March 25, 1969: The Allman Brothers Band forms in Jacksonville, Florida.
November 8, 1969: The Allman Brothers Band’s self-titled debut is released on Capricorn Records.
March 12-13, 1971: The Allman Brothers Band are recorded at Bill Graham’s Fillmore East; the best performances are used in the album classic The Allman Brothers Band at Fillmore East.
October 29, 1971: Duane Allman, guitarist and founder of the Allman Brothers Band, dies in a motorcycle accident in Macon, Georgia.
February 12, 1972: Eat a Peach by the Allman Brothers Band is released. This album features the last studio recordings by Duane Allman.
November 11, 1972: Berry Oakley, the bassist of the Allman Brothers Band, dies in a motorcycle accident three blocks from Duane Allman’s fatal crash that occurred a year earlier.
July 28, 1973: The Band, the Grateful Dead, and the Allman Brothers Band perform for a crowd of 600,000 at the Watkins Glen “Summer Jam.”
August 25, 1973: The Allman Brothers Band releases Brothers and Sisters; it is their highest charting (#1) and longest charting (56 weeks) album.
November 3, 1973: The Allman Brothers Band's Ramblin’ Man reaches #2, making it the highest-charting single of their career.
May 12, 1976: The Allman Brothers Band temporarily dissolves.
February 13, 1979: The reunited Allman Brothers Band release Enlightened Rogues.
January 23, 1982: The Allman Brothers Band perform on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ their last performance for four years.
May 14, 1989: Dreams, a box set spanning The Allman Brothers Band’s career, is released.
June 1989: Warren Haynes (guitar) and Allen Woody (bass) join The Allman Brothers Band.
June 19, 1991: The Allman Brothers Band releases Shades of Two Worlds.
April 26, 1994: Where It All Begins, an album of The Allman Brothers Band's new material, is released.
January 12, 1995: The Allman Brothers Band is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1996: The Allman Brothers Band won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for "Jessica."
March 16, 1999: The Allman Brothers Band begins their 30th anniversary tour with eighteen nights at the Beacon Theater in NYC.
August 26, 2000: The bass player for the Allman Brothers Band and Gov’t Mule, Allen Woody, dies.
November 14, 2000: The Allman Brothers Band’s Peakin’ at the Beacon, a live album recorded at Beacon Theater, is released.
2003: Duane Allman, Warren Haynes, Dickey Betts, and Derek Trucks are added to Rolling Stone Magazine's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
2004: The Allman Brothers band is ranked 52nd on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
From: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Allman Brothers Band
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