Matthew Greenwood | ALLMAN BROTHERS TRIBUTE : In Memory of Duane & Gregg Allman : 'A Brother's Dream' [SkyDog & BayBro] @mmmatthewww | Uploaded March 2021 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
‘A Brother’s Dream’ is an instrumental song that was composed in memory of brothers Duane & Gregg Allman. There are both direct and referenced musical motifs from the recording careers of brothers Duane & Gregg Allman, dating back to 1969. This song is intended to honor the brother’s incredible contributions to the musical world and to the enduring legacy that they helped put into motion. This song is in memory of Duane & Gregg Allman, but also by extension, a tribute to the entire Allman Brothers Band Family.
I was fourteen years old in 1969. I’ll never forget the day that we were hanging out in the old Siesta Key Village when someone started talking about this new band that had just released their first album, and that the band had ties to our town of Sarasota, FL. We went over to someone’s house that had the album, self-titled, The Allman Brothers Band, and I was captivated immediately. It was a sound that I had never heard, and I was instantly hooked. I was fortunate enough to hear them couple of times in Sarasota, in 69 & 70, once at Robarts Sports Arena, and once at The Municipal Auditorium where BB King opened for the Brothers. The energy and power these guys were able to generate was otherworldly.
I believe that there are at least 10 vignettes or motifs referenced in this song. One of the riffs pre-dates the ABB era. Duane Allman has always been one of my top tier guitar heroes, and his brother, Gregg Allman an equal inspiration for his expressive song writing, and for his mirror-to-the-soul vocals. I never knew Duane Allman personally, but through his music, and everything that I have read about him, he was an intense, and intensely passionate and happy, man. He lived life with extreme gusto and verve, and with a ‘devil-may-care’ attitude. It was his vision, his dream, to create the band that became the Allman Brothers Band, and with this song ‘A Brother’s Dream’, I hope to capture a little of that effervescent spirit and indomitable energy that was Duane Allman.
If inspired to do so, please consider giving a donation to the Big House Museum to help keep that unique shrine to the original Allman Brothers Band alive for generations to come. thebighousemuseum.com/donate
A special thanks to all who participated in this project with me, including Mike Kach, Gregg Voorhees, Jeff Thal, Bruce Glasberg, Kevin Celebi, and Eddie Kinder. Also, many thanks and much appreciation to Caitlyn Woods for her beautiful interpretive hula-hoop performance to ‘A Brother’s Dream’ and for her help with the video production. Please check out Caitlyn’s website: https://spinjoy.com.au/
Matthew Greenwood
DEDICATED TO ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND FANS EVERYWHERE
‘A Brother’s Dream’ is an instrumental song that was composed in memory of brothers Duane & Gregg Allman. There are both direct and referenced musical motifs from the recording careers of brothers Duane & Gregg Allman, dating back to 1969. This song is intended to honor the brother’s incredible contributions to the musical world and to the enduring legacy that they helped put into motion. This song is in memory of Duane & Gregg Allman, but also by extension, a tribute to the entire Allman Brothers Band Family.
I was fourteen years old in 1969. I’ll never forget the day that we were hanging out in the old Siesta Key Village when someone started talking about this new band that had just released their first album, and that the band had ties to our town of Sarasota, FL. We went over to someone’s house that had the album, self-titled, The Allman Brothers Band, and I was captivated immediately. It was a sound that I had never heard, and I was instantly hooked. I was fortunate enough to hear them couple of times in Sarasota, in 69 & 70, once at Robarts Sports Arena, and once at The Municipal Auditorium where BB King opened for the Brothers. The energy and power these guys were able to generate was otherworldly.
I believe that there are at least 10 vignettes or motifs referenced in this song. One of the riffs pre-dates the ABB era. Duane Allman has always been one of my top tier guitar heroes, and his brother, Gregg Allman an equal inspiration for his expressive song writing, and for his mirror-to-the-soul vocals. I never knew Duane Allman personally, but through his music, and everything that I have read about him, he was an intense, and intensely passionate and happy, man. He lived life with extreme gusto and verve, and with a ‘devil-may-care’ attitude. It was his vision, his dream, to create the band that became the Allman Brothers Band, and with this song ‘A Brother’s Dream’, I hope to capture a little of that effervescent spirit and indomitable energy that was Duane Allman.
If inspired to do so, please consider giving a donation to the Big House Museum to help keep that unique shrine to the original Allman Brothers Band alive for generations to come. thebighousemuseum.com/donate
A special thanks to all who participated in this project with me, including Mike Kach, Gregg Voorhees, Jeff Thal, Bruce Glasberg, Kevin Celebi, and Eddie Kinder. Also, many thanks and much appreciation to Caitlyn Woods for her beautiful interpretive hula-hoop performance to ‘A Brother’s Dream’ and for her help with the video production. Please check out Caitlyn’s website: https://spinjoy.com.au/
Matthew Greenwood
DEDICATED TO ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND FANS EVERYWHERE
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‘A Brother’s Dream’ is an instrumental song that was composed in memory of brothers Duane & Gregg Allman. There are both direct and referenced musical motifs from the recording careers of brothers Duane & Gregg Allman, dating back to 1969. This song is intended to honor the brother’s incredible contributions to the musical world and to the enduring legacy that they helped put into motion. This song is in memory of Duane & Gregg Allman, but also by extension, a tribute to the entire Allman Brothers Band Family.
I was fourteen years old in 1969. I’ll never forget the day that we were hanging out in the old Siesta Key Village when someone started talking about this new band that had just released their first album, and that the band had ties to our town of Sarasota, FL. We went over to someone’s house that had the album, self-titled, The Allman Brothers Band, and I was captivated immediately. It was a sound that I had never heard, and I was instantly hooked. I was fortunate enough to hear them couple of times in Sarasota, in 69 & 70, once at Robarts Sports Arena, and once at The Municipal Auditorium where BB King opened for the Brothers. The energy and power these guys were able to generate was otherworldly.
I believe that there are at least 10 vignettes or motifs referenced in this song. One of the riffs pre-dates the ABB era. Duane Allman has always been one of my top tier guitar heroes, and his brother, Gregg Allman an equal inspiration for his expressive song writing, and for his mirror-to-the-soul vocals. I never knew Duane Allman personally, but through his music, and everything that I have read about him, he was an intense, and intensely passionate and happy, man. He lived life with extreme gusto and verve, and with a ‘devil-may-care’ attitude. It was his vision, his dream, to create the band that became the Allman Brothers Band, and with this song ‘A Brother’s Dream’, I hope to capture a little of that effervescent spirit and indomitable energy that was Duane Allman.
If inspired to do so, please consider giving a donation to the Big House Museum to help keep that unique shrine to the original Allman Brothers Band alive for generations to come. https://thebighousemuseum.com/donate/
A special thanks to all who participated in this project with me, including Mike Kach, Gregg Voorhees, Jeff Thal, Bruce Glasberg, Kevin Celebi, and Eddie Kinder. Also, many thanks and much appreciation to Caitlyn Woods for her beautiful interpretive hula-hoop performance to ‘A Brother’s Dream’ and for her help with the video production. Please check out Caitlyn’s website: https://spinjoy.com.au/
Matthew Greenwood
DEDICATED TO ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND FANS EVERYWHERE")
