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Duane Allman
Acting
20 Nov 1946
† 29 Oct 1971
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Biography
Howard Duane Allman (November 20, 1946 – October 29, 1971) was an American guitarist, session musician, and founder and leader of the Allman Brothers Band. The Allman Brothers Band was formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969, and achieved its greatest success in the early 1970s. Allman is best remembered for his brief but influential tenure in the band and in particular for his expressive slide guitar playing and inventive improvisational skills. In 2003, he was ranked number 2 in Rolling Stone...
Also Known As
The Allman Brothers, Howard Duane Allman
