The studio version of this Dickie Betts original appeared on their 1970 album "Idlewild South." The title of the song was inspired by a headstone Betts had seen while hanging out at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia...the very same cemetery that provides the final resting place of both Duane Allman and Berry Oakley. By the time of the Fillmore East shows that made up … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed” by The Allman Brothers Band
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Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – The Jukebox Series #100 – The Allman Brothers Band: “Melissa” b/w “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More” Capricorn CPR-003
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – The Jukebox Series #100 – The Allman Brothers Band: “Melissa” b/w “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More” Capricorn CPR-003 Out of a period of tumult and disaster came the ultimate prize: utter greatness… By 1971, The Allman Brothers Band were feeling the first blushes of success after having released two studio albums that went nowhere and a live … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – The Jukebox Series #100 – The Allman Brothers Band: “Melissa” b/w “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More” Capricorn CPR-003
Song Of The Day – “Love On A Two Way Street” by Boz Scaggs
Boz Scaggs has led a dual career over the years. On one hand, he’s been a master bluesman who cut his teeth recording with the likes of Steve Miller and Duane Allman, and then there’s the silky-smooth soul man who became a platinum- plated superstar during the late ‘70s. Fortunately for his fans, both sides of Scaggs are present on his essential new album, Memphis. The … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Love On A Two Way Street” by Boz Scaggs
Song Of The Day – “Push Push” by Herbie Mann
Herbie Mann was already ten years into a career that established him as a purveyor of Afro Cuban Jazz, Latin Jazz and Bossa Nova music by 1971 and the release of his album Push Push. Mann had released albums for Bethlehem, Prestige, Epic, Verve and Savoy, before signing with Atlantic Records in 1962 where he would release numerous records over the next eight years that … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Push Push” by Herbie Mann