Vince Gill got a rare opportunity recently when he was given the chance to play a guitar owned and often played by the late guitar wizard, Duane Allman. Gill was in Macon, Georgia, home of the Allman Brothers Band, on May 5 2011 to do a benefit concert for the Alzheimer’s Association of Georgia. “I have chills running down my spine,” said Gill as he showed off the instrument to the crowd. “This was the guitar that Duane Allman played with the Allman Brothers.” The Country Music Hall of Fame member amped up the crowd’s energy playing songs with extended guitar solos like his own hit, “Pretty Little Adrianna.” Like Allman himself, the guitar has had an amazing life. The 1957 Les Paul Gold Top Standard is the piece on which Allman actually recorded the rock classic “Layla” with Eric Clapton on the Derek And The Dominoes’ immortal set, 1970′s Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. Allman also played this guitar on the first two Allman Brothers Band albums. Allman traded the guitar a mere week later, obviously with no inkling of the importance the instrument would have in the history of rock music. He died in a motorcycle wreck the following year. The guitar had been played in public at the band’s annual March Beacon Theater run in NYC—by band members Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks—but this is the first time it was played in Macon, GA since Allman’s death. “It was a spiritual experience for me,” said Gill, who was given the honor of playing the guitar by owner Scot Lamar and EJ …
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Made by Peter Leeman and Kyle Kehrwald Watch on Vimeo: vimeo.com Click “Show More” for details on the occupation of Bobby’s home. From Occupy Minneapolis: RSVP to Tuesday’s day of action defending Bobby’s home: www.facebook.com Occupy Minneapolis will begin another home occupation to defend Vietnam veteran Bobby Hull from eviction this Tuesday, on the national day of action against foreclosures called by Occupy Wall Street. Bobby has bravely served his country as an US Marine in Vietnam and despite his sacrifice he and his family are facing eviction this winter. Bobby first began living in his South Minneapolis home when his mother bought it in 1968. The title was later transferred to him, and he made timely payments on the house for decades while his nine brothers and sisters and innumerable extended family used the home as a stable transition point as they worked through the economic downturn. Some recent health problems have caused him to fall behind in his payments. Meanwhile, US Bank has refused to negotiate with him to keep him and his family in their home. If we do nothing he and his family are facing a February eviction, in the dead of winter, with nowhere to go. Come hear directly from Bobby on the need for banks to change the way they do business with hard working families. Bobby was surprised to learn that we were organizing to help him and others in his position. “Thank God this is happening. I’ve read the Constitution and I know that it’s supposed to be ‘We …
