The Allman Brothers Band
 | Formed |
| 1969 in Macon, GA | |
| Active Decades | |
| 19001020304050607080902000 | |
The story of The Allman Brothers Band is one of triumph, tragedy, redemption, dissolution, and a new redemption. Over nearly 30 years, they've gone from being America's single most influential band to a has-been group trading on past glories, to reach the 21st century as one of the most respected {
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For the first half of the 1970s, The Allman Brothers Band was the most influential { ock} group in America, redefining { ock} music and its boundaries. The band's mix of {lues}, {country}, {jazz}, and even {classical} influences, and their powerful, extended on-stage jamming altered the standards of concert performance -- other groups were known for their on-stage jamming, but when The Allman Brothers stretched a song out for 30 or 40 minutes, at their best they were exciting, never self-indulgent. They gave it all a distinctly Southern voice and, in the process, opened the way for a wave of '70s { ock} acts from south of the Mason-Dixon Line, including The Marshall Tucker Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Blackfoot, whose music, at least initially, celebrated their roots. And for a time, almost single-handedly, they also made Capricorn Records into a major independent label.
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For the first half of the 1970s, The Allman Brothers Band was the most influential { ock} group in America, redefining { ock} music and its boundaries. The band's mix of {lues}, {country}, {jazz}, and even {classical} influences, and their powerful, extended on-stage jamming altered the standards of concert performance -- other groups were known for their on-stage jamming, but when The Allman Brothers stretched a song out for 30 or 40 minutes, at their best they were exciting, never self-indulgent. They gave it all a distinctly Southern voice and, in the process, opened the way for a wave of '70s { ock} acts from south of the Mason-Dixon Line, including The Marshall Tucker Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Blackfoot, whose music, at least initially, celebrated their roots. And for a time, almost single-handedly, they also made Capricorn Records into a major independent label.
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