A New York Times Best seller!
One Way Out is the powerful biography of The Allman Brothers Band, an
oral history written with the band's participation and filled with
original, never-before-published interviews as well as personal letters
and correspondence. This is the most in-depth look at a legendary
American rock band that has meant so much to so many for so long.
For twenty-five years, Alan Paul has covered and written about The
Allman Brothers Band, conducting hundreds of interviews, riding the
buses with them, attending rehearsals and countless shows. He has
interviewed every living band member for this book as well as managers,
roadies, and contemporaries, including: Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts,
Jaimoe, Butch Trucks, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Oteil Burbridge, the
late Allen Woody, Jimmy Herring, Eric Clapton, Bob Weir, and many
others.
Tracking the band's career from their 1969 formation to today, One Way
Out is filled with musical and cultural insights, riveting tales of
sometimes violent personality conflicts and betrayals, drug and alcohol
use, murder allegations and exoneration, tragic early deaths, road
stories, and much more, including the most in-depth look at the
acrimonious 2000 parting with founding guitarist Dickey Betts and
behind-the-scenes information on the recording of At Fillmore East,
Layla, Eat A Peach, Brothers and Sisters, and other classic albums.
