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The Allman Brothers Band at the Fox Theater
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
By Wade Grubbs
Better than: Any other jam band.
Last night I saw a great Allman Bros. tribute band at the Fox - they were called The Allman Brothers Band. Just kidding!
Well, sort of kidding. But the bulk of the group's two sets did consist of songs that were recorded before 1973.
To be fair, some of those tunes have been profoundly influential to many music lovers, myself included. As a Floridian learning to play guitar in
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