num_pages: 464
description: This oral history of the Allman Brothers Band has been culled from hundreds of hours of interviews all conducted by award-winning author and journalist Alan Paul of Guitar World magazine. Interviewees include band members Gregg Allman Dickey Betts Jaimoe Butch Trucks Warren Haynes Derek Trucks Oteil Burbridge Chuck Leavell Jack Pearson Jimmy Herring David Goldflies and the late Allen Woody; plus Eric Clapton Tom Dowd Phil Walden Billy Gibbons Dr. John and many other band friends and associates. One Way Out is the most complete exploration of the Allman Brothers music yet written tracking the band's career from its 1969 formation through its historic 40th-anniversary star-studded Beacon run right on up to today. Filled with musical and cultural insights that only these insiders can provide it includes the most in-depth look at the acrimonious 2000 parting with founding guitarist Dickey Betts; an intense discussion of Betts and Duane Allman's revolutionary guitar styles; and thorough behind-the-scenes information on the recording of At Fillmore East Layla Eat a Peach and other classic albums. You will not find this information anywhere else. The book also includes a highly opinionated discography with short reviews of over 50 albums plus a bonus list of essential Southern rock albums.
language: English
title: One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band
publisher: St. Martin's Press