(Laughs) It didn’t make any money, but it was ballsy. (Laughs) They said, what’s Gregg doin’, is he out of his mind? (Laughs) But we had a helluva lot of fun doing that record. It did pretty good.
With the two (relatively) new guys, Jack and Oteil, is the sound different on stage? How are they working out? They are an enhancement. They enhance any- thing they touch, really. Both of the guys are terrific.
By now, everybody knows that Warren Haynes and Allen Woody left the Brothers to do their Mule gig full time. Would you comment on Gov’t Mule? They are a terrific band. A killer band. Just the best.
How about The Derek Trucks Band? Also killer. And Derek has got some incredi- ble, incredible musicians in his band. That drummer is awesome. (Yonricco Scott-Ed)
We just saw them here in Greenville. He put on a killer show. Isn’t he great. Oh! God, if I could play with any drummer in the world it would be him. You can print that. Someday, maybe.
The way the brotherhood is, it seems like you all end up jamming together at some point along the way anyhow. Right. And all is fair too...(Laughs)
As a singer, who are your favorite vo- calists? I guess my favorite one was Little Milton Campbell. I don’t know. It’s between him and Bobby Bland and Ray Charles. I mean, there’s a lot of good singers, and it’s hard to say one is better than the other. You can’t say Hendrix is better than Clapton. Both of ‘em are num- ber one.
And the great thing about it is, we don’t have to choose. We can have it all. That’s right. That’s right.
Any comment on your guest spot on Toy Caldwell’s 1992 solo album? Oh, yeah. Toy Caldwell was a good ol’ guy. I played on his last record, and I never got to see him after that. I really enjoyed it. “Mid- night Promises.” We recorded down at Mud Island in Memphis in that old firehouse they made into a studio. They had a B-3 set up and hell, I was out of there in two hours. I was in the moooood!
We’ve heard great reports on the Gregg Allman and Friends tour. I spoke with Jimmy Hall (Wet Willie) the other day, and he said it had been lots of fun. How have you enjoyed the tour, and how does that band compare to playing with the Brothers? There’s not even a cross word in this band. They’re wonderful people. I ran into the Alameda All-Stars. Tommy Miller, the bass play-er, Tommy Thompson, the keyboard player, Preston Thrall, the drummer and Mark McGee, he plays slide and lead guitar. Those four I’ve been playing with off and on for about seven years I guess. I started jam- ming with ‘em and then I added Floyd Miles, who I had grown up with on percussion and vocals. He pretty much turned me on to rhythm and blues and black music and Mo- town. And Jimmy Hall, and last but not least, Danny Chauncey from .38 Special. It really is one hell of a band. It’s an eight-piece, and it smokes. We just finished our tour in Chicago of all places. We stayed at the House of Blues Hotel and played at the House of Blues. If you’re ever in Chicago, stay there, man. It’s decorated just like the clubs are.
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