Allman Brothers Band on ABC In Concert 1972

[trolleycoach]

I have a reel to reel of this. It was one of first stereo symocasts on network television. The beginning of some songs phase as they link up signals.

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[208gerry]

I used to record these shows on my Panasonic tape player with the external microphone draped over the armrest of a chair close to the TV speaker.I have had every single note of these three songs burned in my memory for the past 40 years and I am flabergasted to finally be able to see this again after so many years. Thanx much.

[rhythmstick5]

One of the best bands ever!

[classicrockNo1]

Wait, wait, you're telling me ABC actually had good music on? Whenever ABC does their summer concert series it's always some pop sensation. One time, ONE TIME it was Eric Clapton, with John Mayer. Why doesn't ABC put really good bands on their show?

[MrMattyp57]

My all-time favorite band, and this television program was the first time I ever saw them. Too cool to find it here. Too cool.

[etsneroj]

Wow, I know its not fair, but on "One Way Out," all I can "hear" is the absence of Duane's slide.

[sweetytwome2]

love, love, love the allman bros. two drummers, its no wonder they kicked ass

everytime they took the stage. the band had alot of players also.

most bands dont have so many people in them. bu,im not complaining.

prime, special, downright one of akind band. none will ever take their place.

[TheSnowsbeauty5]

I always used Lemon Up shampoo when I was a teenager:) It had a plastic yellow lemon cap/top <3

[56BUICKRiviera]

Abc in concert was the only way I could see a rock show cause I was 12. I remember Johnny & Edgar Winter one night.

[jullivia]

It's also the last live filmed appearance for Berry Oakley

[veufcliquot]

don't you miss it ?

[chalemi]

Anyone know where this performance took place?

[Shoob1000]

@chalemi Yes it was at Hofstra University on Long Island 1971 and then played on CBS in 1972.... Great stufff- Shoob/ Ray J Luisi

[boiledrootbeer]

I wonder why ABC doesn't have anything like this anymore. PBS still does.

[mmusicmann]

GREAT...where did this come from? Thanks

[PaulHartXYZ]

Nice video. Hey... did Jethro Tull ever appear on ABC In Concert?

[brainsareus]

@PaulHartXYZ don't know about tull,i can tell you that alice cooper chopped off a dolls' head, and the show was blacked out in ohio. this was a great real concert program,unlike don kirsheners[may he r.i.p.] " rock concert", which was a glitzy,over produced,too well lit, and above all, too wolf man jack'afied,bubble gum affair.

[TheJameslingenfelter]

man this really takes me back. keep it up-the quality is great-thanks

[gittahfiend]

when I hear this song by them,I imagine gregg and the boys DESTROYING Chers house wlth this playing in the background

[billysings]

ABC In Concert. Absolutely the best concert show ever! Real halls, real concerts, real responses from audience and band. Listen at 5:30. DAMN, DAMN, DAMN! Thanks so much for the post.

[billysings]

Best concert show ever! Real concerts in real halls with concert response! No Midnight Special or Rock Concert bullshit.

[OKNewshawk]

Wow! A window dub... Did you get this from an editor at ABC?

[MrChopper6969]

remember watching this in 72, loved it then , and Love it now!!!

[MrChopper6969]

great memories indeed

[MrChopper6969]

 fantastic seeing this again...remember watching it live in 72..awesome band !

[stonedrocker666]

i love berry

[SHMUJEW]

great stuff

[dullsvillain]

Lemon Up shampoo turned my hair white and i was constantly harassed by fruit flies

[aarfeld]

@dullsvillain: Yea, but it contained the contents of one whole lemon! It's no wonder the fruit flies took a shine to you. :-)

[gclafontaine]

Wow, just think, ABC used to broadcast stuff like this. What the hell happened?

[aarfeld]

@gclafontaine: The suits came back from vaction.

[olivermimi1]

@gclafontaine They still air it - it's just too bad it's called high school musical now!

[M1t20]

brought to you by Gillette makers of lemon up shampoo and lemon up ______ each with the juice of one full lemon

[WhatFuckingUsernameI]

@M1t20: Gillette, subjecting countless animals to cruelty and abuse so their shampoo won't make your eyes too stingy.

[tripjet999]

We had a local FM station that would simulcast the audio (anything was better than the TV speakers then!) Sometimes the audio from the radio station would get out of sync with the TV broadcast, but never too badly!

[originaltbyrd]

i was a freshman in high school when this was tv. i thought it was awesome - and i was right! thanks for putting it up.

[allmansgirl]

You have to respect the work Dickie put into everything after Duanes passing..man, awful position to be in..You cant fill SKydogs shoes...

[originaltbyrd]

man, dicky betts must have felt so lonesome, playing these long songs without another guitar to take up the slack and harmonize with...

[ZEBRA2828]

I remember watching this in my dorm room and being nervous for Dickey because he seemed so alone fronting the band. And poor Butch looks like he is gonna cry. Sad memories

[countymounty8513]

Kohntarkosz, you are correct about One Way Out not being the first song in the performance. The first song in the performance was Ramblin' Man. This was the premier episode of ABC In Concert. This was Berry Oakley's final performance. He died in a motorcycle accident a week later.

[Jamdor78]

@countymounty8513 Did you notice that in this clip they show Gregg getting set up to play the guitar, but then of course he's playing the electric piano. They must have edited it wrong. I think he plays guitar on one of the other songs.

[boblackey1]

@Jamdor78 I saw NUTs about the Allman Brothers back then. Saw the original lineup about 30 times and the 72, 73 and 1974 lineups many times with Chuck Leavel. What they did in late 72 through about 1974 was begin with Wasted Words with Gregg playing guitar and usually it was a Fender Strat and Dickey playing slide guitar. Then they would do Must Have Done Somebody Wrong with Gregg still on guitar and Dickey on slide. Then Gregg would move to the keyboards for One Way Out, Stormy Monday, Ramblin'

[dlm9293]

@boblackey1 dude you are the fuckin man. seriously

[hbdavew]

I used to watch In Concert when I was in high school. It came on at 11:30 PM and was also broadcast on KLOS FM in stereo. And it was only one of several similar TV shows. No fancy production. No flashy stage shows. Just honest music that spoke for itself. Another great example to check out is 'The Kinks-Victoria. Hi-Fi TV show"

[Jamdor78]

@hbdavew Yeah, there was no BS like on the Midnight Special (although I love seeing clips from that show now) just straight ahead music.

[Kohntarkosz]

Anyone notice that Gregg picks up his Strat at the begining. Looks like they might have played at least once song before One Way Out. I wonder if that footage still exists somewhere, though it's unlikely.

[boblackey1]

The shows I saw in 1972, Gregg didn't play guitar and Chuck wasn't there either. It was a five man band. But I saw several in 1973 after Chuck joined and Gregg did play a black Fender Strat on the first two songs while Dickey played slide (I think on a Gibson SG and a sunburst LP for lead) and those first two songs everytime were Wasted Words and Must Have Did Somebody Wrong. Then One Way Out, Stormy Monday, Ramblin Man and Liz Reed. After a break they did a second set the times I saw in 73.

[jrmrinaz]

@Kohntarkosz it also ends with ramblin man--which didnt come out until '73

[dlm9293]

@Kohntarkosz oh i thought that was berry picking up his bass.

no wonder the neck was so short

[abbgt]

Wow. I've seen Whippin Post and Ramblin Man from this performance, but never One Way Out. Love Berry & Chuck playing together.

This band needs a restored, retrospective DVD of all this old stuff in such bad way!!!!

[julioppk]

LOCO !!!!!!!!!

[eddiebunker]

dickey betts - the unsung hero

[Jamdor78]

@eddiebunker He stepped up when they needed him.

[laylascrib]

Great video

[inquiry7]

Awesome band even WITHOUT Duane!!

[TonyTyler]

B.O. died between the taping and broadcast of this show. They said that it was like watching a ghost when it aired. What a weird feeling that musta been. R.I.P. Duane and Berry

[jrmrinaz]

@TonyTyler --I saw this very show and they announced B.Oakley had died 2 weeks after taping after the show aired--I'll never forget seeing that--and it was almost 38 years ago--I read somewhere he died 2 blocks away from where Duane died ??

[aarfeld]

@TonyTyler: This show was also the live debut of Chuck Leavell.

[jblcva]

They were lost without Duayne.

[allmansrvvegas]

Berry Oakley last show.

[MarcellusReadhead75]

Sad note! But it's true... R.I.P. Berry!!!

[southndixie]

is this video available on dvd, if so what is the name of the release

[JourneyHome]

This video is heart breaking after watching the video with Duane up at You Tube. Gregg's bringing it obviously and his performance is stellar. Dickey seems so alone out front all by himself but still putting his all into it - the fans over the top - but its all just killing Berry you can tell he is just crushed to be on stage without Duane - his hearts not in it - he walks off camera behind the drum kits Butch's face too man oh man it must have been brutal - Berry :(

[wamster101]

@JourneyHome

Watch the video again and take notice of where Chuck Leavell's piano ends, then notice where Berry goes and stands.

I think he was interacting with Chuck.

[rayoll]

so nice to see and hear Barry playing the truck...big thanks for this

[bigdaveonbass]

@rayoll Berry's bass was called The Tractor, not The Truck. Legend has it he wanted a modified bass to rival what Jack Cassidy played in Starship (Jack's bass was called Mission Control.) Some of the ABB band members or roadies made the remark that Berry's bass was as ugly as a tractor. Hence, the name.

[BobHunter1977]

Berry's last gig, and the ONLY show he performed with new piano player Chuck Leavell. Tragic. The band had just started to climb out of the hole Duane's death had left them in a year earlier. Seeing Berry here is very moving for me. He was THE greatest bass player in rock. Thanks so much for posting this video!

[BobHunter1977]

I remember seeing this on the tee-vee when it was first broadcast. We were a bunch of AB fans still mourning the death of Duane, and then Berry died just before this was shown, so this was Berry's last gig....damn, so much sadness around this great band. After Duane died they added Chuck Leavell on piano; this show was their first and only gig with Chuck and Berry Oakley. Berry was the greatest bass player I've ever heard. Listen to his playing on Mountain Jam on Eat A Peach - just incredible.

[MyInnerEyeMike2]

Great video!! Very rare stuff. Thanks for sharing. It's much appreciated.

[MortimerYoung]

Oh my God. THANK YOU, vvmo.

[impala327]

Thanks! Can hear the cymbals much better than other versions.

[vvmo]

No problem. I'll try and get more up soon.

[tvigg68]

cool, thanks...did they perform Dreams that night?

[Jamdor78]

Very cool; I remember staying up to watch this.