The Allman Brothers Band at the Beacon: A Look at the Numbers

Grace Beehler and Wayan Zoey on March 28, 2012

Photo by Dino Perrucci

10: nights of the Allman Brothers Band at the Beacon Theatre in New York.

8.75: nights where Gregg Allman played with the band (he left part way through the second set during the band’s penultimate show, and did not return for the last night. The last show was the first time the band – billed as ‘The Allman Brothers Band’ – has played a full, two-set show without an Allman brother.

39: The number of guests who sat in during the run:

AJ Ghent, Randy Brecker, James van der Bogert, Duane Trucks, The Juke Horns (Chris Anderson, Don Harris, Neal Pawley, John Isley, Bill Harris), John McEuen, Alecia Chakour, Eric Krasno, Bill Evans, Nels Cline, Bruce Katz, Randall Bramblett, Grace Potter, Geoff Achison, Yon Rico Scott, Gary Forkum, Susan Tedeschi, Bernie Williams, Ruthie Foster, Rocky Lawrence, Tony Trischka, Jimmy Hall, Scott Sharrard, John Popper, Rob Barraco, Alvaro Benavides, Berry Duane Oakley, Ron Johnson, Anton Fig, Col. Bruce Hampton, Oz Noy, Maurice Brown, Jay Collins, Hook Herrera, Jr. Mack

44: the number of covers the Brothers played during the 10 nights:

My Favorite Things (Rogers & Hammerstein), I Walk on Gilded Splinters (Dr. John), Needle and the Damage Done (Neil Young), Come On In my Kitchen (Robert Johnson), These Days (Jackson Browne), Down Along the Cove (Bob Dylan), Blind Willie McTell (Bob Dylan), Dark End of the Street (Dan Penn/Chips Moman), All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan), Key to the Highway (Big Bill Broonzy/Charles Segar), Who’s Been Talking (Chester Burnett/Howlin’ Wolf), Egypt (Jimmy Giuffre), I’ve Been Lovin’ You Too Long (Otis Redding), The Weight (The Band), Will the Circle Be Unbroken (Ada R. Habershon), And It Stoned Me (Van Morrison), Good Morning Little School Girl (Sonny Boy Williamson), Catfish Blues (Muddy Waters), Woman Across the River (Bettye Crutcher/Allen Jones), Into the Mystic (Van Morrison), Working Class Hero (John Lennon), All My Friends (Scott Boyer), Spanish Key (Miles Davis), The Sky Is Crying (Elmore James / M. Levy / Clarence Lewis), Gold Dust Woman (Fleetwood Mac – Stevie Nicks), Southern Man (Neil Young), Manic Depression (Jimi Hendrix), Forty-Four Blues (Roosevelt Sykes), Death Letter (Son House), I’d Rather Go Blind (Etta James), Anyday (Eric Clapton), Katrina (Don Raye), Grinnin’ In Your Face (Son House), Death Came A Knockin’ (traditional), Commit A Crime (Howlin’ Wolf), She Caught the Katy (Taj Mahal), Franklin’s Tower (Garcia/Hunter/Kreutzman), Spoonful (Willie Dixon), Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad (Eric Clapton), Alone, Smokestack Lightening (Howlin’ Wolf), Dazed and Confused (Led Zeppelin), Soul Serenade (King Curtis)

5: the number of times the band played “Statesboro Blues,” the most reoccurring tune of the run

3: The number of original classics that were only played once, “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed,” “Little Martha,” and “Melissa.”

4: The number of times the band played the Dickey Betts-penned “Blue Sky,” possibly the biggest bust-out of the run. “Blue Sky” was put back into rotation last year after a five-year hiatus, but only played a couple times (as an instrumental on March 13, 2010, and with Gregg on vocals on November 30, 2011).