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re: So long, Midnight Rider
Posted on 5/29/17 at 11:25 am to deeprig9
Posted on 5/29/17 at 11:25 am to deeprig9
tldr:
-club owner tries to short the band on their pay, in upstate NY
-road manager (Twiggs) confronts him, stabs him, kills him
-Twiggs is arrest and put on trial for murder
-He pleads insanity based on amphetimines and "rock and roll lifestyle"
-Judge lets him off
-Allman brothers consider him as a member of the band, but record company would'nt let him pose in band pictures
-So the band puts a picture of him on the wall for this famous pic
The full story is worth the read.
-club owner tries to short the band on their pay, in upstate NY
-road manager (Twiggs) confronts him, stabs him, kills him
-Twiggs is arrest and put on trial for murder
-He pleads insanity based on amphetimines and "rock and roll lifestyle"
-Judge lets him off
-Allman brothers consider him as a member of the band, but record company would'nt let him pose in band pictures
-So the band puts a picture of him on the wall for this famous pic
The full story is worth the read.
This post was edited on 5/29/17 at 11:26 am
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Posted on 5/29/17 at 11:51 am to deeprig9
And that is one of those stories that makes a legendary band a legendary band. The whole thing with duane and Oakley dying so close together, both in Macon and both in motorcycle accidents, is pretty crazy too. Not quite Skynyrd on a plane crazy but the fact that they were able to rebound as a band after Duanes death and release one of the all time great albums in Eat A Peach is just incredible.
Plus Duane left us with this quote before his passing and it is something we should all take to heart as Georgians:
"You can't help the revolution, because there's just evolution ... Every time I'm in Georgia, I eat a peach for peace ... the two-legged Georgia variety."
Plus Duane left us with this quote before his passing and it is something we should all take to heart as Georgians:
"You can't help the revolution, because there's just evolution ... Every time I'm in Georgia, I eat a peach for peace ... the two-legged Georgia variety."
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