A god to guitarists and an icon to rock fans, Duane Allman brought white-hot intensity to his life, whether wailing onstage with the Allman Brothers Band, burning up the road astride his beloved Harley, or working out alone with his guitar as night turned to morning.
Skydog reveals the complete story of this complex personality: his childhood and musical awakening; his struggling first bands; his hard-won mastery of the slide guitar; his emergence as an A-list session player; his creation of the Allman Brothers Band and the Southern Rock genre; his tragic death at age 24, and his thriving musical legacy.
Author and music industry veteran Randy Poe taps the people who knew Duane best - along the way chronicling the tumultuous era that shaped Allman and his music, and that he in turn transformed.
Featuring a foreword by ZZ Top's Billy F Gibbons, Skydog includes a comprehensive discography of Duane Allman's work with his own bands and on other artists' recordings, a meticulously researched roundup of his studio and stage instruments, and a look at the continuing lives and careers of Allman's friends and bandmates.
