Ouch! Warren Haynes leaving the Allmans

[BikerDude]

I hope they can persist.
I think the show I saw last summer saw them at the best they've been in many many many years.
This sux!

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/warren-haynes-on-leaving-allmans-its-not-as-big-a-surprise-20140114

Peach Fest entire show. Killer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWHEp_3lXmE

Rolling stone lists them as #53 rock artist of all time.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/the-allman-brothers-band-20110420

In a way, their name says it all. It wasn't just about the fact that Duane and Gregg Allman had the same parents. The Allman Brothers Band was a true brotherhood of players ? one that went beyond race and ego. It was a thing of beauty.

The Allmans were without question the first great jam band, and they took the jam to heights that it had not previously reached. They played traditional blues mixed with their own unique brand of rock & roll, and there was nothing but strength in that group.

Duane Allman played what he wanted to hear. There have been bottleneck-guitar players forever, from the Twenties through the Sixties, but Duane began doing things no one had ever done before. He had a tone and a style that were uniquely his. He was just a stunning and singular musician who was gone way too soon.

Then there was his kid brother, Gregg. His singing and keyboard playing had a dark richness, a soulfulness that added one more color to the Allmans' rainbow. The Allman Brothers had respect for the roots of this music. They learned from the blues, and they continued to interpret the form in their own manner. They took something old and made something new.
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[BikerDude]

Ah shit!
They are screwed. It's both Warren and Derek leaving.
The 2 best guitarist's around are both leaving at once.

http://www.relix.com/news/detail/warren_haynes_and_derek_trucks_to_leave_the_allman_brothers_band