CELEBRATING THE BROTHERS IN NEW YORK REVIVAL
By Scott Greene For fans like myself, the passing of
Gregg Allman took with it the dream of ever seeing again the band that we had spent most of our lives following, enjoying and for some of us living for. The legacy of the music he left behind would have to fill the void we all felt. While spending 50 years in a touring band, many talented musicians have taken part in the music that bound us all together, and on this special night some of those would join to- gether to bring us one more night of magic in one the most magical cities in America. From the very beginning the Allmans
had a special bond with New York City, so I could not think of a better place to hold this 50th anniversary show. My son has been my concert partner for 20 of his 26 years and this year marks some big changes for him and my- self. He is moving to Mississippi to start Med- ical Residency, so our times together enjoying live music will be few and far between for the foreseeable future. So when this show was an- nounced and his schedule was clear we knew it was a must do for us to have one last big event before life gets in the way. The best part of New York is there is al-
ways something going on and on any given night the art that is being created in the small bars and music venues is second to none. We arrived in New York on Sunday and and after checking in to our hotel we made our way to Greenwich Village to the famous 55 Bar. The 55 Bar is described as a prohibition era joint with incredible live jazz and blues and almost no attitude. I was taken in by the feel when you walked in to this iconic bar. You could
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just feel the music that had been made with in those walls. Sunday night featured Jim Campilongo, whom I had not heard play be- fore. Joining Jim was Chris Morrissey on bass and Josh Dion on drums. It was a great night of music featuring Jim, showing just how a Telecaster guitar is supposed to be played. Jim has been making music since the 70s, and you might have heard him play with the likes of Norah Jones, the Little Willies, JJ Cale, Nels Cline and Pete Townsend, among others. If given the chance check Jim out. We spent Monday visiting some of the many sights to see in New York, starting with the 9/11 Museum. I had not been back to New York since I spent a week doing relief for one month after 9/11 so this was a very emotional visit for me. I was in New York working at the Gateway plaza apartments the day the rescue became a recovery and I will never forget the encounter I witnessed between a New York police officer and a New York firefighter. The image is forever burned in my brain of them standing toe to toe arguing. The police were
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