Oggi Duane Allman compirebbe 72 anni. In suo ricordo, vi posto il brano della Allman Brothers Band, Ramblin’ Man, con testo e video.
Ricordando Duane Allman.
Howard Duane Allman, soprannominato Skydog, nacque a Nashville il 20 novembre 1946.
DuaneiIniziò a suonare la chitarra grazie al fratello Gregg, diventando un appassionato di blues, dopo avere assistito ad un concerto di B.B. King.
I due fratelli Allman, formarono i The Allman Brothers Band nel 1969, proponendo un grande blues, intriso di Southern Rock e Country.
Durante un concerto di Taj Mahal, Skydog rimase affascinato dall’uso dello slide, mettendo a punto una propria tecnica, che prevedeva l’ uso di una bottiglietta vuota di Coricidin (fonte Wikipedia).
Nel 1968 Eric Clapton volle conoscere Duane Allman, assoldandolo per l’ album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs dei Derek and the Dominos.
Purtroppo il 29 ottobre 1971, Duane morì a Macon, a seguito di un incidente di moto.
La rivista Rolling Stone, ha collocato Skydog, al 9° posto nella lista dei 100 migliori chitarristi di sempre.
La canzone “Ramblin’ Man” è estratta dall’album “Brothers and Sisters” del 1973.
Testo: Allman Brothers Band – Ramblin’ Man
Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man
Tryin’ to make a livin’ and doin’ the best I can
And when it’s time for leavin’
I hope you’ll understand
That I was born a ramblin’ man
My father was a gambler down in Georgia
He wound up on the wrong end of a gun
And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus
Rollin’ down highway forty-one
Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man
Tryin’ to make a livin’ and doin’ the best I can
And when it’s time for leavin’
I hope you’ll understand
That I was born a ramblin’ man
I’m on my way to New Orleans this mornin’
I’m leavin’ out of Nashville, Tennessee
They’re always having a good time down on the bayou
Lord, them Delta women think the world of me
Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man
Tryin’ to make a livin’ and doin’ the best I can
And when it’s time for leavin’
I hope you’ll understand
That I was born a ramblin’ man
Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man
Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man
Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man
Video Youtube: Allman Brothers Band – Ramblin’ Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHy44jiDgdM
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