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The story of the Allman Brothers Band is one of triumph, tragedy, redemption, dissolution, and more redemption. During the early '70s, they were arguably the most influential rock group in America, thanks in no small part to At Fillmore East (a high-water mark for concert albums), that redefined the scope of rock's musical boundaries. Duane Allman and Dickey Betts pioneered the twin-lead guitar sound so prevalent during the decade that continued well into the 21st century. The group placed an emphasis on musicianship, seamlessly melding rock, blues, jazz, and R&B with extended improvisation. The band also included two very complementary drummers in Butch Trucks and Jai Johanny Johanson (aka Jaimoe), a virtuoso bassist in Berry Oakley, and the grainy, soulful vocals (and organ playing) of Gregg Allman, who sounded like a decades-older bluesman. They turned epic-length jam tracks such as "Whipping Post" and "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" into FM radio staples. They directly influenced virtually all '70s rock acts south of the Mason-Dixon Line, including the Marshall Tucker Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd, and the jam band movement of the '90s. 1973's Brothers & Sisters showcased a different aspect of their character with accessible, radio-ready hit singles such as "Ramblin' Man" and "Jessica." Even in their final incarnation with guitarists Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes, ABB churned out charting live albums such as 2003's Hittin' the Note.

The group was founded in March 1969 by Duane Allman on guitar; Gregg Allman on vocals and organ; Dickey Betts on guitar; Berry Oakley on bass; and Butch Trucks and Jaimoe (aka Jai Johanny Johanson) on drums. Duane and Gregg Allman loved soul and R&B, although they listened to their share of rock & roll, especially as it sounded coming out of England in the mid-'60s. Their first group was a local Daytona Beach garage band called the Escorts, who sounded a lot like the early Beatles and Rolling Stones. They later became the Allman Joys and plunged into Cream-style British blues, then they became the Hour Glass, which drew from and extended their soul influences. The group landed a contract with Liberty Records with help from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, but the company wasted the opportunity on a pair of over-produced albums that failed to capture the Hour Glass' sound. The band split up after Liberty rejected a proposed third LP steeped in blues and R&B.

Duane Allman began working as a session guitarist at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and it was there, appearing on records by Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin, John Hammond, and King Curtis, among others, that he made his reputation. In 1969, at the coaxing of ex-Otis Redding manager Phil Walden, Allman gave up session work and began putting together a new band -- Jaimoe came aboard, and Allman's longtime friend Butch Trucks, and another Allman friend, Berry Oakley, joined, along with Dickey Betts, with whom Oakley was playing in a group called Second Coming. A marathon jam session ensued, at the end of which Allman had his band, except for a singer -- that came later, when his brother Gregg agreed to join. They were duly signed to Walden's new Capricorn label.

The Allman Brothers Band didn't record their first album until after they'd worked their sound out on the road, playing heavily around Florida and Georgia. Their self-titled debut was a solid blues-rock album and one of the better showcases for guitar pyrotechnics in a year with more than its share of albums by Cream, Blind Faith, the Jeff Beck Group, and Led Zeppelin. It didn't sell 50,000 copies on its initial release, but The Allman Brothers Band impressed everyone who heard it and nearly everyone who reviewed it. Coming out at the end of the '60s, it could have passed for a follow-up to the kind of blues-rock coming out of England from acts like Cream, except that it had a sharper edge -- the Allmans were American and Southern, and their understanding of blues (not to mention elements of jazz, mostly courtesy of Jaimoe) was as natural as breathing. The album also introduced one of the band's most popular concert numbers, "Whipping Post."

Their debut album attracted good reviews and a cult following with its mix of assured dual lead guitars by Duane Allman and Dickey Betts, soulful singing by Gregg Allman, and a rhythm section that was nearly as busy as the lead instruments between Oakley's rock-hard bass and the dual drumming of Trucks and Johanson. Their second album, 1970's Idlewild South, recorded predominately at Criteria Studios in North Miami, Florida, was produced by Tom Dowd, who had previously recorded Cream. This was a magical combination: Dowd was completely attuned to the group's sound and goals, and Idlewild South broadened that sound, adding a softer acoustic texture to their music and introducing Betts as a composer (including the original studio version of "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed," an instrumental tribute to Miles Davis that would become a highlight of their shows, in many different forms, for the next 30 years). It also had a Gregg Allman number, "Midnight Rider," which became one of the band's more widely covered originals and the composer's signature tune.

By this time, the group's concerts were becoming legendary for the extraordinarily complex yet coherent interplay between the two guitarists and Gregg Allman's keyboards, sometimes in jams of 40 minutes or more to a single song without wasting a note. And unlike the art rock bands of the era, they weren't interested in impressing anyone with how they played scales, how many different tunings they knew, or which classical riffs they could quote. Rather, the Allmans incorporated the techniques and structures of jazz and classical into their playing. In March 1971, the band played a series of shows at the Fillmore East that were recorded for posterity and subsequently transformed into their third album, At Fillmore East. This double-LP, issued in July 1971, became an instant classic, rivaling the previous blues-rock touchstone cut at the Fillmore, Cream's Wheels of Fire. Duane Allman and his band were suddenly the new heroes to millions of mostly older teenage fans. Although it never cracked the Top Ten, At Fillmore East was certified gold on October 15, 1971.

Duane Allman died in a motorcycle accident 14 days later. The group had been midway through work on their next album, Eat a Peach, which they completed as a five-piece, with Dickey Betts playing all of the remaining lead and slide guitar parts. Their second double album in a row became another instant classic, and their first album to reach the Top Ten, peaking at number five. Despite having completed Eat a Peach, the band was intact in name only. Rather than try to replace Duane as a guitarist, they decided to add a second soloist in the form of piano player Chuck Leavell. The group had already begun work on a long-delayed follow-up to Eat a Peach when Oakley was killed in November 1972 in a motorcycle accident only a few blocks from Allman's accident site.

Lamar Williams was recruited on bass, and the new lineup continued the band's concert activities, as well as eventually finishing the group's next album, Brothers and Sisters, released on August 1, 1973. During the extended gap in releases following Eat a Peach, Atco reissued The Allman Brothers Band and Idlewild South together as the double-LP Beginnings, which charted higher than either individual release. Brothers & Sisters marked the beginning of a new era. The album had a more easygoing and freewheeling sound, less bluesy and more country-ish. This was partly a result of Capricorn losing the services of Tom Dowd, who had produced their three previous albums. Additionally, Dickey Betts' full emergence as a songwriter and singer as well as the band's only guitarist, playing all of the lead and slide parts, altered the balance of the group's sound, pushing forth his distinct interest in country-rock. Betts also became the reluctant de facto leader of the band during this period, not from a desire for control as much as because he was the only one with the comparative stability and creative input to take on the responsibility.

The record occupied the number one spot for six weeks, spurred by the number two single "Ramblin' Man," and became the Allman Brothers Band's most well-known album. It was an odd reversal of the usual order of success for a rock band -- usually, it was the release of an album that drew the crowds to concerts, but in this case, the months of touring the group had done paved the way for the album. The fact that it kept getting pushed back only heightened fans' interest. Ironically, Brothers and Sisters was a less-challenging record than the band's earlier releases, with a relatively laid-back sound, relaxed compared to the groundbreaking work on the group's previous four albums. But all of this hardly mattered; based on the reputation they'd established with their first four albums, and the crowd-pleasing nature of "Ramblin' Man" and the Dickey Betts-composed instrumental "Jessica," they were playing larger halls and bigger crowds than ever.

An entire range of Southern rock acts had started to make serious inroads into the charts in the wake of the Allman Brothers. Labels such as MCA and even Island Records began looking for this same audience, signing acts like Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 Special, and the Outlaws, respectively, among others. For the first time since the mid-'50s, the heyday of the rockabilly era, a major part of the country was listening to rock & roll with a distinctly Southern twang.

The band began showing cracks in 1974, as Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts both began solo careers, recording albums separately from the group. Allman married Cher (twice), an event that set him up in a Hollywood-based lifestyle that created a schism with the rest of the band. They might have survived all of this, but for the increasing strain of the members' other personal habits. While drugs and alcohol had always been a significant part of the lives of many in the group, as the strain and exhaustion of touring continued, coupled with the need to produce new music, these indulgences became out of control. In addition, Betts' leadership of the band created a further strain for him.

The group's difficulties were showcased on their next album, the highly uneven Win, Lose or Draw, which lacked the intensity and sharpness of their prior work. The whole band wasn't present for some of the album, and Gregg Allman's involvement with Cher, coupled with his serious drug problems, prevented him from participating with the rest of the group -- his vocals were added separately, on the other side of the country.

The band finally came apart in 1976 when Allman found himself in the midst of a federal drug case against a supplier and agreed to testify against a friend and band employee. Leavell, Johanson, and Williams split to form Sea Level, which became a moderately successful band, cutting four albums for Capricorn over the next four years, while Betts pursued a solo career. All of them vowed never to work with Gregg Allman again.

Amid this split, Capricorn Records, reaching ever deeper into its vaults for anything that could generate income, issued two collections, a live double-LP collection called Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas, showcasing the Brothers & Sisters-era band at various concerts, and a double-LP best-of package And the Road Goes on Forever. Wipe the Windows was a modest seller, appearing as it did when the group's sales had already fallen off, and it was compared unfavorably with the legendary work on At Fillmore East. The studio compilation passed with barely a ripple, however, because most fans already had the stuff on the original albums.

The members were all back together by 1978, however, and over the next four years, they issued a somewhat uneven series of albums. Enlightened Rogues (1979) redeemed their reputation a little; produced by Tom Dowd, who had always managed to get the very best work out of the group, it had more energy than any record they'd issued in at least six years. It also restored the two-guitar lineup, courtesy of Dan Toler (from Great Southern, Dickey Betts' solo band), who was brought in when Chuck Leavell (along with Lamar Williams) chose to remain in Sea Level. By that time, however, the Allmans were fighting against time and musical trends. Disco, punk, and power pop had pretty much stolen the thunder from the arena acts epitomized by the Allmans; whatever interest they attracted was a matter of nostalgia for their earlier releases. The group were in danger of becoming arena rock's third big oldies act (after the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney's Wings).

The band did take a shot at their past glories with Enlightened Rogues, which garnered the most favorable fan and critical response since Brothers & Sisters, but the group's business affairs were in shambles owing to the bankruptcy of Capricorn Records in late 1979. When the fallout from the Capricorn collapse settled, PolyGram Records, the company's biggest creditor, took over the label's library, and the Allman Brothers were cut loose from their contract.

Their signing to Arista enabled them to resume recording. What they released, however, was safe, unambitious, routinely commercial pop/rock, closer in spirit to the Doobie Brothers than their own classic work, and a shadow of that work, without any of the invention and daring upon which they'd built their reputations. The group's fortunes hit a further downturn when Jaimoe was fired, breaking up one of the best rhythm sections in rock. For most of the '80s, the Allman Brothers were on hiatus, while the individual members sorted out their personal and professional situations. During those years, Gregg released two solo albums and achieved some chart success with "I'm No Angel," while Dickey released the critically acclaimed but somewhat overlooked Pattern Disruptive.

In 1989, the band was reactivated again, partly owing to PolyGram's decision to issue the four-CD box set retrospective Dreams. That set, coupled with the reissue of their entire Capricorn catalog on compact disc in the years leading up to the box's release, reminded millions of older listeners of the group's greatness, and introduced the Allmans to millions of people too young to have been around for Watkins Glen, much less the Fillmore shows. They reunited and also added Warren Haynes from Dickey Betts' solo band on lead guitar as a replacement for Toler, with Allen Woody playing bass; Chuck Leavell was gone, however, having agreed to join the Rolling Stones on tour as their resident keyboard player, and Lamar Williams had succumbed to cancer in 1983.

The new lineup reinvigorated the band, which signed with Epic Records and surprised everyone with their first release, Seven Turns. Issued in 1990, it got some of the best reviews and healthiest sales they'd had in more than a decade. The next year, they filled out their rhythm section with the addition of percussionist Marc Quiñones and released Shades of Two Worlds, viewed by some fans as their strongest studio outing since Brothers and Sisters, although it rose no higher than 85 on the charts. Their next studio album, 1994's Where It All Begins, was a solid record that achieved gold status, but two live albums from the same period, An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band and 2nd Set (which won a Grammy for its performance of "Jessica") were steady although not massive sellers. The decline in sales wasn't the fault of the material so much as a natural result of the passage of time, which left the Allmans competing with two decades' worth of successors and rivals.

In 1997, Warren Haynes and Allen Woody left the Allman Brothers Band to form the power trio Gov’t Mule; stepping in were bassist Oteil Burbridge and, for a time, Nashville guitarist Jack Pearson. In 1999, Pearson was replaced by young guitar phenom Derek Trucks, Butch's nephew.

In 2000 -- the year that bassist Allen Woody died -- the band took what many older fans might view as an unthinkable step, parting ways with original guitarist Dickey Betts and thereby setting up a new round of recriminations among the group's original founders. However, far from signaling the demise of the Allman Brothers Band, the group ultimately re-emerged reinvigorated in the opinion of many listeners, with the establishment of one of its strongest lineups in years, featuring the dual guitars of Warren Haynes (who returned in 2001) and Derek Trucks, the powerful yet fluid and jazzy bass of Oteil Burbridge, some of Gregg Allman's most committed vocal and organ work in years, and the ever-reliable drum tandem of Butch Trucks and Jaimoe, supplemented by new percussionist Quiñones.

They remained a top concert attraction decades after their last historically important album, easily drawing more than 20,000 fans at a time to outdoor venues or booking 3,000-seat theaters for three weeks at a time. Their back catalog, especially the first five albums, remained consistent sellers on compact disc and downloads. Apart from their Arista releases, the Allman Brothers Band remained remarkably consistent, altering their music only gradually over 40 years. They continued soaring at their concerts and on most of their records after 2001. Released in 2003, Hittin' the Note was hailed as their best album in decades, while the Live at the Beacon Theater DVD showed why they'd sold out 220 consecutive shows at that New York venue (the standing record). They played at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival twice and, starting in 2005, presented their own WaneeFest in Live Oak, Florida. In 2012, the group was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys, a fitting addition to their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame status (which was conferred in 1995, the band's first year of eligibility).

In the early days of 2014, Haynes and Derek Trucks released a joint press announcement stating that they were both leaving the band at the end of the year. The group played their final live show at the Beacon Theater on October 28, 2014. Butch Trucks, one of the four remaining living founders of the Allman Brothers Band and one of the three who were still members of the ensemble in its last incarnation, died January 24, 2017, at the age of 69. Four months later, Gregg Allman died on May 27 at his home in Savannah, Georgia, also at age 69.

In September 2019, the ABB issued Fillmore West '71, a four-disc set culled from the original reel-to-reel soundboard tapes of three shows at the famed San Francisco venue as the middle act playing between headliners Hot Tuna and opener Trinidad Tripoli Steelband. They were recorded two months before the famed At Fillmore East concerts, and included not only other versions of signature tunes such as "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" and "Whipping Post" but also set standards that didn't make the Fillmore East set, including "Midnight Rider," "Don't Keep Me Wondering," "Dreams," and a cover of Willie Dixon's "Hoochie Coochie Man."

In October 2020, the Allman Brothers Band issued two previously unheard archival recordings. The Final Note featured seven tracks from an October 17, 1971, gig just 12 days before Duane Allman's death. The source tape was a cassette recording made without forethought by an interviewer wanting to try out a new machine while waiting for a post-show appointment with Gregg Allman. After rediscovering it in his personal archive, radio journalist Sam Idas turned it over to the ABB organization. They painstakingly restored the source material in the best possible fidelity, and released it in a package with rare photographs and a liner essay by band archivist John Lynskey. The Allman Brothers also released Warner Theatre, Erie, PA 7-19-05, a complete performance of a sold-out date. Though left off the band's official registry of shows, it has long been considered by ABB members as one of their best. Haynes picked the original set list for the evening with input from his bandmates. In addition to ABB standards, the double-disc set includes performances of the Band's "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice It's Alright," the latter with guest Susan Tedeschi on lead vocals. Dickey Betts died on April 18, 2024, at the age of 80 after being treated for cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Betts' passing left Jaimoe as the last surviving original member of the ABB. ~ Bruce Eder & Thom Jurek, Rovi

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Midnight Rider
Midnight Rider
306,335,259 2:60 1970-09-18
Ramblin' Man
Ramblin' Man
249,163,671 4:48 1989-06-20
Jessica
Jessica
82,535,923 7:29 1989-06-20
Melissa
Melissa
80,676,940 3:54 1972-02-12
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
74,932,537 5:11 1972-02-12
Whipping Post
Whipping Post
59,584,381 5:20 1969-01-01
Soulshine
Soulshine
51,374,778 6:44 1990-01-01
Ain't Wastin Time No More
Ain't Wastin Time No More
48,242,826 3:41 1991-10-22
Ain't Wastin' Time No More
Ain't Wastin' Time No More
48,242,826 3:41 1972-02-12
Little Martha
Little Martha
27,573,131 2:09 1972-02-12
One Way Out - Live At The Final Fillmore East Concert, 1971
One Way Out - Live At The Final Fillmore East Concert, 1971
24,371,838 5:08 1971-07-01
Trouble No More
Trouble No More
21,501,106 3:45 1969-01-01
Statesboro Blues - Live At Fillmore East, March 13, 1971
Statesboro Blues - Live At Fillmore East, March 13, 1971
17,895,571 4:21 1971-07-01
Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Live
Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Live
16,215,482 8:59 2014-01-01
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed
11,063,045 6:59 1970-09-18
Southbound
Southbound
10,175,114 5:11 1989-06-20
Back Where It All Begins
Back Where It All Begins
9,216,013 9:10 1994-05-03
No One To Run With
No One To Run With
8,982,806 5:60 1990-01-01
Don't Want You No More
Don't Want You No More
8,569,401 2:25 1969-01-01
Revival
Revival
8,191,213 4:07 1970-09-18
Dreams
Dreams
6,217,962 7:22 1969-01-01
Old Friend
Old Friend
6,173,508 6:13 2003-01-01
Stormy Monday - Live At Fillmore East, March 13, 1971
Stormy Monday - Live At Fillmore East, March 13, 1971
6,148,043 8:52 1971-07-01
It's Not My Cross To Bear
It's Not My Cross To Bear
5,734,179 5:04 1969-01-01
Stand Back
Stand Back
5,613,398 3:26 1972-02-12
Statesboro Blues
Statesboro Blues
5,555,232 4:44 1971-01-01
Jessica - Original Album Version
Jessica - Original Album Version
4,579,779 7:07 2007-01-01
Done Somebody Wrong - Live At The Fillmore East, March 1971
Done Somebody Wrong - Live At The Fillmore East, March 1971
4,495,461 4:14 1971-07-01
Wasted Words
Wasted Words
4,291,987 4:19 1989-06-20
Mountain Jam (Theme From “First There Is A Mountain”) - Live
Mountain Jam (Theme From “First There Is A Mountain”) - Live
4,161,539 33:38 1971-07-01
Black Hearted Woman
Black Hearted Woman
4,034,851 5:10 1969-01-01
Les Brers In A Minor
Les Brers In A Minor
3,754,078 9:03 1972-02-12
Seven Turns
Seven Turns
3,466,353 5:07 1990-01-01
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - Live At Fillmore East, March 12, 1971
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - Live At Fillmore East, March 12, 1971
3,449,665 13:07 1971-07-01
Please Call Home
Please Call Home
3,448,011 4:03 1970-09-18
Come And Go Blues
Come And Go Blues
3,430,502 4:56 1989-06-20
Pony Boy
Pony Boy
3,245,442 5:51 2013-06-25
You Don't Love Me - Live At Fillmore East, March 12, 1971
You Don't Love Me - Live At Fillmore East, March 12, 1971
3,130,424 19:17 1971-07-01
Don't Keep Me Wonderin'
Don't Keep Me Wonderin'
3,035,310 3:32 1970-09-18
Hoochie Coochie Man
Hoochie Coochie Man
2,822,211 4:59 1970-09-18
Good Clean Fun
Good Clean Fun
2,731,626 5:09 1990-01-01
Whipping Post - Live At The Fillmore East, March 1971
Whipping Post - Live At The Fillmore East, March 1971
2,730,782 23:09 1971-07-01
Hot 'Lanta - Live At Fillmore East, March 13, 1971
Hot 'Lanta - Live At Fillmore East, March 13, 1971
2,669,449 5:22 1971-07-01
Firing Line
Firing Line
2,564,864 5:18 2003-01-01
Don't Keep Me Wonderin'
Don't Keep Me Wonderin'
2,359,398 3:40 2016-04-01
Jelly Jelly
Jelly Jelly
2,141,256 5:46 2013-06-25
All Night Train
All Night Train
2,003,730 4:04 1994-05-03
Franklin's Tower (Live)
Franklin's Tower (Live)
1,988,977 9:53 2017-03-24
Desdemona
Desdemona
1,981,556 9:21 2003-01-01
Every Hungry Woman
Every Hungry Woman
1,897,778 4:15 1969-01-01
Worried Down with the Blues (Live)
Worried Down with the Blues (Live)
1,804,964 7:48 2017-03-24
Crazy Love
Crazy Love
1,718,249 3:44 1979-01-01
One Way Out
One Way Out
1,667,040 4:48 2016-04-01
High Cost Of Low Living
High Cost Of Low Living
1,538,056 7:51 2003-01-01
Hot 'Lanta - Live At The Final Fillmore East Concert, 1971
Hot 'Lanta - Live At The Final Fillmore East Concert, 1971
1,498,198 5:52 1972-02-12
Change My Way of Living
Change My Way of Living
1,254,018 6:15 1994-05-03
Leave My Blues At Home
Leave My Blues At Home
1,125,969 4:19 1970-09-18
Can't Take It With You
Can't Take It With You
1,111,321 3:35 1979-01-01
Can't Lose What You Never Had
Can't Lose What You Never Had
1,036,845 5:50 1975-02-13
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - Bear's Sonic Journals: Live at Fillmore East, 02/14/1970
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - Bear's Sonic Journals: Live at Fillmore East, 02/14/1970
1,010,354 9:22 2018-12-13
Sailin' 'Cross The Devil's Sea
Sailin' 'Cross The Devil's Sea
1,002,483 4:57 1994-05-03
Don't Keep Me Wonderin' - Live At The Fillmore East, 1971
Don't Keep Me Wonderin' - Live At The Fillmore East, 1971
994,346 3:27 1971-07-01
Low Down Dirty Mean
Low Down Dirty Mean
976,576 5:30 1990-07-03
Ain't Wasting Time No More (Live)
Ain't Wasting Time No More (Live)
929,323 7:53 2017-03-24
Midnight Rider - Live At The Final Fillmore East Concert, 1971
Midnight Rider - Live At The Final Fillmore East Concert, 1971
861,961 3:12 1971-07-01
End Of The Line
End Of The Line
861,375 4:40 1990-01-01
Midnight Rider
Midnight Rider
852,443 3:09 1990-01-01
Old Before My Time
Old Before My Time
843,946 5:22 2003-01-01
Statesboro Blues
Statesboro Blues
821,980 4:06 1989-06-20
Stormy Monday
Stormy Monday
684,352 8:49 2016-04-01
Everybody's Got a Mountain to Climb
Everybody's Got a Mountain to Climb
683,477 4:00 1994-05-03
Blue Sky - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
Blue Sky - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
661,495 7:34 2014-02-14
I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town - Live At Ludlow Garage, April 11, 1970
I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town - Live At Ludlow Garage, April 11, 1970
655,340 9:18 1970-09-18
Heart of Stone
Heart of Stone
642,949 5:07 2003-01-01
Come on in My Kitchen
Come on in My Kitchen
635,942 6:19 1991-08-09
Win, Lose Or Draw
Win, Lose Or Draw
632,499 4:45 1975-02-13
Blue Sky - Live on U.S. Tour - December 1991/March 1992
Blue Sky - Live on U.S. Tour - December 1991/March 1992
630,831 8:39 1990-01-01
Melissa - Live on U.S. Tour - December 1991/March 1992
Melissa - Live on U.S. Tour - December 1991/March 1992
618,214 5:28 1992-06-09
Drunken Hearted Boy - Live At The Fillmore East, 1971
Drunken Hearted Boy - Live At The Fillmore East, 1971
614,164 6:55 1971-07-01
Statesboro Blues - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
Statesboro Blues - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
578,028 7:01 2014-02-14
Soulshine - Live at Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ - August 1994
Soulshine - Live at Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ - August 1994
577,380 6:42 1995-04-21
Pegasus
Pegasus
559,042 7:33 1979-01-01
Midnight Rider - Alternate Mix
Midnight Rider - Alternate Mix
531,927 3:43 1970-09-18
One Way Out - Rehearsal
One Way Out - Rehearsal
502,316 5:38 2013-06-25
Just Another Love Song
Just Another Love Song
484,547 2:45 1975-02-13
Dreams - Live At Ludlow Garage/1970
Dreams - Live At Ludlow Garage/1970
480,317 10:28 1970-09-18
Outskirts of Town - Bear's Sonic Journals: Live at Fillmore East, 02/13-14/1970
Outskirts of Town - Bear's Sonic Journals: Live at Fillmore East, 02/13-14/1970
479,642 8:30 2018-12-13
Don't Keep Me Wonderin' - Live At The Final Fillmore East Concert, 1971
Don't Keep Me Wonderin' - Live At The Final Fillmore East Concert, 1971
476,249 3:46 1972-02-12
Wasted Words - Rehearsal/1972
Wasted Words - Rehearsal/1972
473,405 5:06 2013-06-25
Southbound - Instrumental Outtake/1972
Southbound - Instrumental Outtake/1972
466,554 5:57 2013-06-25
Statesboro Blues - Live At Ludlow Garage/1970
Statesboro Blues - Live At Ludlow Garage/1970
465,246 8:38 1970-09-18
Statesboro Blues - Session Outtake Remix
Statesboro Blues - Session Outtake Remix
462,997 4:10 1970-09-18
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - Live At The Final Fillmore East Concert, 1971
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - Live At The Final Fillmore East Concert, 1971
462,585 12:51 1972-02-12
Mean Woman Blues
Mean Woman Blues
460,117 5:01 1994-05-03
You Don't Love Me - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
You Don't Love Me - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
457,660 6:38 2014-02-14
Woman Across the River
Woman Across the River
455,693 5:52 2003-01-01
Don't Keep Me Wonderin' - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/First Show/Previously Unreleased
Don't Keep Me Wonderin' - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/First Show/Previously Unreleased
453,743 3:53 1971-01-01
Jessica - Single Version
Jessica - Single Version
447,025 4:09 2013-01-01
Blue Sky - Live
Blue Sky - Live
442,169 11:26 2003-01-01
Done Somebody Wrong - Live At The Final Fillmore East Concert, 1971
Done Somebody Wrong - Live At The Final Fillmore East Concert, 1971
441,223 3:39 1972-02-12
Trouble No More - Rehearsal/1972
Trouble No More - Rehearsal/1972
434,557 3:58 2013-06-25
Trouble No More - Demo
Trouble No More - Demo
433,407 3:33 2019-11-08
Trouble No More - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/First Show/Previously Unreleased
Trouble No More - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/First Show/Previously Unreleased
432,806 3:48 1971-01-01
Whipping Post - Live At The Final Fillmore East Concert, 1971
Whipping Post - Live At The Final Fillmore East Concert, 1971
431,455 20:07 1972-02-12
Just Ain't Easy
Just Ain't Easy
426,770 6:07 1979-01-01
Jessica - Live at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, Raleigh, NC - July 1994
Jessica - Live at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, Raleigh, NC - July 1994
425,113 16:06 1990-01-01
Statesboro Blues
Statesboro Blues
423,504 4:30 2016-04-01
You Don't Love Me (Live)
You Don't Love Me (Live)
415,741 9:10 2017-03-24
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/First Show
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/First Show
411,748 17:38 1971-01-01
Southbound - Live At Winterland/1973
Southbound - Live At Winterland/1973
409,691 6:06 1976-11-25
Dimples - Live At Ludlow Garage/1970
Dimples - Live At Ludlow Garage/1970
396,870 5:47 1970-09-18
Early Morning Blues - Outtake
Early Morning Blues - Outtake
389,863 9:26 2013-06-25
One More Ride - Session Outtake
One More Ride - Session Outtake
389,191 3:45 1970-09-18
Who to Believe
Who to Believe
388,587 5:39 2003-01-01
Stormy Monday - Live
Stormy Monday - Live
385,451 5:03 2002-01-01
Dimples - Live At Ludlow Garage, Ohio, 1970
Dimples - Live At Ludlow Garage, Ohio, 1970
382,976 5:03 1974-01-01
Mountain Jam (Live)
Mountain Jam (Live)
381,877 13:35 2017-03-24
Loaded Dice
Loaded Dice
377,751 3:29 1990-07-03
Done Somebody Wrong - Rehearsal/1972
Done Somebody Wrong - Rehearsal/1972
376,548 3:51 2013-06-25
Hoochie Coochie Man - Bear's Sonic Journals: Live at Fillmore East, 02/14/1970
Hoochie Coochie Man - Bear's Sonic Journals: Live at Fillmore East, 02/14/1970
358,446 6:05 2018-12-13
I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town - Rehearsal
I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town - Rehearsal
354,329 11:14 2013-06-25
Need Your Love So Bad
Need Your Love So Bad
354,205 4:04 1979-01-01
Midnight Rider - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
Midnight Rider - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
353,480 3:20 2014-02-14
Trouble No More - Live At Ludlow Garage/1970
Trouble No More - Live At Ludlow Garage/1970
350,981 4:52 1970-09-18
End of the Line - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
End of the Line - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
349,011 5:45 2014-02-14
Midnight Rider (Live)
Midnight Rider (Live)
346,099 3:19 2017-03-24
What's Done Is Done
What's Done Is Done
344,525 4:08 1994-05-03
High Falls
High Falls
344,241 14:28 1975-02-13
Back Where It All Begins - Live at Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ - August 1994
Back Where It All Begins - Live at Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ - August 1994
342,342 12:31 1995-04-21
Temptation Is a Gun
Temptation Is a Gun
342,126 5:37 1994-05-03
Done Somebody Wrong - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/First Show/Previously Unreleased
Done Somebody Wrong - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/First Show/Previously Unreleased
341,860 4:25 1971-01-01
Come And Go Blues - Live At Watkins Glen, New York, July 28, 1973
Come And Go Blues - Live At Watkins Glen, New York, July 28, 1973
340,446 5:02 1976-11-25
Get on with Your Life
Get on with Your Life
339,456 6:59 1990-01-01
Get On With Your Life
Get On With Your Life
339,456 6:59 2000-04-11
Jessica - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
Jessica - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
327,744 10:01 2014-02-14
Come on in My Kitchen - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
Come on in My Kitchen - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
327,326 6:02 2014-02-14
Midnight Blues - Live on U.S. Tour - December 1991/March 1992
Midnight Blues - Live on U.S. Tour - December 1991/March 1992
325,211 5:14 1992-06-09
Southbound - Live on U.S. Tour - December 1991/March 1992
Southbound - Live on U.S. Tour - December 1991/March 1992
316,505 7:52 1970-01-01
Rockin Horse
Rockin Horse
316,270 7:24 2003-01-01
Gambler's Roll
Gambler's Roll
306,018 6:45 1990-07-03
Double Cross - Outtake/1973
Double Cross - Outtake/1973
303,599 4:36 2013-06-25
Statesboro Blues
Statesboro Blues
302,849 5:22 2004-01-01
Mountain Jam (Theme From “First There Is A Mountain") - Live At Ludlow Garage/1970
Mountain Jam (Theme From “First There Is A Mountain") - Live At Ludlow Garage/1970
300,433 45:12 1970-09-18
Nobody Knows
Nobody Knows
298,601 10:59 1990-01-01
A Minor Jam - Studio Jam/1973
A Minor Jam - Studio Jam/1973
296,503 16:29 2013-06-25
You Don't Love Me - Live At The Final Fillmore East Concert, 1971
You Don't Love Me - Live At The Final Fillmore East Concert, 1971
295,433 17:25 1972-02-12
Every Hungry Woman - Live At Ludlow Garage/1970
Every Hungry Woman - Live At Ludlow Garage/1970
295,283 4:22 1970-09-18
You Don't Love Me - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/First Show/Previously Unreleased
You Don't Love Me - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/First Show/Previously Unreleased
292,357 14:59 1971-01-01
Seven Turns - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
Seven Turns - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
292,277 4:41 2014-02-14
One More Ride
One More Ride
288,884 2:42 1989-06-20
Angeline
Angeline
282,255 3:44 1980-01-01
No One To Run With - Live at Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ - August 1994
No One To Run With - Live at Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ - August 1994
279,958 6:30 1995-04-21
Straight from the Heart
Straight from the Heart
278,908 3:46 1981-01-01
Hoochie Coochie Man
Hoochie Coochie Man
268,416 5:25 1970-09-18
Whipping Post - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
Whipping Post - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
264,687 11:37 2014-02-14
Into the Mystic (Live at Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek, Raleigh, Nc, 8/10/2003)
Into the Mystic (Live at Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek, Raleigh, Nc, 8/10/2003)
264,525 5:09 2018-06-15
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - Live At Ludlow Garage/1970
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - Live At Ludlow Garage/1970
261,485 15:03 1970-09-18
Trouble No More (Live)
Trouble No More (Live)
260,062 3:44 2017-03-24
Never Knew How Much (I Needed You)
Never Knew How Much (I Needed You)
260,056 4:28 1981-01-01
Maydell
Maydell
258,999 4:35 2003-01-01
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
249,417 3:13 2003-01-30
Ramblin' Man - Live At Winterland/1973
Ramblin' Man - Live At Winterland/1973
249,366 7:34 2013-06-25
Wasted Words (Live)
Wasted Words (Live)
248,522 8:08 2017-03-24
You Don't Love Me - Live at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, Raleigh, NC - July 1994
You Don't Love Me - Live at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, Raleigh, NC - July 1994
248,234 6:36 1995-04-21
Instrumental Illness
Instrumental Illness
245,711 12:17 2003-01-01
Trouble No More - Live At The Beacon Theatre, October 28, 2014
Trouble No More - Live At The Beacon Theatre, October 28, 2014
245,570 4:18 2019-11-08
Whipping Post - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Second Show
Whipping Post - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Second Show
243,595 19:31 1971-01-01
Low Down Dirty Mean - Live At The Beacon Theatre, March 10 & 11, 1992
Low Down Dirty Mean - Live At The Beacon Theatre, March 10 & 11, 1992
239,227 7:23 2014-02-14
Statesboro Blues - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Second Show
Statesboro Blues - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Second Show
239,092 4:29 1971-01-01
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - Live At Winterland/1973
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - Live At Winterland/1973
238,848 17:23 1976-11-25
Loan Me A Dime - Live At World Music Theatre, August 26, 2000
Loan Me A Dime - Live At World Music Theatre, August 26, 2000
234,261 9:59 2019-11-08
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - Live at R&R Club, Los Angeles, CA - June 1992
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - Live at R&R Club, Los Angeles, CA - June 1992
233,314 10:16 1995-04-21
Melissa (Live)
Melissa (Live)
232,384 6:21 2017-03-24
Nobody Knows - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
Nobody Knows - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
231,097 13:20 2014-02-14
Trouble No More - Bear's Sonic Journals: Live at Fillmore East, 02/11/1970
Trouble No More - Bear's Sonic Journals: Live at Fillmore East, 02/11/1970
231,025 4:12 2018-12-13
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
230,455 20:57 2014-02-14
Trouble No More
Trouble No More
224,800 4:05 2016-04-01
Midnight Rider
Midnight Rider
222,461 3:16 2004-01-01
Jessica - Live At The Oakland Coliseum/1975
Jessica - Live At The Oakland Coliseum/1975
220,154 9:13 1976-11-25
Revival - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
Revival - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
207,388 5:46 2014-02-14
Hell & High Water
Hell & High Water
205,799 3:37 1980-01-01
You Don't Love Me / Soul Serenade - Live At A&R Studios, August 26, 1971
You Don't Love Me / Soul Serenade - Live At A&R Studios, August 26, 1971
203,454 19:26 2016-04-01
Shine It On
Shine It On
203,143 4:52 1990-07-03
End of the Line - Live on U.S. Tour - December 1991/March 1992
End of the Line - Live on U.S. Tour - December 1991/March 1992
202,420 5:42 1992-06-09
Statesboro Blues - Bear's Sonic Journals: Live at Fillmore East, 02/11/1970
Statesboro Blues - Bear's Sonic Journals: Live at Fillmore East, 02/11/1970
201,730 4:17 2018-12-13
Done Somebody Wrong
Done Somebody Wrong
201,723 3:44 2016-04-01
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
198,957 11:24 2016-04-01
Ramblin' Man - Live At Winterland, San Francisco/1973
Ramblin' Man - Live At Winterland, San Francisco/1973
198,093 7:09 1976-11-25
Dreams - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
Dreams - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
197,631 11:20 2014-02-14
Don't Think Twice, It's Alright (Live at Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek, Raleigh, Nc, 8/10/2003)
Don't Think Twice, It's Alright (Live at Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek, Raleigh, Nc, 8/10/2003)
194,678 6:41 2018-06-15
Please Call Home - Live at the Beacon Theatre, New York, NY - March 2000
Please Call Home - Live at the Beacon Theatre, New York, NY - March 2000
194,378 4:31 1990-01-01
Guitar Intro / Hoochie Koochie Man - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
Guitar Intro / Hoochie Koochie Man - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
193,329 10:01 2014-02-14
Mountain Jam - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Second Show/Part 2
Mountain Jam - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Second Show/Part 2
191,209 35:39 1971-01-01
Little Martha - Live At The Beacon Theatre, March 21, 2005
Little Martha - Live At The Beacon Theatre, March 21, 2005
190,550 2:15 2019-11-08
Ain't Wastin Time No More - Live At Mar Y Sol Festival, Puerto Rico, April 2, 1972
Ain't Wastin Time No More - Live At Mar Y Sol Festival, Puerto Rico, April 2, 1972
187,564 4:45 1989-06-20
Trouble No More - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Second Show
Trouble No More - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Second Show
184,213 4:04 1971-01-01
Stormy Monday - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Second Show/Part 1
Stormy Monday - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Second Show/Part 1
183,627 10:39 1971-01-01
Don't Keep Me Wondering
Don't Keep Me Wondering
182,163 4:13 2004-01-01
One Way Out - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Closing Show
One Way Out - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Closing Show
181,165 5:25 1971-01-01
Louisiana Lou And Three Card Monty John
Louisiana Lou And Three Card Monty John
178,105 3:47 1975-02-13
Get on With Your Life - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
Get on With Your Life - Live at the Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY - March 1992
177,859 8:18 2014-02-14
Done Somebody Wrong - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Second Show
Done Somebody Wrong - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Second Show
176,904 4:56 1971-01-01
Sailin' 'Cross the Devil's Sea - Live at Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ - August 1994
Sailin' 'Cross the Devil's Sea - Live at Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ - August 1994
175,932 4:49 1995-04-21
One Way Out - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Second Show/Part 1
One Way Out - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Second Show/Part 1
175,723 4:41 1971-01-01
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Second Show
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Second Show
172,112 18:39 1971-01-01
Don't Keep Me Wonderin' - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Second Show
Don't Keep Me Wonderin' - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Second Show
171,262 3:40 1971-01-01
Why Does Love Got to Be so Sad? (Live)
Why Does Love Got to Be so Sad? (Live)
170,115 5:04 2017-03-24
Whipping Post - Bear's Sonic Journals: Live at Fillmore East, 02/14/1970
Whipping Post - Bear's Sonic Journals: Live at Fillmore East, 02/14/1970
168,751 8:11 2018-12-13
Ain't Wastin' Time No More
Ain't Wastin' Time No More
167,596 6:29 2004-01-01
Brothers Of The Road
Brothers Of The Road
166,613 4:00 1981-01-01
Soulshine (Live)
Soulshine (Live)
166,427 8:41 2017-03-24
Nobody Knows - Live on U.S. Tour - December 1991/March 1992
Nobody Knows - Live on U.S. Tour - December 1991/March 1992
164,843 15:37 1992-06-09
Hot 'Lanta - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Closing Show
Hot 'Lanta - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Closing Show
164,061 5:48 1971-01-01
Hot 'Lanta - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Second Show
Hot 'Lanta - Live At The Fillmore East/1971/Second Show
163,596 5:20 1971-01-01
Come and Go Blues (Live)
Come and Go Blues (Live)
161,445 6:46 2017-03-24
Rockin' Horse
Rockin' Horse
161,118 10:13 2004-01-01
Layla (Live)
Layla (Live)
160,838 8:01 2017-03-24
Dreams - Live on U.S. Tour - December 1991/March 1992
Dreams - Live on U.S. Tour - December 1991/March 1992
160,766 11:35 1992-06-09
Hot 'Lanta - Live At A&R Studios, August 26, 1971
Hot 'Lanta - Live At A&R Studios, August 26, 1971
158,802 6:08 2016-04-01
Jessica
Jessica
157,862 11:16 2005-01-01
Mountain Jam - Bear's Sonic Journals: Live at Fillmore East, 02/14/1970 - 02/13/1970
Mountain Jam - Bear's Sonic Journals: Live at Fillmore East, 02/14/1970 - 02/13/1970
156,474 30:46 2018-12-13
Desdemona
Desdemona
156,085 13:27 2004-01-01
Ramblin' Man
Ramblin' Man