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The origin story of a groundbreaking album  The 1971 Allman Brothers Band album At Fillmore East was a musical manifesto years in the making. In Play All Night!, Bob Beatty dives deep into the motivations and musical background of band founder Duane Allman to tell the story of what made this album not just a smash hit, but one of the most important live rock albums in history. Featuring insights from bootleg tapes, radio ads, early reviews, never-before-published photos, and the memories of band members, fans, and friends, Beatty chronicles how Allman rejected the traditional route of music business success—hit singles and record sales—and built a band that was at its best jamming live on stage, feeding off the crowd’s energy, and pushing each other to new heights of virtuosic improvisation. Every challenge, from recruiting a group of relatively unknown but established musicians like Jaimoe and Dickey Betts, touring the American South as an interracial band, and the failure of their first two studio albums, sharpened Allman’s determination to pursue the band’s truly unique sound. He made a bold choice—to record their next album live at Bill Graham’s famous concert hall in New York’s Lower East Side, a gamble that launched a new strand of American music to the top of the charts.  Four days after the album went gold, Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident. He was 24. This book explores how At Fillmore East cemented Allman’s legacy as a strong-willed, self-taught visionary, giving fans of Southern rock and all readers interested in the role of rock music in American popular culture a new appreciation for this pathbreaking album.

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"""This book examines the importance of guitarist Duane Allman as a musician, his leadership of the Allman Brothers band, and the power of the ABB's seminal 1971 album At Fillmore East.""--Vintage Guitar ""Whether or not you're a lifelong devotee of The Allman Brothers Band, Play All Night! is a story about what can happen when you remain true to your vision, no matter how unconventional it may be. Regardless, this book may lead you to check out the landmark live album that is the result of Duane Allman's unrelenting quest.""--Glide Magazine"

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Bob Beattyis a historian and musician who has worked in museums and nonprofits for more than 25 years.

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