THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF THEIR 15 SHOW 2009 BEACON THEATRE RUN
To commemorate their 40th anniversary, The Allman Brothers Band has released a Beacon Box 2009 live CD
package, capturing all 15 sold-out shows from the group’s March 2009
stand at the venerable Beacon Theatre in New York City. This is the
first time the band has made CDs available from their annual visits to
New York, which date back to 1989 and includes 188 consecutive sold-out
shows at the Beacon. Individual shows are available as well.
This run was dedicated to the
memory of Duane Allman, seminal guitarist and founder of the band, and
to help celebrate Duane’s legacy, 62 special guests shared the stage
with the Allman Brothers Band. The list includes a “Who’s Who” of
rock, jazz and jams greats, including Levon Helm, Taj Mahal, Buddy Guy,
Boz Scaggs, Johnny Winter, Sheryl Crow, Widespread Panic’s Jimmy
Herring and John Bell, Kid Rock, Billy Gibbons, Los Lobos’ David
Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas, Bob Margolin, Phish’s Trey Anastasio and Page
McConnell, Chuck Leavell, Jimmy Hall, Susan Tedeschi, Bob Weir, Phil
Lesh and many others. Also appearing for two nights with the band was
the inimitable Eric Clapton, who teamed with Duane Allman to record Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs in
1970, considered by many critics to be the finest guitar album of all
time. This marked the first occasion that Clapton had played with the
Allman Brothers Band in a public setting.
The fact that the band performed at its considerable best in its 40th
year is a remarkable testament to the talents of this Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame group. All the magic of their timeless classics, newer
tunes and spectacular cover songs shines through on the Beacon Box
live CD package. The 15 historical shows, containing 100 different
songs, are packaged in a custom-made, hand-crafted, serial numbered box
that has the Beacon Theatre’s marquee silkscreened across the front.
In addition to the Beacon concerts, this box set include a special
bonus performance of the Allman Brothers Band at Warren Haynes’ 20th
Annual Christmas Jam, which occurred in December of 2008. Also
included in the box set edition is a CD booklet with liner notes, set
list and exclusive photos taken during the run by ABB Tour Mystic, Kirk
West. Shows are available on an individual basis as well, so take
advantage of this once in a lifetime offer to savor a once in a
lifetime event!
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