whereas, when you've got string players with written, specific parts to be played at specific moments, improvisation takes a back seat, so to speak, and rightfully so.
Stewart on drums, Scott Boyer and I on gui- tars, David Brown on bass, Randall Bramblett on organ and Chuck Leavell on piano. So, there were actually several songs played by Cowboy during that set at the live event. The two songs that were in- cluded in the album are only a portion of what the audience saw and heard. Also, we would usually end the Cowboy set with my song titled "Where Can You Go?" with Gregg joining us. At the end of that tune, I believe
there was an intermission and that lead into the third section of the night when we would roll on out to the finale. And that's how that unusual arrangement came about.
What were your favorite songs to play on that tour? So many wonderful tunes in that repertoire, but, "Dreams" has to
Gregg Allman and Tommy Talton with Lamar Williams on bass. (Photo Courtesy Tommy Talton)
It was kind of unprecedented to have your band Cowboy perform two songs right in the heart of the album. Even as a teenager, I recall thinking, "how un- usual." How did that come about? Well, it's very simple really how that came about; the 'live' recording was essentially a mirror image of the show that the audiences were seeing. There was no "opening act" you see, we started the show with everyone, in- cluding Gregg on stage and kicked right into it, no messin' around! In Fact, funny thing is the first tune on the set list most nights was "Don't Mess Up a Good Thing!" After a set of say 45-minutes to an hour
there would be a very short interval while the "cast" would exit stage and then Cowboy would return, in the heart of the show, as you put it, and play a set with Jaimoe and Bill
be at the top of my faves because of the, excuse me, “dreamy” landscape
of that beautiful song. Space to wander and take your time flying through. One of Gre- gory's best, I think most would agree. The wonderful flow of songs like “These Days” and “Multi-Colored Lady” were just so sooth- ing to play and listen to. I loved the up-tempo R&B show time feeling of "Turn on Your Love Light," because it took me back to days as a very young teenager watching James Brown and his Famous Flames laying down the stuff with an energy that made it impossible to stand still or stay quiet. Just had to let it all out, hey!
What were the highlights of the Gregg Allman Tour, in your opinion? Again, on an experience such as that, it is dif- ficult to focus on one or two moments when so many were flying by at speeds that spun
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