wicked1 Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 So Homz called me on his way to work to ask me who played slide on "Melissa" by the Allman Brothers. Gee, I thought this would be easy to figure out. I was wrong! The credits I am reading show Duane as the only slide guitar player on Eat a Peach. But then I read that while Gregg wrote the song before Duane died, it wasn't recorded until after his death. I know somebody around here knows something....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 My understanding is that the "other" guitar player that finished out the Eat A Peach album was Les Dudek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicked1 Posted April 28, 2009 Author Share Posted April 28, 2009 My understanding is that the "other" guitar player that finished out the Eat A Peach album was Les Dudek. Was he credited on the album or no? Cause I don't remember reading that name anywhere in reference to the album. Thanks for the info, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 No, he was not credited anywhere. Who's going to credit a guitar player that replaced Duane, it was a situation of "we've got to finish this album" (because Duane died). I think if you do your research, you'll find your answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MReynolds Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 My understanding is that the "other" guitar player that finished out the Eat A Peach album was Les Dudek. Nope. All I've ever heard was that it was Dickey Betts that finished the album and played the lead on that song. Betts even did some lead vocals on the album. The last three songs on the album featured both Duane and Dickey ("Stand Back"' date=' "Blue Sky", "Little Martha") on guitars. If you want to hear what it might have sounded like with Duane check this out: This is the demo that they recorded for the song which finally ended up on the "Eat A Peach" album. The song was written in '67-'68 time frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicked1 Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 MReynolds...that's what I was thinking just from looking at the timeline. I read in several places that Betts finished the album, but there's no credit as playing slide guitar, so I wasn't sure. All I could find in reference to Les Dudek was from him playing on Brothers & Sisters. Seems like he was with another band at the time Eat a Peach was done. Thanks for the link. I'm sure Homz will appreciate it when he gets home in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MReynolds Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 wicked 1, I hope he enjoys it. Here's a little bit taken from Les Dudek's site: "Then, on October 29th, 1971, the unthinkable occurred - a fellow Florida musician, Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident. At the time, Les was playing with bandmate Peter Schless, a keyboard player from Venice, Florida in their band Power. Peter knew Dickey Betts and had heard he was looking for players. So Les and Peter drove to Macon, Georgia to jam with Dickey. A few weeks after returning to Florida, Les was called back to Georgia. As a result, Les was invited to record with The Allman Brothers Band. That's Les you hear playing guitar harmonies with Dickey Betts on "Ramblin' Man" and the intro acoustic guitar on "Jessica", their two biggest hits from the Brothers and Sisters album (Capricorn Records)." So you see, even on Les' site it shows he wasn't playing with the ABB until the Brothers and Sisters album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homz Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Thanks for the info. I think I like the more familiar version of "Melisa". Another question: Was Dwain the younger of the brothers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Off the top of my head, I can't think of any slide guitar in Melissa I'm pretty sure thats Dicky playing those melodic lines, but doesn't sound like slide to me, just nice bending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MReynolds Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Thanks for the info. I think I like the more familiar version of "Melisa". Another question: Was Dwain the younger of the brothers? Nope. The older by almost a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MReynolds Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Off the top of my head' date=' I can't think of any slide guitar in Melissa I'm pretty sure thats Dicky playing those melodic lines, but doesn't sound like slide to me, just nice bending.[/quote'] I don't believe he had any slide on it...just volume swells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Hand Grenade Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Duane Allman and Greg Allman are/were relatives of mine, My last name is even Allman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broom duster Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 As mentioned by Mreynolds it's Dickey Betts doing volume swells Also, the 'demo' is not a demo but a Hourglass recording(Duane and Greggs former band). Gregg also tried to release the song under his own name before joining the ABB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Great Name, Broom Duster. Play the blues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broom duster Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Great Name' date=' Broom Duster. Play the blues?[/quote']Ye:) And just got started on slide, Dust My Broom is more or less the first complete song I learned on slide, hence my name:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Ye:) And just got started on slide' date=' Dust My Broom is more or less the first complete song I learned on slide, hence my name:D[/quote'] Cool, that was one of the first I learned on the slide, too. Open G (DGDGBD), but I think it's "supposed" to be open E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broom duster Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Cool' date=' that was one of the first I learned on the slide, too. Open G (DGDGBD), but I think it's "supposed" to be open E. [/quote'] I'm doing it in E By the way, are you the same FirstMeasure as on the fender lounge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I'm doing it in E By the way' date=' are you the same FirstMeasure as on the fender lounge?[/quote'] Yeah, thats me there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broom duster Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Just realised I made a mistake, the Melissa demo is not by Hourglass but by 31st of February Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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