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Duane Allman

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Duane Allman went from musical unknown to one of rock's most revered guitar virtuosos, only to die a legend, all in about 24 months. He barely had time to establish his legacy, much less his name. The bulk of his reputation and legacy rests, understandably, with <a href="spotify:artist:4wQ3PyMz3WwJGI5uEqHUVR">the Allman Brothers Band</a> -- two finished studio albums (1969's The Allman Brothers Band and 1970's Idlewild South, a live album (1971's landmark At Fillmore East), and a posthumously released studio/live album (1972's Eat a Peach) -- along with lots of shows with them (some of which, off radio, later surfaced on bootlegs). But given his pairing with <a href="spotify:artist:6PAt558ZEZl0DmdXlnjMgD">Eric Clapton</a> on 1970's Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs by <a href="spotify:artist:2rc78XDH9zuJP6bm78lU8Z">Derek & the Dominos</a> and his voluminous session work in which he played behind other artists (along with songs from a busted solo album project), there were enough outside projects to justify a pair of anthology collections. Either one is a fine place to start musically, with the first set also containing a wonderful extended essay on his life and career, but serious fans found much to explore by digging deeper into the entire albums from which a lot of those tracks, even the session work, were pulled. In 2013 the <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Rounder%22">Rounder</a> label gave due respect to the scope of Allman's contributions with the massive seven-disc box set Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi

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