''Uncle Sam's'' is a live album by the

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, a rock group led by

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. It was recorded on July 1, 1983, at Uncle Sam's in

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. It was released on September 20, 2024. In 1982, the

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broke up for the second time. Subsequently Gregg Allman formed the Gregg Allman Band, and played many live shows at smaller concert venues. The group featured two other former members of the Allman Brothers Band –

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on guitar, and Frankie Toler on drums.

Critical reception

On jambands.com, Larson Sutton said, "... anToler establishes himself as a player of dexterity and taste, and a discernible influence from his years with ickeyBetts.... Refreshingly, Allman employs a horn section that sharpens the corners around his superb vocals... As a first archival release from Allman’s personal vault, it's a great choice." In ''Glide Magazine'', Doug Collette wrote, "... the detail in the sound of this unfortunately uncredited recording impresses no end.... Not only does he albumpreserve for posterity the high standards Gregg Allman set for himself as a working musician and performer under his name, but it also lends credence to a perception that he was, in fact, the soul of the band to which he gave his surname."

Track listing

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" (

, Robert Kim Payne) #"Dreams" (Gregg Allman) #"Sweet Feelin'" (

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, Marcus Daniel,

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, Gregg Allman,

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Butch Trucks Claude Hudson "Butch" Trucks (May 11, 1947 – January 24, 2017) was an American drummer. He was best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. Trucks was born ...

) #"Queen of Hearts" (Gregg Allman) #"

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Personnel

– lead vocals, Hammond B-3 organ, acoustic guitar *

– lead guitar *Frankie Toler – drums *Greg Voorhess – bass * Bruce Waibel – guitar * Chaz Trippy – percussion *Donn Finney – saxophone, flute *Larry Finney – trumpet

References

{{Gregg Allman 2024 live albums Gregg Allman albums