god damn fluent.
Yes, and man oh man all 3 are great players!!!! But when Duane died---we lost a diamond that was just beginning to sharpen!!! he was fuckin 25!!!!--R I P Skyman , when i get up there i cant wait to meet you and all the greats!!!
This was written by Duane Allman but it is played as a duet with Dicky Betts. Leo Kottke does a nice cover as a solo as does Jerry Douglas as a solo on dobro.
wonderful I love it too, if you like this, go to my MySpace/KlausWeiland, or check out Kolbe / Illenberger or one of Clapton's early influences Wizz Jones.
A shout out to the folks at the music company and whoever else was responsible for bringing this video back online where it belongs for everyone who loved Duane and the brothers' music to enjoy and remember...Like his coda at the end of "You Don't Love Me/Soul Serenade" from ABLAFE, Joy to the World!
Candy Oakley told me this the day after the accident when we visited their house.. they lived next door to my grandmother and shared her driveway.. head injuries in either case, whether Harley or truck..
The others were listening to Miles Davis or John Coltrane (or both as they played together once), and Candy gave me a new copy of Cowboy's "5'll Getcha Ten", new on Capricorn, to check out.. she was remaining her positive self in spite of the circumstances..
Little Martha's grave is pictured at the beginning of the song. Allman knew nothing about her but her pithy obsequies written on her gravestone....and wrote this masterpiece in her honour.
To be fair, TT, I think LordEli actually used the phrase "you peoples" but left out the apostrophe. Anyhow, do any of "us people" really need to go down this particular road? Take your "who's got the biggest axe" contest somewhere else.
A word to all you "young-sters" (of all ages). If you haven't already done it, go and get a vinyl copy of Allman Brothers Live at Fillmore East and Layla and Assorted Love Songs and turn out the lights in your "rec room" and pretend you're listening on an old "console" or "stereo system" (one with a stacking "changer") and play it at a decent volume. "People can you feel it? Love is everywhere!"
Not gonna diss you peoples Idol as you tried to do David Gilmour, but he's no Gilmour, good but Gilmour's on such a higher level deal with it respect it. Duane Allman is okay.
Gilmours a hell of a player and has produced some amazing moments but theres never been another player IMO who displays so much soul in their music as duane, died aged 24, Gilmours great but what had he done by that age
little did you know gilmour wasnt even in pick floyd till the 70s and he played bhined a curten while the worst guitar player sat there and trip on acid the whole show there both good there is no need to see who has the bigger dick
Duane is so unbelievably underrated. Everytime I try 2 talk 2 sumone about him they barely ever know who I'm on about. The word "Layla" is all that ever registers :( What a musician tho
derek and the dominoes were going nowhere until they met Duane allman and invited him to play on their sessions...the album layla took a shit...in 1970...is was not until people realized that duane allman late of the Allman Brothers band... played on Layla...even the Live At Fillmore East album...sold only 500,000 copies in 1971...and that Duane Allman had played on that album and had been killed that... Layla...took off...Duane Allman played on so many studio sessions that no one kept count...
When you hear 'Whipping Post' then hear 'Little Martha' it just proves what a fantastic band they are - able to go from one extreme of rock to something so indescribably beautiful. Thanks chaps for so many years of listening pleasure.
Duane i love the song so much , i promise i am going to name my daughter Martha :)
DearDextra 1 month ago
DUANE ALLMAN
ezekielwahwah 1 month ago
My dad said that when Duane Allman died, news of his passing made the big, tough rednecks working on the offshore oil rigs cry. RIP.
DarrylXE 1 month ago
Beautiful song. Been listening to the Allmans since i was 13. Duane is a huge influence in my playing and what i would give to go back in time and see the Brothers play in their prime when Duane and Berry were still alive. R.I.P. Skydog..one of the best guitarists of all time
stratOcasta17 1 month ago
My oldest son was born soon after Duane's death and was named for him. I still play the Allmans almost every day and Duane lives on in beautiful, beautiful melodies like this one. Little Martha is on the list for music at my funeral.
cookie1236009 2 months ago
It's simply perfect, every note. Rest in peace, Duane,
abrahamluengo93 2 months ago
~ NOVEMBER 20th~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY! , Skydog!~
0819Marlene 2 months ago
wow...never a big Allman Brothers fan but this song is flat out beautiful....
JustineLaLoba 2 months ago
Kidding, every defensive Allman fan who might not recognize a wise-ass sense of humor. I encourage people to never place their personal favorite musicians in pointless, endless, hypothetical 'competition' with other players -- something rather adolescent in nature which happens perpetually on YouTube and artists' fan pages. All of the great ones need no embellishment from their fans, as their art speaks for itself, and I believe that few of them would relish such comparisons. Enjoy uniqueness!
theoriginalbillholt 2 months ago
Who the hell are The Almond Breathers? I was told to check them out, that they had some okay tunes.
theoriginalbillholt 2 months ago
@theoriginalbillholt OK tunes are you kidding, they are the most underrated band of the century. Their songs are like works of art, no other bands could quite comprehend. You probably the kind of person who likes queen and that shit, the most overrated band EVER. This band has possibly the most talent any band could, with Duane Allman and Dickey Betts on Guitar, Gregg Allman on vocals and organ, Berry Oakley on bass and Butch trucks and Jamoe Johanson both on drums.
WhatWentWrong22441 2 months ago 3
@WhatWentWrong22441 Relax! My post was a joke. I snuck into the Beacon in '97 after being banished by a manager who disliked my drunken comments about his mother. My friend had convinced me that tickets to the show were a mere formality, so off we went. The half hour or so I did spend in the balcony evading detection was worth sleeping in Penn Station for two nights and enduring all the other miserable shit that comprised that trip. I still wear the bootleg shirt I got. $7.
theoriginalbillholt 1 month ago
@theoriginalbillholt Yeh cool sorry for sounding all shirty.
WhatWentWrong22441 1 month ago
NOBODY could play clean strings like Duane Allman let alone slide. Hendrix was talented and laid me out on many occasions and could play just about any music of the day. But at the end of the day one Les Paul cherry sunburst would still be standing. A bit more time and who knows. I know this.....the pinnacle was ahead but he unfortunetly never caught up with it. His influence was simply unmatched. IMO. I know there are arguments but I believe I have the high ground on this one.
danc317 2 months ago
Like sunshine through the trees -
nbe1951 2 months ago 3
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Thanks for posting. I shared on FB this past Friday on the 40th anniversary of his passing. RIP and long life to those who have been carrying on.
jereuter01 3 months ago
Thanks for posting. I shared on FB this past Friday on the 39th anniversary of his passing. RIP and long life to those who have been carrying on.
jereuter01 3 months ago
The undisputed undefeated heavyweight champion guitar player of all time, ahead of his time. You know how great when Clapton has to meet him and is in total awe. And don't give me no Jimmi Hendrix. Acid rock ( I WAS a acid head and maybe still am) knocked his stock up otherwise he would have been known as " that Blues left handed guitar player".
Duane Allman made my ears happy.
danc317 3 months ago
@danc317 They are both fantastic in very different ways--you musn't compare the gods of the guitar.
Dwslassls 2 months ago
Duane & Gregs "Little Martha" is one accoustic all time best. With no vocals, yet speaks volumes of soul and feeling, moods. Happyness & sadness, contentment & longing ---simultaniously; and that is unity, not schizophrenia. L.M. could be a soundract to literally thousands of movies. It has that "everpresence" quality that can only be defined as pure art. A true masterpiece, classic.
TangleF50 3 months ago 4
Duane you;re not forgotten in our hearts and mind, your music will continue to touch us as well as other generations
Geo69xr 3 months ago
RIP DUANE....40 YEARS. AND THE ROAD GOES ON FOREVER
idontknowstudios 3 months ago
sigh. how perfectly lovely.
snortfork 3 months ago
this song always brings tears to my eyes this song is butifull it is 40 years sents duain died sadly i never got a chance to even see him on tv,youtube, or lisen on the radio before he died he was one of the best musicions out thair EVER. the intire band is great and i wich he was still hear with use rest in rock peace duane
FrYaNeGgKiLlEd 4 months ago 3
thanks for a beautiful post!
yehanjude 5 months ago
@VoodooChildJohn7 Well said my friend. i am honoured and feel blessed by GOD to be in this company as well.
yamahonkawazuki 6 months ago
regarding the question about wilson pickett, duane played lead guitar on wp's version of "Hey Jude" in '68 or '69...very clean Fender sound as opposed to the mile thick Gibson sound he would become known for, but you get a sense of what was to come...
davemccarthy52 6 months ago
@VoodooChildJohn7 You've sure got that right. A lot of people are excellent technically; but Duane touched people - and touches them still. The love and emotion comes through in every note, every single time It's hard to believe he was only 24 years old - what a great and beautiful soul.
screeningmimi 6 months ago
O say can you see, Duane's premonition and life.
pdtravis19 6 months ago
This warm-hearted piece is the one with which I began my CD medley of traveling music.
I ended it with Jorma Kaukonen's Embryonic Journey
I most enjoy it when barreling through the upper Sierra Nevada mountains in the Jeep, sliding around on the dusty fire roads while blasting the JBLs so all can join in my joy of celebrating another day of life.
Delivered0ne 6 months ago
@Delivered0ne ive got the same stuff on an mp3 player for my travels. since i had a DL suspension. i drive rarely. ill use a goped or motorised bicycle. to go from town to town. songs liek this i can relax and enjoy the trip. instead of the mental " are we there yet" stuff
yamahonkawazuki 6 months ago
@yamahonkawazuki Man It's harder than I thought to find great acoustic guitar music like this and I need MORE! I'm open to new or old I just haven't yet discovered, so if you've got the time & enthusiasm, please email me a list of similar good moving / mellow acoustic guitar music that keeps the joyful, light-hearted mood!
Bluegrass is fine, too!
I have found a lot of older Doobie Brothers albums have 1-2 good acoustic guitar tunes.
MORE! - GIMME MORE!!!
Delivered0ne 6 months ago
@Delivered0ne although not lighthearted. but rather moody. look up michaellucarelli here on youtube. does an accoustic rendition of moonlight sonata which is gorgeous. i like mainly instrumentals. because it leaves my mind open to insert my own words if i wish. or just relax and enjoy
yamahonkawazuki 6 months ago
really one of my all time favourite guitar players
JimiHendrixFeyenoord 7 months ago
@JimiHendrixFeyenoord Yea mine too... ;)
thomazziguitar 7 months ago
A lot of people raised eyebrows when Rolling Stone rated Duane #2 of all time, behind only Jimi. Not me. Every note this man played spoke of his deep well of soul. It's almost as if the guitar wasn't even there.
Gone way, way too soon. I like to imagine him sitting on a rumpled couch in heaven, trading licks with Jimi and Stevie Ray and Lightnin' and the rest of that rare crew, with Jesus filling in on bass. See you after the show, sir.
luv853okg 7 months ago
@luv853okg hmmm Always imagined Jesus as the drummer, but I guess I could see the bass.
AlexKitner 7 months ago
@AlexKitner : Drums? Mitch Mitchell, and Keith Moon, if he promises to behave.
be well, friend
luv853okg 7 months ago
There are a few "mastepieces of the "rock" era acoustc solo's and i think this is so beautiful and raw( i can hear his fingers fret and picking hands) like i an sittin on a stool 2 ft. from him!! Lil' Martha and Bron-y-Aur by Page and Mood for a Day by Steve Howe are 3 that come to my noggin first.And forgive me if i forgot/overlooked other greats! lets all add our picks to the list and i bet we come up with some -hehe many more gems!
TheZayne34 8 months ago
This is one of the best acoustic songs ever. I have a cover of this on my channel. This video introduced me to Leo Kottke, i saw him in concert a few weeks ago. Thank you for putting this up Frankfrankson
LesPaulZeppelin 8 months ago
Another way to say it is, this song empties me yet in the same instant fills me again, transcending my meager existence into a fulfillment that I never could have imagined had I not heard it.
higgme1ster 8 months ago in playlist higgmeister's tune list
You are missed so much Skydog your music will live forever in my Les paul
mustangblues05 8 months ago
Whenever I eat a peach I remember Duane Allman!
sigilopator 8 months ago
Love the photo of Duane and Barry.
banjolinoise 8 months ago
Love the photo of Duane and Barry.
banjolinoise 8 months ago
Love the photo of Duane and Barry.
banjolinoise 8 months ago
To quote Bill Medley and Bobbie Hatfield..( The Righteous Brothers )... " If there's a rock and roll Heaven, then you know they got a hell of a band..."
GR8XKP 9 months ago
This fall it will be five years since this video was made and put up on Youtube by Chelseamorning2006 and forty years since the fatal crash that ended Duane Allman's life on this Earth. Unlike viral videos that rack up millions of views in a short time, the numbers for this clip grew slowly and steadily even after it was taken down temporarily and then mercifully reposted. And if when losing a loved one seems too hard to bear, read the comments left here -- it will lighten your heart a bit.
FrankFrankson1 9 months ago 24
i really love this, it is very peaceful and relaxing the clarity is so wonderful..
he is was so good you could just feel the music. thank you
2victoria1 9 months ago
I play this song at Addie's grave site. I can only wish two things. She was alive and I could plat it this well...
JimmyLeeVanDePutte 9 months ago
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the amazing song Road Of Love, the first song Duane Allman appeared on as a Session player! amazing solo!
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JimiHendrixFeyenoord 9 months ago
Duane was unmatched on slide playing. No one has ever come close to that sound he got.
ValveWrench 9 months ago
@ValveWrench ...
Elmore James ...
pit2ryan3 2 months ago
Thank you, Duane Allman. Though long dead, you gave me my childhood. Thank you for that. RIP
obach16 10 months ago
Really miss him.
FreddyGuy925 10 months ago
Damn SKYDOG 1969 and 1970, the Allmans 2 best years and maybe in rock, because of them and Led Z and Jimi and Janice damn to be back there again !!!
williamgdrew 11 months ago 3
Playing guitar (or is it "plying in Georgia, and no I'm not making fun) is waht Duane Alman was born to do, that was his purpose!
emriederek 11 months ago
Playin' guitar is what Duane Allman was born to do, that was his purpose (no scripture needed).
emriederek 11 months ago
SKYDOG SCREAMS 1970s
racesity 11 months ago
I grew up listening to this song and it keeps growing in my mind. It is always relevant, and so beautiful! Just a wonderful guitar piece! This original is beyond comparison. I especially love hearing the breathing during this version. I will share a video response, but I know it doesn't come close to this! This is a truly inspirational tune! When Duane was asked what to do about the revolution, he responded, "What revolution? Eat a peach!" Sky Dog lives!
SteveSchwartz1 11 months ago
The chimes! So delicate. Beautiful.
5891jonathan 11 months ago
When Eat a Peach came out in 1972, we listened to side three endlessly, so I always think of Blue Sky and Little Martha as practically one song. God bless Duane Allman, Dicky Betts, and everyone else.
Cielamouroux 1 year ago 16
@Cielamouroux And then we found that both Duane had already passed away. Less than a year out of High School, I saw The Allman Brothers Band at Cincinnati Gardens very early in 1973. Berry Oakley was gone by then too. It's hard to believe that was 38 years ago almost to the day. My white beard reminds me that it has been a long time but the music still gives a serene ennui matched with a fond rapture. As has been said, blue-eyed soul music.
higgme1ster 1 year ago 4
There are so many versions of this song floating around, some that other really good pickers pick perfectly.
I am not one of the folks who runs around saying the original is always best in every tine, but for this one, they just don't sound as good as the original, they're too even and they don't hammer the bass string like Duane does. Earl Scruggs used to always say something like "mind what the thumb is doing".
The nuances of the original make it come alive.
daw162 1 year ago
You can hear him breathing in the quieter parts
kentuckydad 1 year ago
THank you for posting this. The video was moving. And 'Little Martha' has been a part of my soul for 25 years now. Thank you for the melding of two beautiful things
paddywhackrn 1 year ago
Anyone have more info on this recording
gbtayc 1 year ago
A message from beyond the veil -- so amazing.
Whenever I hear this song, at a store, in my car, where ever I am -- I can't help but tear up and smile......so lyrical, so poignant......so sweet.
To know the origins of it, that it came in a dream about Jimi -- and that Jimi actually played it for Duane on a water faucet is to know how special this song is.
It lifts a little of the fear of death and the great journey we all must take....
I feel like Duane has his arm around me, saying, "It's okay"
Lokiboy8 1 year ago
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where is the "REMEMBER DUANE ALLMAN" tht is carved into the rock on the side of the road. I would like to go there. Let me know and I'll send you a hand stamped stainless steel guitar pick with your initials on it on a chain or keychain. Seriously! e-mail me the pretty close to exact location at cavebillyguitarpicks@hotmail.com and I'll hook you up...
cavebilly 1 year ago
Todays the 39th anniversary of his departure from this world..RIP Skydog we will always remember you :)
davisonh1 1 year ago 3
39 years today... Wail Skydog
WHO9ER 1 year ago
Really great job on this video tribute...I always loved this precious acoustic tune... It reminds me of my friends in the '70s Capricorn group "Stillwater" down in Warner Robins and Macon Ga.
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ilfabiuzzo 1 year ago
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ilfabiuzzo 1 year ago
Greg Allman made six YouTube accounts and thumbs downed this video.
lXlRIVERlXl 1 year ago
I love this video. It is a work of art and clearly you put a lot of your heart into it. I am curious about a couple of things: does anyone know what the music is on Duane's tombstone? and does anyone recognize Tom Dowd in any of these images. There is a movie about him and his comments about the Allman Brothers and Derek and the Dominoes are very interesting. Above all, Duane and his band were very serious musicians who worked hard at their craft. Thanks again.
lebarosky 1 year ago
Thanks so very much for posting!
Best wishes from over the big wide ocean,
and sleep tight tonight
.... :)
cocochanelleke 1 year ago
anyone know where the wall memorial to duane is? as shown on this vid.
rustygunz1 1 year ago
Rose Hill Cemetary, Macon, Georgia - it's up on the hill overlooking the city.
Enter the front gates, walk down to the river and turn right - passing a grave labelled "Napier" (which is acutally the resting place of Elizabeth Reed), just past there walk up the grass back up the hill (right) and you will see both Duane and Berry's memorials.
Yes, I've been there...
Unmay 1 year ago 5
awsome!
ryandavidsutherland 1 year ago
he was a different kind of guy there will never be any kind of guitar player that will ever be able to touch his style and talent
bigcountrypicker 1 year ago
People who dislike this video are aliens.
stunamistyle1 1 year ago
is this the last song he ever recorded?
pineytank 1 year ago
Thank you for posting this. He was amazing and his music will live forever.
As Gregory sang "And the road goes on forever"...
anneallman1 1 year ago
@anneallman1 not to be mean, but its Gregg not Gregory.
TheZayne34 8 months ago
hvala jeko za allmane
skeki12 1 year ago
beautiful - magic
lhaffey1 1 year ago
Thanks Duanne for this classic! R.I.P.
SgtDaring 1 year ago
skydog
stonedrocker666 1 year ago
hey...my favorite acoustic song........great video....RIP SKYDOG
1stealthtom 1 year ago
its unbelievable to me that 6 people dislike this video
W3R4P3STUFF 1 year ago
i was 12; i've never gotten over it.
jackpalance2000 1 year ago
I don't know if I thanked you before. Thank you for posting this. I remember how I felt the first time I heard this. Haven't owned it in a long time. Always makes me think of a sunny morning in the summer time, when it seems that growth and life will go on forever. And they will. Via con Dios.
lebarosky 1 year ago
Sad... :/
gabixzinha 1 year ago
sorry i ment jimi hendrix is at 24
sandiegoled13 1 year ago
2:24 is jimi hendrix
sandiegoled13 1 year ago
The vid is 2:06 long dude
arnaud360 1 year ago
That was very emotional. DA's spirit lives on.
pduvall100 1 year ago
Duane..... knows the music
dutchmain 1 year ago
Is that a funeral at 1:21?
MegaTronn 1 year ago
@MegaTronn Yes, it's Duane's funeral.
Jamdor78 9 months ago
I will always love this, just like Leo Kottke! He covered it because he admired its' brilliance.
ntcutterl 1 year ago
Skydog in the sky.
HamSandwich09 1 year ago 2
Really liked that last picture for some reason! Fitted beautifully with the music
BakedKipling 1 year ago
is that wilson pickett at 39 with him? or somebody else
DClynch 1 year ago
Yes. And no.
FrankFrankson1 1 year ago 3
@FrankFrankson1
gr8 answer :P
berat0007 1 year ago
@FrankFrankson1
... and maybe so?
;)
cocochanelleke 1 year ago
there was only one duane allman
brianbell42 1 year ago
dang
bigman6190 1 year ago
i have no way of knowing but i would shure like to know what kind of acoustic guitars duane and dicky used on this original studio recording of little martha i have a daughter named mara some years ago i wrote a finger style piece in the key of d i was thinking of her as a child so i named the piece little mara the mellodies are not alike in any way
snapperjohn1000 1 year ago
one word:Beautiful
kimmedavid 2 years ago
Lotta truth in the old saying "Only the good die young."
bthor76 2 years ago 28
@bthor76 But only the BEST are murdered young...I cant believe in coinsedence anymore..
THXcooper 1 year ago
@bthor76 atleast it feels that way... RIP skydog
mokaey 11 months ago
I've gotta say, Leo Kottke with all due respects doesn't do the tune much justice, tho I do stand in awe of him, the sweetness of the tune isn't as apparent.
Derweiland 2 years ago
Thank you for posting this......I love this song and Duane Allman has got to be one of the best guitarists of all time. It's almost eery how you can feel his guitar playing....he's so god damn fluent.
Sedatedfarm 2 years ago 20
@Sedatedfarm He's on the 2nd place in 100 best guitarists ( Rolling Stone ) :)
loleslaw94 1 year ago
Yes, and man oh man all 3 are great players!!!! But when Duane died---we lost a diamond that was just beginning to sharpen!!! he was fuckin 25!!!!--R I P Skyman , when i get up there i cant wait to meet you and all the greats!!!
wacmac1 2 years ago
This was written by Duane Allman but it is played as a duet with Dicky Betts. Leo Kottke does a nice cover as a solo as does Jerry Douglas as a solo on dobro.
fastphil10 2 years ago 2
R.i.P.
blueturtleblues 2 years ago
für mich der beste ,weil gefühlvollste gitarrist den es bis jetzt gegeben hatt,neben peter green u. danny kirwan,ein vorbild von e.clabton
novarette69 2 years ago
wonderful I love it too, if you like this, go to my MySpace/KlausWeiland, or check out Kolbe / Illenberger or one of Clapton's early influences Wizz Jones.
Derweiland 2 years ago
because duane wrote this song after a dream about hendriy.
91Lizardking 2 years ago
I love the picture at 0.38 with Wilson Pickett. Duane was magic !
bassfeile 2 years ago
A shout out to the folks at the music company and whoever else was responsible for bringing this video back online where it belongs for everyone who loved Duane and the brothers' music to enjoy and remember...Like his coda at the end of "You Don't Love Me/Soul Serenade" from ABLAFE, Joy to the World!
RasKapital 2 years ago
why was there hendrix footage in here?
FazlokAaAaAaA 2 years ago
Hendrix ? Are you dreaming ?
bassfeile 2 years ago
0:25 that was fotage of hendrix playing "Hear My Train A-comin"
FazlokAaAaAaA 2 years ago 2
@FazlokAaAaAaA good eye :)
lingzedong 2 years ago
@FazlokAaAaAaA There is a problem, 'cause the guy playing is obviously white!!!
sigilopator 8 months ago
actually he is quite right.
sugscottspaz1 2 years ago
@FazlokAaAaAaA dunae dreamed that hendrix was banging on some pipes in a dream to him peace
eyechord 2 years ago
Candy Oakley told me this the day after the accident when we visited their house.. they lived next door to my grandmother and shared her driveway.. head injuries in either case, whether Harley or truck..
The others were listening to Miles Davis or John Coltrane (or both as they played together once), and Candy gave me a new copy of Cowboy's "5'll Getcha Ten", new on Capricorn, to check out.. she was remaining her positive self in spite of the circumstances..
Lawrence, aka Jman
WmJoseSinclair 2 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
anyone know what album this was on?
PCPrabbit 2 years ago
IMO, nobody is going to do this song any better than Duane did it.
Gingerjake2 2 years ago 2
What beautiful tune. Love you Duane!
kcchakra 2 years ago 3
Martha must of been divine
DaMJBM 2 years ago
Little Martha's grave is pictured at the beginning of the song. Allman knew nothing about her but her pithy obsequies written on her gravestone....and wrote this masterpiece in her honour.
Thought everyone knew that.
Plowhandle 2 years ago
Imagine what Duane would have accomplished if he'd lived past the tender age of 24............... mind boggling....
sallie46 2 years ago
WTF does duane have to do with gilmour , completely different guitar players , I've seen em both live and had a great time ....both shows
strat007eyes 2 years ago
To be fair, TT, I think LordEli actually used the phrase "you peoples" but left out the apostrophe. Anyhow, do any of "us people" really need to go down this particular road? Take your "who's got the biggest axe" contest somewhere else.
Chelseamorning2006 2 years ago
A word to all you "young-sters" (of all ages). If you haven't already done it, go and get a vinyl copy of Allman Brothers Live at Fillmore East and Layla and Assorted Love Songs and turn out the lights in your "rec room" and pretend you're listening on an old "console" or "stereo system" (one with a stacking "changer") and play it at a decent volume. "People can you feel it? Love is everywhere!"
RasKapital 2 years ago
they need a copy of Push Push as well
bthoma1 2 years ago
Not gonna diss you peoples Idol as you tried to do David Gilmour, but he's no Gilmour, good but Gilmour's on such a higher level deal with it respect it. Duane Allman is okay.
LordEli 3 years ago
Gilmours a hell of a player and has produced some amazing moments but theres never been another player IMO who displays so much soul in their music as duane, died aged 24, Gilmours great but what had he done by that age
04591739 3 years ago
ouch..I will put Duane against Gilmour anyday
And "im not gonna diss Duane as you people did Gilmour"
You just did buddy
bthoma1 2 years ago
Just out of curiosity, what do you mean "you people"? And from where do you base this comment?
TonyTyler 2 years ago
little did you know gilmour wasnt even in pick floyd till the 70s and he played bhined a curten while the worst guitar player sat there and trip on acid the whole show there both good there is no need to see who has the bigger dick
Helpthenorthwith420 2 years ago
What a stupid comment. I am a fan of both players but really its apples and oranges.
treyphan77 2 years ago
This song was sent from God via Duane and is made of pure acoustic win.
11Jamie11 3 years ago
all of his songs where master pieces i love this and im a meatal dude lol buti love the allman bros
allthatremains333 3 years ago 3
Hearing this again brings back so many memories. Beautiful.
superpridefighter 3 years ago 2
...We miss your handlebar...
oh what great facial hair
TAZ8593 3 years ago 2
FrankFrankson1
Could possibly do one of these decications to Berry Oakley aswell?
k1re33 3 years ago
Does anyone have any idea of where the carving of REMEMBER DUANE ALLMAN is in this world? (1:27-1:30)
k1re33 3 years ago
k1re33
The carving was in Vicksburg,MS on Interstate 20. The rain has washed it away now and it is no longer visable. This was done around 1973.
2gloworm2 3 years ago
Alright thanks man.
k1re33 3 years ago
You ever notice how you can hear Duane breathing in the background of this song? It's pretty astounding. Just turn it up and listen closely.
jdogg258 3 years ago
died way too young
BTrucks79 3 years ago 3
layla story came from "erick",Music came from Duane"skydog"Allman.
mebloke69 3 years ago
My God, this guy was fucking good eh ?
understatement of the century, RIP Duane, you may be gone, but your music is still alive and kicking, rock on.
JamesTaylor10 3 years ago
best acoustic guitarist ever.
r0ckanddroll 3 years ago 2
Sadly underrated guitarist, one of the best ever if you ask me. Only 24 years old at his death.
ParnvoL 3 years ago
Duane is so unbelievably underrated. Everytime I try 2 talk 2 sumone about him they barely ever know who I'm on about. The word "Layla" is all that ever registers :( What a musician tho
Emerald1234S 3 years ago 2
Eric Clapton did layla
zeuxistree 3 years ago
duane was the slide guitar player on that record
campbellu2002 3 years ago 2
Both Eric Clapton and Duane Allman played on Layla...
BeechwoodSilasLang 3 years ago 3
Yes, that Derek and the Dominos of course featuring Eric and Duane on guitar.
Jamdor78 3 years ago
derek and the dominoes were going nowhere until they met Duane allman and invited him to play on their sessions...the album layla took a shit...in 1970...is was not until people realized that duane allman late of the Allman Brothers band... played on Layla...even the Live At Fillmore East album...sold only 500,000 copies in 1971...and that Duane Allman had played on that album and had been killed that... Layla...took off...Duane Allman played on so many studio sessions that no one kept count...
ffej980 3 years ago
This song is absolutely beautiful.....reminds me of my big brother and my dad.
jhof989620 3 years ago 4
true music spirit
duanne was gifted
philippaps44 3 years ago
always and then some Brother Duane
ffej980 3 years ago
nostalgia
SoEpicRightNow 3 years ago
Beautiful track, always seems to remind me of the movie deliverance for some reason, i think maybe cos of the landscape in the movie
04591739 3 years ago
Lovely!
ZosoTownshend07 3 years ago
beautiful materpiece
Scottde420 3 years ago
When you hear 'Whipping Post' then hear 'Little Martha' it just proves what a fantastic band they are - able to go from one extreme of rock to something so indescribably beautiful. Thanks chaps for so many years of listening pleasure.
4beatlefans 3 years ago 4