Fans of The Allman Brothers Band gathered from across the country into the Macon City Auditorium for a celebratory night honoring Dickey Betts, one of the band’s founding members.Back in the city that cemented their success in the 1970s, members of the Allman Brothers Band, friends and family reunited at the Macon City Auditorium Friday […]
Several years back I wrote a feature on Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for the Rolling Stones and former member of the Allman Brothers Band. As well, he is a preeminent forester and conservationist. PBS aired his series, “America’s Forests with Chuck Leavell.”Chuck and I got to know each other and when he felt it was time […]
Five years after they first assembled, The Brothers have announced their long-awaited reunion. On April 15 and 16, the storied supergroup will head back to the stage where it all started, reconnecting in the spotlight of New York’s legendary Madison Square Garden to honor the legacy and enduring influence of Southern rock’s originators.For two nights […]
Maine-based Americana act The Mallett Brothers Band released a new single, “Dogs and Horses,” featuring legendary keyboardist Chuck Leavell. The track is set to land on the band’s forthcoming album, Higher Up in the Hills, arriving on April 4.The Mallett Brothers Band — guitarists/brothers Luke Mallett and Will Mallett, bassist Nick Leen, fiddler Andrew Martelle, and drummer Brian Higgins — previously shared the Higher Up in the […]
By today’s standards, Sea Level was a “jam band,” but 35 years ago, they were an eclectic group variously labeled as Southern rock, jazz-fusion, or West Coast funkpop. An offshoot of the Allman Brothers Band and led by keyboardist Chuck Leavell, Sea Level played a bit of all those genres, freely mixing ideas and always […]
Several years back I wrote a feature on Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for the Rolling Stones and former member of the Allman Brothers Band. As well, he is a preeminent forester and conservationist. PBS aired his series, “America’s Forests with Chuck Leavell.”Chuck and I got to know each other and when he felt it was time […]
Allman Brothers Band co-founder and Southern rock guitar slayer Dickey Betts will be celebrated in the place where the band broke the rules and musical ground – Macon, GeorgiaBetts died on April 18 in Sarasota County Florida, but his son and former torchbearer Duane Betts is hosting a concert in his honor, “In Memory of […]
Chuck Leavell remembers when he and the rest of the Allman Brothers Band heard that Gov. Jimmy Carter of Georgia wanted to drop by and visit them at Capricorn Studios in Macon in 1973, when Southern rock groups were on the rise.They figured it was just a photo op.“In fact, he stayed like two hours,” […]
(NewsNation) — Former Allman Brothers Band member Chuck Leavell, who has been the Rolling Stones’ principal touring keyboardist since the 1980s, shared fond memories of the longest-living president‘s musical passion and genuine kindness on “NewsNation Now.”He described first meeting Jimmy Carter in 1973 when the future president was still Georgia’s governor.While Leavell and his bandmates expected Carter’s gubernatorial visit to […]
Ever the artist, Leavell is passionate about the aesthetic of the woods and the peace and inspiration that comes from a woodland stroll. But he’s equally ardent about the practical side of sustainable tree farming.CHUCK LEAVELL MADE HIS NAME playing the piano, first in the 1970s for the Allman Brothers Band and Sea Level, and, for […]