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December 12, 1943
Forrest Richard “Dickey” Betts, of the Allman Brothers Band, is born in West Palm Beach, Florida.

July 8, 1944
Johnny Lee Johnson (“Jaimoe”), of the Allman Brothers Band, is born in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

November 20, 1946
Howard Duane Allman, of the Allman Brothers Band, is born in Nashville, Tennessee.

May 11, 1947
Claude Hudson “Butch” Trucks, of the Allman Brothers Band, is born in Jacksonville, Florida.

December 8, 1947
Gregory Lenoir Allman, of the Allman Brothers Band, is born in Nashville, Tennessee.

April 4, 1948
Raymond Berry Oakley, of the Allman Brothers Band, is born in Chicago, Illinois.

March 26, 1969
The Allman Brothers Band comes together in Jacksonville, Florida.

November 8, 1969
The Allman Brothers Band’s self-titled debut is released on Capricorn Records.

January, 1970
Berry and Linda Oakley rent the Big House on 2321 Vineville Avenue in Macon.

September 23, 1970
Idlewild South, the second studio album from the Allman Brothers, is released.

December, 1970
Eric Clapton’s band, Derek and the Dominos, releases Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, featuring Duane Allman.

March 12-13, 1971
The Allman Brothers Band is recorded at Bill Graham’s Fillmore East, and the best performances are included on the double-album classic At Fillmore East.

October 29, 1971
Duane Allman, guitarist and founder of the Allman Brothers Band, dies at age 24 when his motorcycle avoided a truck in Macon, Georgia.

February 12, 1972
Eat a Peach by the Allman Brothers Band is released. Mixing live and studio material, it features the last studio recordings by Duane Allman.

September, 1972
Keyboardist Chuck Leavell joins the Allman Brothers Band.

October, 1972
The Allman Brothers Band begins work on Brothers and Sisters.

November 2, 1972
The Allman Brothers Band performs on ABC’s late-night program In Concert. It was Chuck Leavell’s debut with the band, and Berry Oakley’s last show.

November 11, 1972
Bassist Berry Oakley of the Allman Brothers Band dies in a motorcycle accident at age 24, three blocks from where Duane Allman’s fatal crash occurred a year earlier.

November, 1972
Bassist Lamar Williams, a childhood friend of Jaimoe’s, joins the Allman Brothers Band.

January, 1973
The Big House in Macon is vacated by the Allman Brothers Band.

July 28, 1973
The Allman Brothers Band, the Grateful Dead, and the Band perform for a crowd of 600,000 (larger by half than Woodstock!) in upstate New York at the Watkins Glen “Summer Jam.”

August 25, 1973
Brothers and Sisters, by the Allman Brothers Band, is released. It is their highest charting (#1) and longest charting (56 weeks) album.

November 3, 1973
“ Ramblin’ Man,” by the Allman Brothers Band, reaches #2. It is the highest-charting single of their career.

August 17, 1975
The Allman Brothers Band release Win, Lose or Draw.

May 12, 1976
The Allman Brothers Band dissolves acrimoniously, albeit temporarily.

August 16, 1978
Gregg Allman, Butch Trucks, and Jaimoe join the Dickey Betts and Great Southern onstage at a concert in New York’s Central Park, paving the way for an Allman Brothers Band reunion.

February 13, 1979
The reconstituted Allman Brothers Band release Enlightened Rogues, to great critical praise.

July 10, 1980
Reach for the Sky is released by the Allman Brothers Band on Arista Records.

August 29, 1981
The Allman Brothers Band releases Brothers of the Road.

January 23, 1982
The Allman Brothers Band are the musical guests on Saturday Night Live. It is their last performance for four years.

January 21, 1983
Bassist Lamar Williams succumbs to cancer at the age of 34.

May 14, 1989
Dreams, the Allman Brothers Band’s career-spanning box set, is released by Polydor Records.

June, 1989
Joined by new members Warren Haynes (guitar), Allen Woody (bass) and Johnny Neel (keys), a recharged Allman Brothers Band hits the road.

August 9, 1990
The Allman Brothers Band release Seven Turns on Epic Records, their first studio album in nine years.

December, 1990
Rolling Stone names the Allman Brothers Band “Comeback Artist of the Year.”

June 19, 1991
The Allman Brothers Band release Shades of Two Worlds, one of the strongest albums of their career. Percussionist Marc Quinones joins the group.

December 28-31, 1991
The Allman Brothers Band plays four sold-out shows at the City Auditorium in Macon, Georgia.

May 9, 1992
The Allman Brothers Band release An Evening With, their first live album since Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas in 1976.

April 26, 1994
Where It All Begins, another solid album of new material from the Allman Brothers Band, is released.

August 14, 1994
The Allman Brothers Band steals the show at Woodstock II.

January 12, 1995
The Allman Brothers Band is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the tenth annual induction dinner. Willie Nelson is their presenter.

May 9, 1995
An Evening With 2nd Set, is released, and “Jessica” garners the Allman Brothers Band their first Grammy Award, for “Best Rock Instrumental.”

April, 1997
Warren Haynes and Allen Woody leave the Allman Brothers Band to concentrate on their power trio project, Gov’t Mule; guitarist Jack Pearson and bassist Oteil Burbridge join the line-up.

June, 1999
Jack Pearson departs, and is replaced by Derek Trucks, Butch’s nephew.

March 16, 1999
The Allman Brothers Band kick off their 30th anniversary tour with 18 nights at New York’s Beacon Theatre.

May, 2000
The Allman Brothers Band and Dickey Betts part company; guitarist Jimmy Herring steps in.

August 26, 2000
Allen Woody, bass player for and the Allman Brothers Band and Gov’t Mule, dies.

November 14, 2000
The Allman Brothers Band’s Peakin’ at the Beacon, a live album recorded at New York City’s Beacon Theatre, is released.

March, 2001
The Allman Brothers Band performs their annual run at the Beacon Theatre, with Warren Haynes rejoining the group in place of Jimmy Herring. Chuck Leavell sits in as a special guest for four shows.

March 18, 2003
Hittin’ the Note, the first studio album from the Allman Brothers Band in nine years, is released on Sanctuary Records to universal critical acclaim.

September 23, 2003
The Allman Brothers Band release Live at the Beacon Theatre, a two-DVD package from their 2003 stand at the Beacon in New York City. It subsequently has reached Platinum status.

March 23, 2004
One Way Out: Live at the Beacon Theatre, a two-CD set culled from the 2003 Beacon run, is released by the Allman Brothers Band.

March 26, 2004
The Allman Brothers Band celebrates its 35th anniversary on stage at the Beacon Theatre.


July 3, 2004
The Allman Brothers Band plays with the Dead at the Gorge Amphitheater in George, Washington. It was the first time these bands had appeared together since Watkins Glen in 1973.