In August, 1978, the Allman Brothers Band was broken up with Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts each pursuing their own projects. On this night in Central Park, my friends and I were on the floor for the Dickey Betts & Great Southern concert but at some point during the show we ended up on the wrong side of the fence on the outside looking in. We were scrambling to find a way back in to the venue, which these days of high security would have been an impossibility, but we managed to find a security guard who just wanted us to go away and he let us back in to the mezzanine section. Just as we got back in, a surprise guest appeared to sit in with the band. The estranged Gregg Allman walked onstage and the place went bonkers. This evening’s public appearance of the two Allman Brothers bandmates turned out to be an impetus for the full fledge reunion that would follow.

Enlightened Rogues

Rock on!

The road goes on forever!

GQ