G'day all,
Just received last week from Amazon a 6 disc set of the Fillmore East '71 march-june ABB concerts.WOW! both the playing from "SkyDog" (Duanne Allman) &Dickey Betts &the rest of the ABB just blows my mind/floors me etc! :).Does anyone know what both Butch's&Jaiemo's setup re:cymbals drums were during the early ABB phase?.In the booklet that comes with the 6 disc set there's pics of Jaiemo's kit that appears/looks to be a natural maple finish kit,
Ta for reading &your help! :),
Ado.
I was at some of those early concerts and I found this photo from 71' at the Filmore East online:
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Just going by lugs, looks like Gretsch drums all around, Jaimo and Butch. Jaimo is actually playing a Bop kit with an 18" kick in the photo. Can't tell what kind of cymbals from the photo, but both kits 'appear to be' Gretsch. (as seen from a distance.)
John
Here's a old Modern Drummer with a interview of them both. Pretty sure it covers cymbal setups they both used. From 1981 so somewhat back in the day still?? 2 of my favorite drummers. Not many double drummers jelled like these two~!
Hmmm, that looks like Greg on guitar and ? On keys. Maybe Chuck Levell. Doesn't look like Duane on Guitar.
Hmmm, that looks like Greg on guitar and ? On keys. Maybe Chuck Levell. Doesn't look like Duane on Guitar.
Yes I think your right~! And Berry Oakley on bass still. Maybe this pic was shortly after Duane was killed? I know Lamar Williams replaced Berry on bass when Berry was killed. Tragic they lost them both in such a short time. Les Dudak did some studio work on Brothers and Sisters to help finish the album. He was good friends with Dickey Betts.
The photo came up when I entered: Allman Bros. Band 1971 Filmore East. It could just have been there as part of the ABB search term. (From another time/gig.) It wasn't labeled.
And... for my money, the best guitar 'replacement' the Bros. ever hired in all these many years was Warren Haynes! Last time I saw them live was at the Beacon Theater in NY in 98' or 99'.
John
jaiemo called me one morn out of my vintage drum ad in MD in around 1990 ....He was looking for a RB Gretsch 18,12,14 in a natural finish....... I told him I had never heard of one...... Still haven't to this day!
