40 Years Ago Today, Duane "Skydog" Allman Died. One Of The Best. For Sat. Night

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One of my personal favorite guitarists, he also collected some of the greatest guitars.

Howard Duane Allman (November 20, 1946 – October 29, 1971) was an American guitarist, session musician and the primary co-founder of the southern rock group The Allman Brothers Band. He is best remembered for his brief but influential tenure in that band, his expressive slide guitar playing and improvisational skills.

In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Allman at #2 in their list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time, second only to Jimi Hendrix.[2] His tone (achieved with a Gibson Les Paul and two 50-watt bass Marshall amplifiers) was named one of the greatest guitar tones of all time by Guitar Player.

He died in October 29, 1971 in a motorcycle accident at 24 years old 40 years ago.



Thank you Duane Allman.