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Derek Trucks recalls playing with the greats from an early age
Sharing the stage with his heroes taught Trucks a wealth of valuable lessons – and also showed him the difference between mediocre players and the greats
How Les Dudek ended up on the Allman Brothers Band's Ramblin’ Man
“Dickey was thinking about harmony guitars, like what he did with Duane,” the veteran guitarist recounted to GW
Warren Haynes recalls the first time he witnessed a young Derek Trucks play guitar
Haynes and his Allman Brothers bandmates took a night off to watch an 11-year-old Trucks play – and ended up sharing the stage for an impromptu jam
Dickey Betts helped to forge the sound not only of The Allman Brothers Band, but of blues-influenced Southern rock as we know it
This video lesson has two studies for you, one a rhythm piece that requires a deft touch and Betts' exquisite sense of space and feel, the other a solo that's all about feel, timing and details
How I went from guitar journalist to Dickey Betts’ right-hand man
Guitar World’s Andy Aledort played over 250 shows around the globe with his hero. He traces his history with the late Allman Brothers Band icon, and shares his personal experience of working with the complex, generous guitar legend who once gave him one of Duane Allman’s slides
The 25 greatest Allman Brothers Band songs
From Dickey Betts’ iconic instrumentals to the tracks that made ABB one of rock’s most revered jam groups, here are the best Allman Brothers Band cuts from across their catalog – and the stories behind them
5 times a live version of a song was better than the studio recording
A studio recording merely captures a moment in time. Who says you can't play the song more convincingly 17 days later in front of a live audience in Peoria?
Duane Allman's 'Layla' Les Paul just sold for $1.25 million
The guitar can be heard extensively on the Allman Brothers' first two albums and Derek and the Dominos' Layla
