Dewey Decimal782.421660922
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Author's Note Preface Chapter 1: Beginnings Chapter 2: The Boys in the Band Chapter 3: End of the Line Chapter 4: Will the Circle Be Unbroken? Chapter 5: Younger Brother Chapter 6: Trouble in Mind Chapter 7: Trouble No More Chapter 8: Brothers and Sisters Chapter 9: All My Friends Chapter 10: Brothers In Arms, Brothers of the Road Chapter 11: Big Boss Man Chapter 12: American Beauties Chapter 13: New Speedway Boogie Chapter 14: Eyes of the World Chapter 15: All in the Family Chapter 16: A New Life, Down This Road Before Chapter 17: Hittin' the Note Chapter 18: He Was a Friend of Mine Chapter 19: Let Nature Sing Chapter 20: Things Goin' On, Swamp Music Chapter 21: Southern Blood, Down South Jukin' Chapter 22: Tales of Ordinary Madness Chapter 23: Highway Call Chapter 24: Don't Ask Me No Questions and I Won't Tell You No Lies Chapter 25: Sugar Sweet Chapter 26: Win, Lose, or Draw Chapter 27: Dreams, Jimmy's Road Chapter 28: Trial And Error, ...And Justice for All, The End of the Innocence Chapter 29: The Night the Lights Went Out In Georgia Chapter 30: One More Try Epilogue Bibliography Acknowledgments Endnotes Index
SynopsisTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER New York Times bestselling author Alan Paul's in-depth narrative look at the Allman Brothers' most successful album, and a portrait of an era in rock and roll and American history. The Allman Brothers Band's Brothers and Sisters was not only the band's bestselling album, at over seven million copies sold, but it was also a powerfully influential release, both musically and culturally, one whose influence continues to be profoundly felt. Celebrating the album's fiftieth anniversary, Brothers and Sisters the book delves into the making of the album, while also presenting a broader cultural history of the era, based on first-person interviews, historical documents, and in-depth research. Brothers and Sisters traces the making of the template-shaping record alongside the stories of how the Allman Brothers came to the rescue of a flailing Jimmy Carter presidential campaign and helped get the former governor of Georgia elected president; how Gregg Allman's marriage to Cher was an early harbinger of an emerging celebrity media culture; and how the band's success led to internal fissures. The book also examines the Allman Brothers' relationship with the Grateful Dead--including the most in-depth reporting ever on the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen, the largest rock festival ever--and describes how they inspired bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd, helping create the southern rock genre. With exclusive access to hundreds of hours of never-before-heard interviews with every major player, including Dickey Betts and Gregg Allman, conducted by Allman Brothers Band archivist, photographer, and "Tour Mystic" Kirk West, Brothers and Sisters is an honest assessment of the band's career, history, and highs and lows., Recorded in the Shadow of Tragedy, Brothers and Sisters became the Allman Brothers Band's bestselling album and propelled them to the heart of American culture. They helped elect President Jimmy Carter, launch southern rock, and co-host the nation's largest one-day gathering with the Grateful Dead. It's all detailed in Brothers and Sisters the book, celebrating the album's fiftieth anniversary with a rollicking cultural history of the era, based on first-person interviews, historical documents, and in-depth research. With exclusive access to hundreds of hours of never-before-heard interviews with every major player, including Dickey Belts and Gregg Allman, conducted by Allman Brothers Band "Tour Mystic" Kirk West, Brothers and Sisters is an honest assessment of the band's highs and lows and how their impact extended far beyond the arenas they sold out.
LC Classification NumberML421.A43P3 2024