The Allman Brothers Band – In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed (17:19)
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“In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” is a jazz-influenced instrumental song from The Allman Brothers Band that is one of their most well-known pieces.
The original studio recording of “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” is the fourth song on the group’s 1970 album “Idlewild South”. It is a minor key instrumental song written by guitarist Dickey Betts.
The song is named after a headstone Betts saw at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia, a place frequented by band members in their early days. The cemetery was later memorialized by the band as the final resting spot of both band leader guitarist Duane Allman and bassist Berry Oakley, who both died in motorcycle accidents in Macon only 13 months apart.
Lead guitarist and band leader Duane Allman has been recognized as one of the greatest blues/rock guitarists in history, according to numerous polls. He was also a studio musician who appeared on many other notable recordings with musicians such as Clarence Carter, King Curtis, Aretha Franklin, Otis Rush, Percy Sledge, Johnny Jenkins, Boz Scaggs, Delaney & Bonnie, Wilson Picket, and jazz flautist Herbie Mann. He collaborated with Eric Clapton on the Derek and the Dominoes album which produced the classic “Layla.”
Other original members of the band were Gregg Allman, (vocals), Butch Trucks (drums), and Jai Johanny “Jaimoe” Johanson (Drums), an African American.
“Elizabeth Reed” has appeared in many Allman Brothers concerts, sometimes running half an hour or more, and on numerous Allman Brothers live albums, but most notably on “At Fillmore East”, which many fans and critics believe is the definitive rendition.
The original studio recording of “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” is the fourth song on the group’s 1970 album “Idlewild South”. It is a minor key instrumental song written by guitarist Dickey Betts.
The song is named after a headstone Betts saw at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia, a place frequented by band members in their early days. The cemetery was later memorialized by the band as the final resting spot of both band leader guitarist Duane Allman and bassist Berry Oakley, who both died in motorcycle accidents in Macon only 13 months apart.
Lead guitarist and band leader Duane Allman has been recognized as one of the greatest blues/rock guitarists in history, according to numerous polls. He was also a studio musician who appeared on many other notable recordings with musicians such as Clarence Carter, King Curtis, Aretha Franklin, Otis Rush, Percy Sledge, Johnny Jenkins, Boz Scaggs, Delaney & Bonnie, Wilson Picket, and jazz flautist Herbie Mann. He collaborated with Eric Clapton on the Derek and the Dominoes album which produced the classic “Layla.”
Other original members of the band were Gregg Allman, (vocals), Butch Trucks (drums), and Jai Johanny “Jaimoe” Johanson (Drums), an African American.
“Elizabeth Reed” has appeared in many Allman Brothers concerts, sometimes running half an hour or more, and on numerous Allman Brothers live albums, but most notably on “At Fillmore East”, which many fans and critics believe is the definitive rendition.
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xtwntraphq wrote:
Lie-Nard Skin-nard. :)
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xtwntraphq wrote:
Good tune to play with the boyz. easy mood.
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penquinharp wrote:
fantastic instrumental
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Blockhead20785 wrote:
Slavity gbial fpbut glax
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royccity wrote:
one of the greatest live albums of all times.this is dickey betts greatest songs ever
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Steevie_G wrote:
17+ minutes of greatness.
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Steevie_G wrote:
Will it ever end??? I hope not!!! <3
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
stick this in your guitar hero !
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
fan<3 f`n<3 tastic<3 !
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sonny58 wrote:
version I am hearing from last fm is older version without Duane and has Chuck Levele on it as well as Dicky Betts nice almost 16 minutes
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jimtheknight wrote:
love this,<3
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Led-Zep-Fan1 wrote:
Dicky Betts kicking ass!!
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purple-dirk wrote:
alltime great song ...
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
i named my daughter -Melissa..born 1983...cause` of my love for the Allman Bros. !!!
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skyvalley6969 wrote:
I love that my dad named me after one of their songs...Jessica is me :) *x*
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machsen wrote:
Brilliant
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sonny58 wrote:
<3
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yardbird66 wrote:
The Best The Allmann Brothers and Dicky Betts!
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machine_head_72 wrote:
the live version on fillmore east is mint. The studio version rocks too
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bri65 wrote:
my favorite Allman Bros. tune. Indeed, one of the best rock instrumentals of all time.
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