I-Allman Brothers Band iyiqembu le-rock elidumile laseMelika. Iqembu lasungulwa emuva ngo-1969 eJacksonville (Florida). Umsuka webhendi kwakuwumshayi wesigingci uDuane Allman nomfowabo uGregg.
Abaculi be-Allman Brothers Band basebenzise izici ze-hard, izwe ne-blues rock ezingomeni zabo. Ungavame ukuzwa ngeqembu ukuthi "lingabakhi be-southern rock".
Ngo-1971, i-Allman Brothers Band yaqanjwa njengeqembu le-rock elihamba phambili eminyakeni emihlanu edlule (ngokusho kwephephabhuku i-Rolling Stone).
Maphakathi nawo-1990, ibhendi yangeniswa e-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I-Allman Brothers Band ibekwe endaweni yama-53 ohlwini lwabaculi abayi-100 Abakhulu Kunabo Bonke Abaphila Isikhathi.
Umlando we-Allman Brothers Band
Abazalwane bakhulele e-Daytona Beach. Kakade ngo-1960 baqala ukudlala umculo professional.
Ngo-1963, intsha yakha ithimba labo lokuqala, elibizwa ngokuthi i-Escorts. Ngemva kweminyaka embalwa, leli qembu kwadingeka liqanjwe kabusha ngokuthi i-Allman Joys. Ukuzilolonga kokuqala kwabafana kwenzeka egaraji.
Ngemva kwesikhashana, izelamani zakwa-Allman, kanye nabanye abantu abanomqondo ofanayo, basungula iqembu elisha, elalibizwa ngokuthi i-Hour Glass. Ngokushesha leli qembu lathuthela endaweni yaseLos Angeles.
Iqembu le-Hour Glass laze lakwazi ukukhipha amaqoqo amaningana esitudiyo sokuqopha i-Liberty Records, kodwa akuzange kube yimpumelelo enkulu.
Ngokushesha abahleli balebula banqamula isivumelwano nebhendi. Babheke ukuthi iqembu alithembisi ngokwanele. U-Gregg kuphela owasala ngaphansi kwephiko lelebula, lapho abakhiqizi babona khona amandla amakhulu.
Ngesikhathi beseyingxenye ye-The Allman Joys, abazalwane bahlangana neButch Trucks, ngaleso sikhathi eyayiyingxenye ye-31st of February.
Ngo-1968, ngemva kokuhlukana kwe-The Hour Glass, baphinde banquma ukuqala ukusebenza ndawonye. Ngo-1972, kwakhululwa i-albhamu ethi Duane & Greg Allman, eyagcina idonse ukunaka kwabalandeli bomculo osindayo.
U-Duane Allman waba umculi ofunwa kakhulu e-FAME Studios e-Muscle Shoals, e-Alabama, ngasekupheleni kwawo-1960. Le nsizwa yahamba nosaziwayo abaningi, okwamvumela ukuba athole abantu "abawusizo" abajwayele.
Ngokushesha u-Allman waqala ukuhlangana nabakwaBetts, amaloli, kanye ne-Oakley e-Jacksonville. Indawo yomdlali wesiginci ohlwini olusha yathathwa ngu-Eddie Hinton. UGregg wayeseLos Angeles ngaleso sikhathi. Usebenze ngaphansi kwelebuli ethi Liberty Records. Ngokushesha wabizelwa eJacksonville.
Ukuqala komsebenzi wokudala we-Allman Brothers Band
Usuku olusemthethweni lokudalwa kwe-Allman Brothers Band umhla zingama-26 kuNdasa, 1969. Ngesikhathi kusungulwa iqembu, leli qembu lalihlanganisa laba abacula yedwa:
- uDuane noGregg Allman;
- U-Dickie Betts;
- UBerry Oakley;
- Amaloli E-Butch;
- Jay Johanni Johansson.
Ngaphambi kokukhipha i-albhamu yabo yokuqala, abaculi babe nochungechunge lwamakhonsathi. Ekupheleni kuka-1969, ibhendi yethula i-albhamu ethi The Allman Brothers Band kuzithameli esezakhiwe zabalandeli.
Naphezu kokuthi leli qembu belingakaze libonakale emicimbini ebucayi, umsebenzi waziswa kakhulu ngabagxeki bomculo.
Ekuqaleni kuka-1970, i-discography yeqembu yaphinde yahlanganiswa ne-Idle Wild South. I-albhamu iqoshwe ngaphansi komdidiyeli uTom Dowd. Ngokungafani nokuhlanganiswa kwe-debut, i-albhamu yayisaphumelela kwezohwebo.
Ngemva kokuqedwa kokuhlanganiswa kwesibili, u-Duane Allman wajoyina u-Eric Clapton no-Derek kanye ne-Dominos. Ngokushesha abaculi bethula icwecwe elithi Layla kanye Nezinye Izingoma Zothando Ezihlukahlukene.
I-albhamu Ebukhoma Engcono Kakhulu E-Fillmore East
Ngemva konyaka, kwakhululwa i-albhamu yokuqala ebukhoma yeqembu lomculo elidumile e-Fillmore East. Iqoqo laqoshwa ngoMashi 12-13. Ngenxa yalokho, yaqashelwa njenge-albhamu ebukhoma ehamba phambili.
Lapha iqembu libonakale lingu-100%. Amalungiselelo bekuyi-hard rock ne-blues. Abalaleli baphinde bazwa ithonya le-jazz nomculo wakudala waseYurophu.
Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi ibhendi ye-rock igcine iphenduke ngeyokugcina ekwazile ukucula eFillmore East. Ngawo lowo 1971, yavalwa. Mhlawumbe yingakho amakhonsathi okugcina abekuleli hholo ehlonishwa.
Kwenye yezingxoxo zakhe, u-Gregg Allman ukhumbule ukuthi e-Fillmore East ubonakala ulahlekelwa umkhondo wesikhathi, yonke into iba yinto engabalulekile.
U-Allman uthe ngesikhathi kunomcimbi wabona ukuthi sekufike usuku olusha kuphela lapho kuvuleke iminyango nemisebe yelanga ingena ehholo lehholo.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, iqembu laqhubeka nokuvakasha. Abafana bakwazi ukuqoqa amahholo agcwele abalandeli. Amakhonsathi e-The Allman Brothers Band kusukela ekuqaleni kuye ekugcineni angabizwa ngokuthi wukujabulisa.
Ukushona kabuhlungu kukaDwayne Allman noBerry Oakley
Ngo-1971, leli qembu alizange likhiphe i-albhamu ye-Fillmore East kuphela, kodwa kulo nyaka u-Duyane Allman ushone engozini embi kakhulu. Le nsizwa yayinomsebenzi wokuzilibazisa - izithuthuthu.
"Ehhashi lakhe lensimbi" eMacon (Georgia), waba nengozi eyaba yingozi kuye.
Emuva kokushona kukaDuane, abaculi banquma ukungalichithi leli qembu. U-Dickie Betts wathatha isiginci futhi waqeda umsebenzi ka-Allman werekhodi le-Eata Peach. Iqoqo lakhululwa ngo-1972, lalihlanganisa amathrekhi "ayethambile" emsindweni.
Ngemva kokufa kuka-Allman, abalandeli baqala ukuthenga le albhamu, njengoba iqukethe imisebenzi yokugcina yezithombe zabo. Ithimba libambe amakhonsathi amaningana ngendlela efanayo. Ngemva kwalokho, abaculi bamema umculi wepiyano Chuck Leavell ukusebenza.
Ngo-1972, kwakulindelwe okunye ukushaqeka kwabadlali beqembu. UBerry Oakley ushonile. Ngokuqondana okungaqondakali, umculi washona cishe endaweni efanayo no-Allman. UBerry naye waba nengozi.
Ngalesi sikhathi, u-Dickie Betts wayesengumholi webhendi ye-rock. Iqoqo elithi Brothers and Sisters lifake nezingoma eziphezulu zerepertoire yeqembu: Ramblin' Man kanye noJessica, ezibhalwe umculi. Eyokuqala kulawa maculo ikhishwe njengeyodwa futhi yahamba phambili kuzo zonke izinhlobo zamashadi omculo ezweni.
I-Allman Brothers Band ibe yibhendi ye-rock ephumelela kakhulu ekuqaleni kuya maphakathi nawo-1970. Ngempumelelo enkulu ngobusuku bangaphambi Konyaka Omusha, ukudlala kweqembu kwasakazwa emsakazweni e-San Francisco's Cow Palace.
Ukuhlukana kweqembu i-Allman Brothers Band
Ukuduma kweqembu kwaba nomthelela omubi ebudlelwaneni babadlali abacula ngabodwana. U-Dickey Betts no-Gregg babematasa ngemisebenzi yabo eyedwa. U-Allman washada noCher, futhi wakwazi ukuhlukanisa izikhathi eziningana, futhi wamshada futhi.
Ngesinye isikhathi, uthando lwalumthakazelisa ngaphezu komculo. U-Betts no-Leavell bazame ukusebenzisana nebhendi, kodwa ngaphandle kukaBetts no-Allman, amathrekhi "ayengenangqondo".
Ngo-1975, abaculi bethula i-albhamu ethi Win, Lose noma Draw. Abathandi bomculo basheshe baqaphela ukuthi umsindo wezingoma wawulahlekelwe ukukhanga. Futhi konke kungenxa yokuthi akuwona wonke amalungu eqembu abambe iqhaza ekurekhodweni kweqoqo.
Ibhendi yahlakazwa ngokusemthethweni ngo-1976. Kulo nyaka, uGregg Allman waboshelwa ukutholakala nezidakamizwa ezingekho emthethweni. Ukuze ehlise isijeziso, uphendule umphathi wokuvakasha weqembu kanye no-"Scooter" Herring.
UChuck Leavell, Jay Johanny Johanson noLamar Williams banqume ukulishiya leli qembu. Ngokushesha bahlela iqembu labo, elalibizwa ngokuthi i-Sea Level.
U-Dickie Betts waqhubeka nokuzibona njengomculi oyedwa. Laba baculi bathe ngeke nakancane baphinde basebenzisane no-Allman.
Ukuhlangana kabusha kwebhendi ye-rock
Ngo-1978, abaculi banquma ukuhlangana futhi. Lesi sinqumo siholele ekuqoshweni kwe-albhamu entsha, ethi Enlightened Rogues, eyakhululwa ngo-1979. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi abaculi abasha abafana noDan Toler noDavid Goldflies nabo basebenze ekurekhodweni kwe-albhamu.
I-albhamu entsha ayizange iphinde impumelelo yamaqoqo adlule. Ambalwa amaculo adlaliwe emsakazweni. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, abaculi kanye nelebula babe nezinkinga zezimali.
Ngokushesha i-Capricorn Records yaphela. Ikhathalogi yathathwa yi-PolyGram. Iqembu le-rock lisayine inkontileka ne-Arista Records.
Ngokushesha abaculi bakhipha ama-albhamu amaningana. Ngokumangalisayo, amaqoqo avele "ahlulekile". Abezindaba babhale ukubuyekezwa okungekuhle eqenjini. Lokhu kwaholela ekuhlakazweni kohlu ngo-1982.
Eminyakeni emine kamuva, i-Allman Brothers Band yabuyelana ndawonye. Abafana babuthana hhayi nje kanjalo, kodwa ukuze babambe ikhonsathi yokusiza umphakathi.
U-Gregg Allman, u-Dickey Betts, ama-Butch Trucks, u-Jamo Johansson, u-Chuck Leavell no-Dan Toler badlale esiteji esifanayo. Okwamangaza abaningi ukuthi ukudlala kweqembu kube yimpumelelo.
Ngo-1989, iqembu laphinde lahlangana futhi lalisendaweni evelele. Abaculi kufanele babonge i-PolyGram ngokuzinaka kakhulu, okukhiphe izinto ezigcina umlando.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo u-Allman, uBetts, u-Jamo Johansson kanye namaloli bajoyinwa abanekhono u-Warren Haynes, u-Johnny Neal kanye no-Allen Woody (isiginci sebhesi).
Ithimba elihlangene futhi elivuselelwe libe nekhonsathi yokugubha iminyaka engu-20 yabalandeli, eyayibizwa ngokuthi uhambo lokugubha iminyaka engu-XNUMX. Ngemva kwesikhashana, abaculi basayine inkontileka ne-Epic Records.
Ngo-1990, ibhendi yandisa i-discography yayo nge-Seven Turns. I-albhamu yamukelwe ngemfudumalo ngabalandeli nabagxeki bomculo.
Ngokushesha uNeil wavalelisa eqenjini. Naphezu kokulahlekelwa, ibhendi iqhubekile nokuqopha nokukhulula amaqoqo amasha. Ngalesi sikhathi, abaculi bakhipha ama-albhamu amabili: I-Shades of Two Worlds, Lapho Konke Kuqala.
I-Allman Brothers Band namuhla
Uhlu lweqembu, oluholwa ngu-Allman, Butch Trucks, Jamo Johansson noDerek Trucks, luqhubekile nokujabulisa abalandeli abadala nabancane.
Ebusika bango-2014, abaculi bethule i-albhamu ethi All My Friends: Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman. I-albhamu ayihlanganisi izingoma zakudala zeqembu lomculo kuphela, kodwa futhi izingoma ezicula yedwa zikaGregg Allman. UGregg akazange abhale kabusha imisebenzi yakhe yedwa, ozakwabo bamsiza.
Ngokushesha abaculi bahlela ikhonsathi. Ukudlala kweqembu lomculo i-Allman Brothers Band kuphawule isiphetho semisebenzi yabo.
Ekuqanjweni kuka-2014, uGregg Allman kuphela owayengumculi owama emsuka wokudalwa kweqembu lomculo.
Ngo-2017, kwaziwa ukuthi uGregg Allman ushonile.
