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Allman Brothers Band - The 60s Quiz

The people and events that led to the creation of one of the most creative and enduring rock acts. This quiz deals with the Allman Brothers during the 1960s. May be difficult if you're not a Peachhead.

A multiple-choice quiz by PTaylor. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
PTaylor

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
86,582

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1969

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (3/10), Guest 198 (8/10), Guest 76 (1/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What occupation did Gregg Allman plan to pursue prior to the formation of the Allman Brothers Band? Hint

Preacher

Auto Mechanic

Dentist

Teacher

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Question 2 of 10

2. The early Allman Joys experienced personnel changes and eventually became Hour Glass. Who was the drummer for Hour Glass? Hint

Butch Trucks

Johnny Sandlin

Jaimo

Frankie Toler

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who began calling Duane Allman "Sky Man"? Hint

Phil Walden

Berry Oakley

Ronnie Van Zant

Wilson Pickett

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Allman Brother had been a member of the National Honor Society, a youth director in a Baptist church, and a member of an All State high school orchestra? Hint

Jaimo

Gregg Allman

Butch Trucks

Dickey Betts

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the band that included Dickey Betts and Berry Oakley before the birth of the Allman Brothers? Hint

Great Southern

Second Coming

Wet Willie

Blackfoot

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Question 6 of 10

6. In which band did Gregg Allman and Butch Trucks first play together? Hint

31st of February

Allman Brothers Band

Hour Glass

Classics IV

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which song was not on the Brothers' 1969 debut album, "The Allman Brothers Band"? Hint

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed

Dreams

Blackhearted Woman

Whipping Post

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the band's manager and founder of their record label? Hint

Rick Hall

Bill Graham

Phil Walden

Clive Davis

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Question 9 of 10

9. How was Dickey identified on the debut album? Hint

Richey Betts

Dick Betts

Richard Betts

Rick Betts

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is "Mama Louise"? Hint

A Macon, Georgia blues singer

Just a name from an old folk song

Owner of a Macon, Georgia restaurant

The mother of Duane and Gregg

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What occupation did Gregg Allman plan to pursue prior to the formation of the Allman Brothers Band?

Answer: Dentist

Even while touring with the Allman Joys, a predecessor to the Allman Brothers Band, Gregg regarded music as a temporary means to earn money for college.

2. The early Allman Joys experienced personnel changes and eventually became Hour Glass. Who was the drummer for Hour Glass?

Answer: Johnny Sandlin

Johnny Sandlin was the drummer in the Men-its, an Alabama band that played the same circuit of Deep South clubs and honky tonks as did the Allman Joys. The Men-its and the Allman joys more or less merged to form Hour Glass. Trucks, Jaimo, and Toler later played drums for the Brothers. Sandlin later became a studio musician and producer for Capricorn Records.

He actually played drums on one song by the Brothers, "Louisiana Lou and Three Card Monty John" on the Win, Lose, or Draw album, when Trucks and Jaimo were unavailable.

3. Who began calling Duane Allman "Sky Man"?

Answer: Wilson Pickett

Duane played guitar with Pickett as a studio musician in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Duane already had the nickname of "Dog" and the two nicknames combined into the famous "Skydog" moniker which became the quintessential tag for Duane.

4. Which Allman Brother had been a member of the National Honor Society, a youth director in a Baptist church, and a member of an All State high school orchestra?

Answer: Butch Trucks

Yes, Claude Hudson Trucks, Jr., was a member of the Florida All State High School Orchestra and was the Youth Director of Music at North Jacksonville Baptist Church.

5. What was the name of the band that included Dickey Betts and Berry Oakley before the birth of the Allman Brothers?

Answer: Second Coming

Second Coming also included Larry Reinhardt, a later member of Iron Butterfly, and Reese Wynans, later of Stevie Ray Vaughan's Double Trouble.

6. In which band did Gregg Allman and Butch Trucks first play together?

Answer: 31st of February

Gregg joined Butch's band, the 31st of February, following the breakup of Hour Glass, for a brief period.

7. Which song was not on the Brothers' 1969 debut album, "The Allman Brothers Band"?

Answer: In Memory of Elizabeth Reed

"In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" is an instrumental masterpiece on the "Idlewild South" album.

8. Who was the band's manager and founder of their record label?

Answer: Phil Walden

Phil Walden had been the manager for Otis Redding, among others, and knew Duane from his studio work at Muscle Shoals. Walden founded Capricorn Records in Macon, Georgia, producing albums by the Allman Brothers, Marshal Tucker Band, and Elvin Bishop.

9. How was Dickey identified on the debut album?

Answer: Dick Betts

10. Who is "Mama Louise"?

Answer: Owner of a Macon, Georgia restaurant

"Mama" Louise Hudson is the operator of H&H Restaurant in Macon. She took pity on the skinny, longhaired, young musicians from the nearby Capricorn Studio and kept them fed with her Southern soul food cooking. The skinny kids went on to fame and fortune as the Allman Brothers Band, but they can occasionally be found in the restaurant today.

Source: Author PTaylor

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