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| 2 | * ArchivePanic: Due to the absolutely massive number of live releases. |
| 3 | * SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: They were arguably the greatest Southern rock band of all time. You really can't go wrong with anything on the self-titled album, ''Idlewild South'', or ''Eat a Peach'', and of course, there are a veritable fountain of great live recordings, with ''At Fillmore East'' being the crown jewel. |
| 4 | * BrokenBase: Some fans are a bit critical of the material released after Duane's death, feeling like the band wasn't the same without his contributions. |
| 5 | * EpicRiff: "Midnight Rider", "Whipping Post", "Jessica". |
| 6 | * FanNickname: Duane is "Skydog", named for his mustache and soaring solos when he was a session musician at FAME studios. |
| 7 | * FirstInstallmentWins: When it comes to lineups, the original Duane Allman/Gregg Allman/Dickey Betts/Berry Oakley/Butch Trucks/Jaimoe lineup is still the most celebrated by a long shot. The fact that their most celebrated albums were done with this lineup also helps. |
| 8 | * HarsherInHindsight: The artwork for their debut album includes [[https://adventuresincemeteryhopping.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/rhalbumbackcover.png a photo of the band standing in front of an old tomb]] at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia. Duane and Gregg Allman, Berry Oakley and Butch Trucks are all now buried in that same cemetery, together in a plot about about 400 yards[=/=]meters away from that spot, with Duane and Berry both being interred there within a mere three years after the pic was taken. And to make things more ghoulish, Oakley strikes a rather angelic-looking pose in the pic. |
| 9 | * HilariousInHindsight: "Ramblin' Man" was prevented from reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 by "Half-Breed", performed by [[{{Music/Cher}} the future Mrs. Gregg Allman]]. |
| 10 | * MemeticMutation: |
| 11 | ** Before people shouted "Free Bird!" as an in-joke at concerts, they shouted "Whipping Post!" Legend had it that when a drunken concertgoer in Helsinki, Finland yelled for "Whipping Post" at a Music/FrankZappa concert, Zappa [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whipping_Post_(song)#Other_artists rehearsed and performed a rendition of the song]] mashed-up with "Montana", titled "Whipping Floss". [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy1je4hWA14 The results]] can be found on ''You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 2''. Zappa eventually did do proper covers of the song, which can be heard on ''Music/DoesHumorBelongInMusic'' (live) and ''Music/ThemOrUs'' (studio). |
| 12 | ** While the term is known to have existed before the song, the title of the {{instrumental}} "Hot 'Lanta" on ''At Fillmore East'' is usually credited with popularizing that name as a nickname for UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}. |
| 13 | * SignatureSong: "Ramblin' Man" and "Midnight Rider" were their radio hits. Fans of the EpicRocking will say "Mountain Jam" and (especially) "Whipping Post" for the original lineup, and [[Series/TopGear "Jessica"]] for Dickey Betts' years as lead guitar. |
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