WHEN DUANE ALLMAN died in a motorcycle accident on October 29, 1971, it seemed as if the Allman Brothers Band were history. In fact, their greatest days still lay ahead of them. Duane's co-guitarist, Dickey Betts, stepped into the breach and took control. First he rallied the group to tour in support of 1972's Eat a Peach, the follow-up to At Fillmore East, the 1971 double live album that brought the Allman Brothers the commercial and critical acclaim they so deserved. He then led them to create what would become their commercial breakthrough: the 1973 studio album Brothers and Sisters.
Supported by such stellar Betts compositions as "Jessica" and the chart-topping hit "Ramblin' Man," Brothers and Sisters went on to sell seven million copies and established the Allmans as one of the decade's biggest groups. But the album's wildly successful infusion of Betts' country-rock also helped to pave the way for the success of other southern rock bands, like Lynyrd Skynyrd, who made their record debut that same year.
Without a doubt, the Allman Brothers dominated this era of American culture, from their massive shows with the Grateful Dead (their Summer Jam at Watkins Glen in July '73 was attended by some 600,00 fans) to their support for Jimmy Carter that helped elect him to the presidency in 1976. Betts and keyboardist/guitarist Gregg Allman also enjoyed solo success when their respective 1974 albums- Highway Call and The Gregg Allman Tour - landed in the Top 20.
But the good times were marred by tragedy, from the death of bassist Berry Oakley shortly after the band began recording Brothers and Sisters, to the drug-fueled lifestyle that followed. The Allman Brothers Band dissolved in 1976, ending the first chapter in their long run.
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