Allman Brothers

How The Allman Brothers Went From Disaster To Stadium Kings

Fifty years ago today the Allman Brothers Band headlined a festival bigger than Woodstock — the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen — alongside the Grateful Dead and the Band. A new book by Alan Paul tells the story of that time.

By Eric Pooley

Strumming Away, in the Spirit of the Allmans

The band's eponymous leader is a large man who resembles a young Dr. John and sings with a personable twang.

By Mac Randall

Allman Brothers Rock Out As Times Crashes Des Moines Reports

Yesterday’s Times report from Iowa was produced to an Allman Brothers soundtrack. The newspaper’s bureau in Des Moines is a

By John Koblin

In Which I Reconsider Our Wedding Venue

By Observer Staff

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