We remember Duane Allman today on his birthday and we’re honoring his legacy with Gregg Allman’s heartfelt memory of Duane's incredible character and the formation of the Allman Brothers Band. | AXS TV

Duane & Gregg Allman feat. The Hourglass & The Allman Joys (tribute 1968 1966) | Master Productions Brontosaurus Records

On this day in 1971, Duane Allman dies in a motorcycle crash in Macon, Georgia, at age 24. | MONSTERS OF ROCK

Duane Allman, a slide guitarist and the leader of the Allman Brothers Band, was killed on October 29, 1971 when he lost control of his motorcycle and drives into the side of a flatbed truck in Macon, Georgia. He was 24 years old. Allman Brother Band co-founder Dickey Betts explains the unique slide sound of Duane Allman (November 20, 1946 – October 29, 1971). https://youtu.be/DZ3LLtUio2A | When a song takes you back in time