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    • Oct 29, 1971
    Rock guitarist Duane Allman dies in a motorcycle crash in Macon, Georgia. He was a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, namechecked in Conway Twitty's 1978 recording "Boogie Grass Band"
    Nov 11, 1972
    Bass player Berry Oakley, of the Southern rock act The Allman Brothers Band, dies in Macon, Georgia, when his motorcycle collides with a bus. Five years later, the band is celebrated in the Conway Twitty hit "Boogie Grass Band"
    Aug 21, 1973
    The Allman Brothers Band's album "Brothers And Sisters" is certified gold by the RIAA. It includes their biggest hit, "Ramblin Man," referenced in Rascal Flatts' "Me And My Gang," The Eli Young Band's "Always The Love Songs" and Brad Paisley's duet with Keith Urban, "Start A Band"
    Oct 4, 1974
    Charlie Daniels performs at Nashville's War Memorial Auditorium, with informal appearances by members of The Marshall Tucker Band and The Allman Brothers Band. It becomes the annual Volunteer Jam. Two CDB performances, including "Orange Blossom Special," make the album "Fire On The Mountain"
    Sep 12, 1975
    Charlie Daniels hosts the Volunteer Jam II in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, with special guests The Marshall Tucker Band, Billy Joe Shaver, Jimmy Hall, Roni Stoneman and The Allman Brothers Band's Dickey Betts. The state of Tennessee celebrates by observing Charlie Daniels Day
    Nov 25, 1975
    "Midnight Rider" songwriter Gregg Allman and The Allman Brothers Band hold a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter at the Providence Civic Center in Rhode Island
    Jun 23, 1976
    "Midnight Rider" songwriter Gregg Allman testifies in Macon, Georgia, that he had a cocaine habit from 1973-1975 and accuses a road manager of procuring it for him. Outraged that he sold out a crew member, The Allman Brothers Band breaks up
    Jun 26, 1978
    MCA releases Conway Twitty's "Boogie Grass Band" with a lyrical nod to Bill Monroe and The Allman Brothers Band
    Jan 12, 1980
    Charlie Daniels hosts Volunteer Jam VI at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium, with Ted Nugent, Ray Price, Crystal Gayle, Al Kooper, Mickey Gilley, Willie Nelson, The Allman Brothers Band, Rufus Thomas, Elvin Bishop and Bobby Jones & New Life
    Jan 21, 1983
    Lamar Williams, bass player with The Allman Brothers Band, dies of cancer at the Veterans Hospital in Los Angeles. Five years earlier, the group was namechecked in a Conway Twitty hit, "Boogie Grass Band"
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