Gregg Allman is one of the most acclaimed and beloved icons in rock and roll history. I’m so proud of this album boy, we were smokin’ that night.’ Macon holds a special place in my heart it comes with a lot of different memories, but the good ones are all that matter to me now. “Gregg summarized the experience of recording Live in Macon thusly: ‘Macon is a wonderful town with wonderful people, and I still have some dear, dear friends there. “Gregg took to the Grand Opera House stage with a group that, as he put it, ‘is a real kick-ass band.’ Featuring Scott Sharrard on guitar, bassist Ron Johnson, Ben Stivers on keyboards, drummer Steve Potts, Allman Brothers veteran Marc Quinones on percussion, saxophonists Jay Collins and Art Edmaiston and Dennis Marion on trumpet, these eight players plus special guest, Allman’s son Devon, formed one of the best solo units Allman had fronted in years. They capture the emotion and historic power of the extraordinary event.
The great ABB historian and Hittin’ the Note editor John Lynskey wrote the liners.
“And I wrote many, many songs in that town. “We played, lived, laughed and cried there,” says Allman about Macon in the package’s liner notes.
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