One More Try: New Gregg Allman Band Archival Release Announced

One Night In DC, May 15, 1984 will be released June 20. Here's the details.

I just got a press release announcing a new archival release from the Gregg Allman Estate. The Gregg Allman Band – One Night In DC, May 15, 1984 will be released June 20. Because I am busy with personal stuff - my daughter Anna is graduating from Skidmore College tomorrow! - and think this will be of interest to be my readers, I am doing something I’ve never done before and rarely will do again and just posting the press release. Please note these are not my words, but I have heard the album and it’s really good and I wanted to get the word out. Have a great weekend, and please subscribe and share! Many more original interviews, both written and video, and live chats to come. Join the fun.

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“When I walk on a stage, I know the crowd has come to have a good time and forget about their problems for a few hours. Our music makes them happy – they can stomp their feet, clap their hands, dance around and smile. I love to see that, because it makes me feel like I have a purpose – that’s why I play music.”

– Gregg Allman

The musical legacy of the late, great Gregg Allman continues with the release of The Gregg Allman Band – One Night In DC, May 15, 1984, a full-length concert recording arriving digitally and on CD June 20, 2025, via the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s posthumous label, Sawrite Records. Recorded live at The Bayou in Washington, DC before a capacity crowd of 900 lucky fans, the latest release from Allman’s personal archives sees the Gregg Allman Band flying at full force after three years of non-stop touring, rocking the house with a stacked setlist highlighted by new songs, iconic covers, and fiery renditions of classic songs from the Allman Brothers Band repertoire. Highlights include the Allman Brothers Band classic, “Dreams,” premiering today at all digital streaming services.

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Though his passing in 2017 has left an immense space in rock ‘n’ roll that can never truly be filled, Gregg Allman Band – One Night In DC, May 15, 1984 stands as a stunning audio snapshot in time that magnificently captures Gregg Allman during his quest to prove that no matter what the challenges, the road would go on forever. Having spent more than three years playing anytime, anyplace, for anyone who wanted to listen, the Gregg Allman Band had truly hit its stride. The core line-up of Gregg on vocals and Hammond organ, Danny Toler on lead guitar, his brother Frankie on drums, bassist Gregg Voorhees, Bruce Waibel on rhythm guitar, and percussionist Chaz Trippy had been augmented by the addition of keyboardist Tim Heding, which brought another lead instrument to the GAB. A further advancement was that Gregg was writing new songs with the brothers Toler, which further expanded the band’s repertoire. From the opening notes of “Dreams,” it is clear the band was primed for a great night at The Bayou. The hits keep coming throughout the incredibly energized 12-song setlist, from a swaying rendition of “Sweet Feelin’” which wholly displays Gregg’s passion for R&B, and GAB favorites like “Yours For The Asking” and “Faces Without Names,” to full-throttle takes on Allman Brothers Band staples including “Hot ‘Lanta,” “Trouble No More,” “Statesboro Blues,” and a closing “One Way Out” that leaves the packed house calling for more.

Born December 8, 1947 in Nashville, TN, Gregg Allman was undoubtedly among rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest and most significant artists, his soul-fired and utterly distinctive voice still one of the defining sounds in all of American music. From his founding role in the one and only Allman Brothers Band to his long and storied solo career, Allman consistently proved himself to be an iconic singer/songwriter and exceptional practitioner of the American blues tradition. The award-winning author of such modern standards as “Midnight Rider,” “It’s Not My Cross To Bear,” “Dreams,” and “Whipping Post,” Allman accrued a remarkable list of honors over his five-decade musical journey, including the Allman Brothers Band’s 1995 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award at the 54^th Annual GRAMMY® Awards. Allman detailed his brilliant career in 2012’s critically acclaimed, New York Times best-selling memoir, My Cross To Bear, chronicling a truly astonishing life burdened by unimaginable loss, alcohol and drug addiction, told with clear-eyed wisdom and sharp hindsight.

Gregg Allman died due to complications from liver cancer at his home in Savannah, GA on May 17, 2017, leaving behind a remarkable creative legacy that will undoubtedly live on for generations to come. Beyond dozens of studio and live recordings, Allman passed on the opportunity of music to others via two ongoing scholarship funds, The Gregg Allman Scholarship Fund at the University of Georgia and the Allman / Lehman Endowed Scholarship at Syracuse University.

GREGG ALLMAN BAND, ONE NIGHT IN DC, MAY 15, 1984 (Sawrite Records)

Release Date: June 20, 2025

Tracklist:

Dreams

Sweet Feelin’

Hot ‘Lanta

Yours For The Asking

Need Your Love So Bad

Trouble No More

Matthew’s Arrival

Melissa

Midnight Rider

Faces Without Names

Statesboro Blues

Band Introduction

One Way Out

Recorded May 15, 1984 at The Bayou, Washington, DC.

Produced by Gregg Allman

Gregg Allman Band:

Gregg Allman – Lead Vocals, Hammond B-3, Acoustic Guitar

Dan Toler – Lead Guitar

Frankie Toler – Drums

Bruce Waibel – Guitar, Vocals

Gregg Voorhees – Bass

Tim Heding – Keyboards

Chaz Trippy – Percussion

Brothers and Sisters: the Allman Brothers Band and The Album That Defined The 70s was my third consecutive one to debut in the New York Times Non-Fiction Hardcover Bestsellers List, following Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan and One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band. My first book, Big in China: My Unlikely Adventures Raising a Family, Playing the Blues and Becoming a Star in Beijing, about my experiences raising a family in Beijing and touring China with a popular original blues band, was optioned for a movie by Ivan Reitman’s Montecito Productions. I am also a guitarist and singer with two bands, Big in China and Friends of the Brothers, the premier celebration of the Allman Brothers Band.