Brothers and Sisters
The Allman Brothers Band and the Inside Story of the Album That Defined the '70s
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THE 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the making of the album, while also presenting a broader cultural history of the era, based on first-person interviews, historical documents, and in-depth research.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.
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Journalist Paul (One Way Out) spins a rollicking tale of the Allman Brothers Band's 1970s ascent to rock stardom and swift decline. Formed in Jacksonville, Fla., in 1969 by brothers Duane and Gregg Allman, the band found its groove in 1971, when they released their now classic live album, At Fillmore East. Just as their star was rising, two band members were killed in separate motorcycle accidents—guitarist Duane Allman in late 1971, bassist Berry Oakley a year later. In 1972, keyboardist Chuck Leavell and bassist Lamar Williams joined, making way for a new dynamic that gelled in 1973's Brothers and Sisters; the album, which included such hits as "Ramblin' Man," heralded the birth of Southern rock and the rise of such bands as Lynyrd Skynyrd and Wet Willie, according to Paul. But by 1976, the group had parted ways without any public announcement—an "odd fate," writes Paul, for a band that had once "elevated above their rock and roll peers to become an American institution," though they reformed in 1989. Enriched by a cache of band interviews never heard before, Paul's entry marshals encyclopedic detail and sterling prose for a vivid glimpse into a classic moment in music history. Rock fans will rejoice.
