One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (768 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1250040507 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 496 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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ALAN PAUL is a senior writer for Guitar World magazine and has interviewed the Allman Brothers Band hundreds of times. No one has written more frequently about the band, and his work has earned the praise of Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes, Butch Trucks, and other band members. He is the author of Big in China, and his work has also appeared in The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated, the Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, People, and
"THE DEFINITIVE LOOK AT THE ABB FROM THE INSIDE" according to Stuart Jefferson. "There's only one guy who can sing in this band, and that's my baby brother." Duane Allman."There ain't no way because I can't get along with my brother in a band." Gregg Allman."You could feel the purity and the fire and intensity. This was music for music's sake." Col. Bruce Hampton."We don't wait for it to happen; we make it happen." Dickey Betts.In a nutshell--this book is well worth your time and money. It's hard to imagine a more definitive look at the band and it's various members. Alan Paul has not only written about the ABB for 20+ years, but is also considered a friend of the band. He doesn't just tell st. Engrossing Read Matthew A Breaux Really enjoyed this oral history. Clearly it has differing viewpoints that come from the subjective memories of the participants, but it has enough narrative for someone who isn't familiar with the ABB and plenty of detail and scandal for the diehard fans. The narrative structure may be disjointed in terms of chronology but it greatly contributes to the continuity from a story perspective and makes it hard to put down. Really reignited my love for the ABB and had me traveling through their catalogue all over again.. I love the band iam 56 years old and bought there dawn melvin I love the band iam 56 years old and bought there first album at 12years old and still have all there albums and cds, love them. Dawn
--Joanne Wilkinson . Improbably, Duane spearheaded a long-haired, multiracial band in the Deep South in the late ’60s, but he was supremely confident, at the tender age of 23, that his blues-based music would transcend any barriers. Augmented by photos and fascinating sidebars, this candid oral history has appeal beyond the Allman Brothers Band’s loyal fan base. They take us through the milestones, from the early days, when the band crisscrossed the country in the dead of winter packed into an underheated van, to the cusp of massive success and the deaths of bandleader and guitarist Duane Allman
A New York Times Best seller!One Way Out is the powerful biography of The Allman Brothers Band, an oral history written with the band's participation and filled with original, never-before-published interviews as well as personal letters and correspondence. This is the most in-depth look at a legendary American rock band that has meant so much to so many for so long. He has interviewed every living band member for this book as well as managers, roadies, and contemporaries, including: Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Jaimoe, Butch Trucks, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Oteil Burbridge, the late Allen Woody, Jimmy Herring, Eric Clapton, Bob Weir, and many others.Tracking the band's career from their 1969 formation to today, One Way Out is filled with musical and cultural insights, riveting tales of sometimes violent personality conflicts and betrayals, drug and alc