Gregg Allman says late brother Duane is still around

November 20th, 2006, would have been the 60th birthday of Duane Allman. The guitar legend died in a motorcycle accident in Macon, Georgia, at the age of 24, but not before making his mark on rock history with seminal albums including The Allman Brothers Band, Idlewild South, At Fillmore East, and the posthumous Eat A Peach, all with the Allman Brothers Band. He also contributed to Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs with Derek & the Dominos and did session work with such diverse artists as Aretha Franklin, Boz Scaggs, Wilson Pickett, British singer-actress Lulu, R&B sax player and bandleader King Curtis, and jazz flautist Herbie Mann, just to name a few.

We asked Duane's brother, Allman Brothers singer-keyboardist Gregg Allman, what people should know about Duane that they won't get by just listening to the records, and he said: "That he's still around here watching us, and he's probably still loving it, I'm sure."

Duane Allman's life is the subject of a new biography written by music journalist Randy Poe, titled Skydog. It features stories about Duane from those who knew him best, including his Allman Brothers bandmates; the Walden brothers, who ran the Allman's label Capricorn Records; and the late Tom Dowd, who produced the Allmans and also introduced Duane to Eric Clapton, which led to Duane making the Layla album with the Dominos.
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