Playing their kind of music is what the great ones do. They hear something, they feel something, they bring together influences and express it their way...and many times the folks managing the business don't see it or get...because it's new and different. Talent and tenacity pay off....some people really are not suited to do anything else, but create what becomes the soundtrack of our lives...
Thank you! Kirk’s producer Joel Dorn (who produced “Please Call Home” for the ABB) tried to get Duane and Kirk together for a record. Kirk rejected it out of hand. Duane’s only jazz record became Herbie Mann’s ‘Push Push’ (great record, but in the terrible album cover hall of fame IMNSHO).
Playing their kind of music is what the great ones do. They hear something, they feel something, they bring together influences and express it their way...and many times the folks managing the business don't see it or get...because it's new and different. Talent and tenacity pay off....some people really are not suited to do anything else, but create what becomes the soundtrack of our lives...
I read everything I can about Duane Allman. He left us too damn soon.
Just making sure you've read Play All Night 🍄
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0813069505
Terrific to read a Roland Kirk reference. Great piece.
Thank you! Kirk’s producer Joel Dorn (who produced “Please Call Home” for the ABB) tried to get Duane and Kirk together for a record. Kirk rejected it out of hand. Duane’s only jazz record became Herbie Mann’s ‘Push Push’ (great record, but in the terrible album cover hall of fame IMNSHO).
That’s pretty fascinating. How awesome would that have been.
truth, and one of dozens of “what ifs” surrounding Duane Allman’s untimely death.