Key facts
- Born
- Howard Duane Allman , ( 1946-11-20 ) November 20, 1946, Nashville, Tennessee U.S.
- Died
- October 29, 1971 (1971-10-29) (aged 24), Macon, Georgia , U.S.
- Genres
- Blues rock jazz jam soul Southern rock
- Occupation
- Musician
- Instrument
- Guitar
- Years active
- 1961–1971
- Formerly of
- The Allman Brothers Band Hour Glass The Allman Joys Derek and the Dominos
- Website
- allmanbrothersband .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Duane
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Nashville
- Place of death
- Macon
- Sibling
- Gregg Allman
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Mercury Records
- Official website
- duaneallman.com
- Image
- Duane Allman.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- date of birth
- 1946-11-20
- date of death
- 1971-10-29
- manner of death
- accidental death
- Commons category
- Duane Allman
- name in native language
- Howard Duane Allman
- start of work period
- 1961-00-00
- pseudonym
- Skydog
- member of
- The Allman Brothers Band
- end of work period
- 1971-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Howard Duane Allman (November 20, 1946 – October 29, 1971) was an American rock and blues guitarist and the founder and original leader of the Allman Brothers Band, for which he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Allman began playing the guitar at age 14. He formed the Allman Brothers Band with his brother Gregg in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969. The group achieved its greatest success in the early 1970s. Allman is best remembered for his brief but influential tenure in the band and in particular for his expressive slide guitar playing and inventive improvisational skills. A sought-after session musician both before and during his tenure with the band, Duane Allman performed with King Curtis, Aretha Franklin, Herbie Mann, Wilson Pickett, and Boz Scaggs. He also contributed to the only studio album by Derek and the Dominos, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Duane Allman” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.