List of The Allman Brothers Band members

The Allman Brothers Band

The Allman Brothers Band performing in 2010
Background information
Genres Blues rock, Southern rock
Years active 19691976, 19781982, 19892014
Past members Duane Allman
Gregg Allman
Dickey Betts
Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson
Berry Oakley
Butch Trucks
Chuck Leavell
Lamar Williams
David Goldflies
Dan Toler
Mike Lawler
David "Frankie" Toler
Warren Haynes
Johnny Neel
Allen Woody
Marc Quiñones
Oteil Burbridge
Jack Pearson
Derek Trucks
Jimmy Herring

The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman (slide guitar and lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, organ, songwriting), as well as Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals, songwriting), Berry Oakley (bass guitar), Butch Trucks (drums), and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (drums). While the band has been called the principal architects of southern rock, they also incorporate elements of blues, jazz, and country music, and their live shows have jam band-style improvisation and instrumentals.

The band had several lineup changes over the course of their 45-year career. Duane Allman and Oakley were killed in unrelated motorcycle accidents in 1971 and 1972, leading the band to add Chuck Leavell on piano and Lamar Williams on bass. Following a 1976 breakup, the members regrouped in 1978, save for Leavell and Williams. For their first reunion, the band added Dan Toler on guitar, David Goldflies on bass. The group fired Johanson in 1980, replacing him on drums with David "Frankie" Toler and adding Mike Lawler on keyboards. Upon their 1989 reunion, most members of the second incarnation did not return. The group added Allen Woody on bass, Johnny Neel on keyboards and harmonica, and Warren Haynes on guitar. Percussionist Marc Quiñones joined in 1991, and Oteil Burbridge joined after Woody left in 1997. Haynes departed in 1997 but returned in 2000; during this period, Jack Pearson replaced him on guitar. Longtime member Betts was fired from the group in 2000; the band employed Jimmy Herring on guitar for summer tour dates. Following this, the band added its final member, Derek Trucks on guitar, nephew of drummer Butch Trucks.

Gregg Allman and Butch Trucks are the only members of the band to appear in all of its lineups. In 2014, the group dissolved with the departure of Haynes and Derek Trucks.[1] *Note: Release contributions do not include the bands retrospective live albums.

Former members

Duane Allman
Active: 19691971
Instruments: guitar
Release contributions: all The Allman Brothers Band releases from The Allman Brothers Band (1969) to Eat a Peach (1972)
Gregg Allman
Active: 19691976, 19781982, 19892014
Instruments: keyboards, guitar, lead/backing vocals
Release contributions: all The Allman Brothers Band releases
Dickey Betts
Active: 19691976, 19781982, 19892000
Instruments: guitar, lead/backing vocals
Release contributions: all The Allman Brothers Band releases from The Allman Brothers Band (1969) to Peakin' at the Beacon (2000)
Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson
Active: 19691976, 19781980, 19892014
Instruments: drums
Release contributions: all The Allman Brothers Band releases sans Brothers of the Road (1981)
Berry Oakley
Active: 19691972
Instruments: bass guitar
Release contributions: all The Allman Brothers Band releases from The Allman Brothers Band (1969) to Brothers and Sisters (1973)
Butch Trucks
Active: 19691976, 19781982, 19892014
Instruments: drums
Release contributions: all The Allman Brothers Band releases
Chuck Leavell
Active: 19721976
Instruments: keyboards, backing vocals
Release contributions: Brothers and Sisters (1973), Win, Lose or Draw (1975), Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas (1976)
Lamar Williams
Active: 19721976
Instruments: bass guitar, backing vocals
Release contributions: Brothers and Sisters (1973), Win, Lose or Draw (1975), Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas (1976)
David Goldflies
Active: 19781982
Instruments: bass guitar
Release contributions: Enlightened Rogues (1979), Reach for the Sky (1980), Brothers of the Road (1981)
Dan Toler
Active: 19781982
Instruments: guitar
Release contributions: Enlightened Rogues (1979), Reach for the Sky (1980), Brothers of the Road (1981)
Mike Lawler
Active: 19801982
Instruments: keyboards
Release contributions: Brothers of the Road (1981)
David "Frankie" Toler
Active: 19801982
Instruments: drums
Release contributions: Brothers of the Road (1981)
Warren Haynes
Active: 19891997, 20002014
Instruments: guitar, lead/backing vocals
Release contributions: all The Allman Brothers Band releases from Seven Turns (1990) sans Peakin' at the Beacon (2000)
Johnny Neel
Active: 19891990
Instruments: keyboards, harmonica
Release contributions: Seven Turns (1990)
Allen Woody
Active: 19891997
Instruments: bass guitar, backing vocals
Release contributions: all The Allman Brothers Band releases from Seven Turns (1990) to An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: 2nd Set (1995)
Marc Quiñones
Active: 19912014
Instruments: percussion, backing vocals
Release contributions: all The Allman Brothers Band releases from An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: First Set (1992)
Oteil Burbridge
Active: 19972014
Instruments: bass guitar, backing vocals
Release contributions: all The Allman Brothers Band releases from Peakin' at the Beacon (2000)
Jack Pearson
Active: 19971999
Instruments: guitar, backing vocals
Release contributions: none
Derek Trucks
Active: 19992014
Instruments: guitar
Release contributions: all The Allman Brothers Band releases from Peakin' at the Beacon (2000)
Jimmy Herring
Active: 2000
Instruments: guitar
Release contributions: none[2]

Lineups

Original members in bold.

1969–1971
  • Duane Allman – guitar, slide guitar
  • Gregg Allman – organ, piano, guitar, vocals
  • Dickey Betts – guitar, slide guitar, vocals
  • Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson – drums, percussion
  • Berry Oakley – bass, vocals
  • Butch Trucks – drums, tympani
1971–1972
  • Gregg Allman – organ, piano, guitar, vocals
  • Dickey Betts – guitar, slide guitar, vocals
  • Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson – drums, percussion
  • Berry Oakley – bass, vocals
  • Butch Trucks – drums, tympani
1972
  • Gregg Allman – organ, piano, guitar, vocals
  • Dickey Betts – guitar, slide guitar, vocals
  • Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson – drums, percussion
  • Berry Oakley – bass, vocals
  • Butch Trucks – drums, tympani
  • Chuck Leavell – piano, synthesizer, background vocals
1972–1976
  • Gregg Allman – organ, piano, guitar, vocals
  • Dickey Betts – guitar, slide guitar, vocals
  • Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson – drums, percussion
  • Butch Trucks – drums, tympani
  • Chuck Leavell – piano, synthesizer, background vocals
  • Lamar Williams – bass, vocals
1976–1978

Disbanded

1978–1980
  • Gregg Allman – organ, piano, guitar, vocals
  • Dickey Betts – guitar, slide guitar, vocals
  • Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson – drums, percussion
  • Butch Trucks – drums, tympani
  • David Goldflies – bass
  • Dan Toler – guitar
1980–1982
  • Gregg Allman – organ, piano, guitar, vocals
  • Dickey Betts – guitar, slide guitar, vocals
  • Butch Trucks – drums, tympani
  • David Goldflies – bass
  • Mike Lawler – keyboards
  • Dan Toler – guitar
  • David "Frankie" Toler – drums
1982–1986

Disbanded

1986
  • Gregg Allman – organ, piano, guitar, vocals
  • Dickey Betts – guitar, slide guitar, vocals
  • Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson – drums, percussion
  • Butch Trucks – drums, tympani
  • Chuck Leavell – piano, synthesizer, background vocals
  • Dan Toler – guitar
1986–1989

Disbanded

1989–1990
  • Gregg Allman – organ, piano, guitar, vocals
  • Dickey Betts – guitar, slide guitar, vocals
  • Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson – drums, percussion
  • Butch Trucks – drums, tympani
  • Warren Haynes – guitar, slide guitar, vocals
  • Johnny Neel – keyboards, harmonica
  • Allen Woody – bass, background vocals
1991–1997
  • Gregg Allman – organ, piano, guitar, vocals
  • Dickey Betts – guitar, slide guitar, vocals
  • Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson – drums, percussion
  • Butch Trucks – drums, tympani
  • Warren Haynes – guitar, slide guitar, vocals
  • Marc Quiñones – drums, percussion, background vocals
  • Allen Woody – bass, background vocals
1997–1999
  • Gregg Allman – organ, piano, guitar, vocals
  • Dickey Betts – guitar, slide guitar, vocals
  • Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson – drums, percussion
  • Butch Trucks – drums, tympani
  • Oteil Burbridge – bass, vocals
  • Jack Pearson – guitar, vocals
  • Marc Quiñones – drums, percussion, background vocals
1999–2000
  • Gregg Allman – organ, piano, guitar, vocals
  • Dickey Betts – guitar, slide guitar, vocals
  • Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson – drums, percussion
  • Butch Trucks – drums, tympani
  • Oteil Burbridge – bass, vocals
  • Marc Quiñones – drums, percussion, background vocals
  • Derek Trucks – guitar, slide guitar
2000
  • Gregg Allman – organ, piano, guitar, vocals
  • Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson – drums, percussion
  • Butch Trucks – drums, tympani
  • Oteil Burbridge – bass, vocals
  • Jimmy Herring – guitar
  • Marc Quiñones – drums, percussion, background vocals
  • Derek Trucks – guitar, slide guitar
2000–2014
  • Gregg Allman – organ, piano, guitar, vocals
  • Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson – drums, percussion
  • Butch Trucks – drums, tympani
  • Oteil Burbridge – bass, vocals
  • Warren Haynes – guitar, slide guitar, vocals
  • Marc Quiñones – drums, percussion, background vocals
  • Derek Trucks – guitar, slide guitar

Timeline

References

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