Duane Allman "Little Martha"

Dedicated to a brother on the 35th anniversary of his death on October 29th,1971.

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Music

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• Duane
• Allman
• Skydog
• Little_Martha

[FrankFrankson1]

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.

[Cielamouroux]

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.

[DearDextra]

Duane i love the song so much , i promise i am going to name my daughter Martha :)

[ezekielwahwah]

DUANE ALLMAN

[DarrylXE]

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.

[stratOcasta17]

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

[WhatWentWrong22441]

@theoriginalbillholt Yeh cool sorry for sounding all shirty.

[theoriginalbillholt]

@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.

[cookie1236009]

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.

[abrahamluengo93]

It's simply perfect, every note. Rest in peace, Duane,

[WhatWentWrong22441]

@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.

[0819Marlene]

~ NOVEMBER 20th~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY! , Skydog!~