The Sky is Crying

When it comes to death and grieving, I’ve learned a lot from the Allman Brothers Band.

I’ve written about it here at the Crossroads…

Remembering Duane Allman

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Remembering Duane Allman part 2

And, of course, in Play All Night!

The band’s reaction to Duane’s death reflected a fierce determination to carry on his music in the face of tremendous grief.

I remain inspired by it.

Duane Allman 11/20/46-10/29/71

Excerpt from Play All Night! Duane Allman and the Journey to Fillmore East.¹

Spirits were high in Macon in fall 1971.

As At Fillmore East stormed the charts, the group had begun to lay down tracks for its next album. Duane’s accident on October 29 happened just after his return from a rehab stint for heroin.

The band’s fourth album, Eat a Peach, is epilogue to Duane Allman’s remarkable career and the final chapter of the original era of the Allman Brothers Band.

Duane’s devastated bandmates honored him with an enduring commitment to his vision. They channeled their grief the only way they knew how: through music.