Midnight riders : the story of the Allman Brothers Band

Publication

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Midnight riders : the story of the Allman Brothers Band

Entry/Object ID

Library.2297

Tags

Library JAMM as of June 4, 2023

Description

viii, 343 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Midnight riders : the story of the Allman Brothers Band by Scott Freeman. JAMM Sources: page 312 Selected discography: page 320 Includes index. "Based on extensive interviews with band members and their intimates plus thousands of court documents, Midnight Riders captures for the first time one of the most riveting stories in American rock history. It tells of the brothers' difficult childhood: their extraordinary self-education in the world of Southern blues and r&b; their unsuccessful early musical incarnations; and their triumph as they rose to unimaginable wealth and success. It explores Gregg's marriage to Cher and describes their tumultuous relationship with details never before disclosed. It also documents for the first time how Gregg's drug connections with members of the notorious Dixie Mafia jeopardized his life and led to the band's bitter breakup. Finally, it chronicles the band's recent reunion and triumphant reemergence as one of the strongest live groups on tour today, culminating in its induction into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame."--Book Jacket. Contents: Part 1. Beginnings -- The saddest Christmas -- Crossroads -- Hey Jude -- The Jacksonville jam -- Macon; Part 2. The rise. -- Dreams -- A brotherhood of enlightened rogues -- Layla -- Live at Fillmore East -- Soul serenade -- The broken circle; Part 3. The fall -- Blues for B.O. -- And the road goes on forever -- Brothers and sisters -- Diamond dust -- Be proud you're a rebel -- Cher; Part 4. Purgatory -- Win, lose or draw -- Let Gregg do his thing -- U.S. vs. Scooter Herring -- Soap opera -- Homesick -- A real expensive lesson -- I'm leavin'; Part 5. Resurrection -- Seven turns -- Tales of ordinary madness.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Jacksonville Area Music Museum (JAMM)., Allman Brothers Band., Rock musicians -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- Biography.

Publication Details

Author

Freeman, Scott, 1958-

Edition

First edition

Publisher

Little Brown and Company

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Boston, MA

Call No.

ML 421. A45 F74 1995

ISBN

9780316292887, 0316292885