The Allman Brothers Band, released in 1969, was the eponym

Eponym

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ous debut album of Southern rock

Southern rock

Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music, and genre of Americana. It developed in the Southern United States from rock and roll, country music, and blues, and is focused generally on electric guitar and vocals...

 group, The Allman Brothers Band

The Allman Brothers Band

The Allman Brothers Band is an American rock/blues band once based in Macon, Georgia. The band was formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman and Gregg Allman , who were supported by Dickey Betts , Berry Oakley , Butch Trucks , and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe"...

.

The album

Album

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 sold poorly outside of Southern United States

Southern United States

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, reaching #188 on the Billboard charts. "Dreams" and "Whipping Post

Whipping Post (song)

"Whipping Post" is a song by The Allman Brothers Band. Written by Gregg Allman, the five-minute studio version first appeared on their 1969 debut album The Allman Brothers Band. But the song's full power only manifested itself in concert, when it was the basis for much longer and more intense...

" would become the basis for two of The Allman Brothers' most famed epic concert numbers.

In April 1969 the Allman Brothers Band moved from Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

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 to Macon, Georgia

Macon, Georgia

Macon is a city located in central Georgia, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia...

. They first rented a house at 309 College Street. The front album cover photo was taken at the entrance of the College House (now owned by Mercer University

Mercer University

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) right next door at 315 College Street. The back cover photo of the album was taken at the Bond Tomb at Rose Hill Cemetery located at 1091 Riverside Drive in Macon.

Side one

1. "Don't Want You No More" (Spencer Davis
   Spencer Davis
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   , Eddie Hardin) – 2:29
2. "It's Not My Cross to Bear"* – 4:48
3. "Black Hearted Woman" – 5:20
4. "Trouble No More
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   " (McKinley Morganfield
   Muddy Waters
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   ) – 3:47
   • "It's Not My Cross to Bear" ends in a fade-out on most LP, tape and CD editions of the album. However, original Atco Records LP pressings of the album (catalog no. SD 33-308) follow the fade-out with a "fade-in" to a cold close, adding several seconds to the song's running time.

Side two

1. "Every Hungry Woman" – 4:16
2. "Dreams" – 7:19
3. "Whipping Post
   Whipping Post (song)
   "Whipping Post" is a song by The Allman Brothers Band. Written by Gregg Allman, the five-minute studio version first appeared on their 1969 debut album The Allman Brothers Band. But the song's full power only manifested itself in concert, when it was the basis for much longer and more intense...
   
   " – 5:19

Personnel

• Duane Allman
  Duane Allman
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  : slide guitar
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   and lead guitar
  Lead guitar
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• Gregg Allman
  Gregg Allman
  Gregory Lenoir Allman , known as Gregg Allman, is a rock and blues singer, keyboardist, guitarist and songwriter, and a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. He was inducted with the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Georgia...
  
  : vocals, organ
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• Dickey Betts
  Dickey Betts
  Forrest Richard "Dickey" Betts is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. He was inducted with the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and also won with the band a best rock performance Grammy Award for his...
  
  : lead guitar
• Berry Oakley
  Berry Oakley
  Raymond Berry Oakley III , was an American bassist and one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band.-Biography:...
  
  : bass guitar
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  , backing vocals
• Butch Trucks: drum
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  s
• Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson: drums, congas