Allman Brothers Band - 1995-08-09 - Wantagh, NY (SBD)

Allman Brothers Band
1995-08-09
Jones Beach Theater
Wantagh, NY
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Statesboro Blues (w/ Hook Herrera)
02. Midnight Rider
03. You Don't Love Me
04. Blue Sky
05. Ain't Wastin' Time No More
06. The Same Thing (w/ Danny Louis)
07. Dreams
08. Southbound (w/ Marc Ford & Chris Robinson)
09. End Of The Line
10. Back Where It All Begins
11. Hoochie Coochie Man
12. No One to Run With
13. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
14. Drums
15. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed

Encore
16. One Way Out
17. Ramblin' Man

Allman Brothers - 1995-08-09 - Wantagh, NY (SBD)

On Agust 9, 1995, 30 years ago today, the Allman Brothers, having heard the tragic news of Garcia's passing, decided that the show must go and dedicated their performance to Jerry, which Warren Haynes wrote about in the tune Patchwork Quilt. This soundboard recording captures that historic show, which featured guests appearances from Chris Robinson, Marc Ford, Hook Herrera and Danny Louis. It was only fitting in some ways that the Allmans were on stage the night Jerry passed, given the multitude of connections between the two. Both The Allmans and the Grateful Dead were renowned for their improvisational jams. Both bands had 2 drummers, had roots in blues, country, jazz, folk and bluegrass, and suffered tragic losses in the early 1970s only to rise to new heights. Both bands were connected to Bill Graham, and as a result frequently headlined both Fillmores. In fact, the Allmans closed the Fillmore East, while the Dead did likewise at the Fillmore West. In addition to their 1973 summer tour dates, The Dead and Allmans played 3 dates together in February 1970 at the Fillmore East. On December 31, 1973, the Grateful Dead took a rare break from performing on New Year’s Eve, so who else but the Allman Brothers stepped in to play a show at the Cow Palace. Of course, Jerry couldn’t stay away completely, as he and Bill Kreutzman showed up to join the Allmans for the encores.  And the relationship between the 2 bands continued long after the 1970s as we discussed in our Warren Haynes post earlier this month.