Duane Allman

Duane Allman (born Howard Duane Allman; November 20, 1946 – October 29, 1971) was an American guitarist, session musician and the primary co-founder and leader of the The Allman Brothers Band, until his early death in a motorcycle accident in 1971 at the age of twenty four. ABB were formed in 1969 and, unusually for the time, based in the Southeastern United States. In the early 1970s the band was hugely successful. Duane is best remembered for h... More

Date of birth:

  • Nov 20, 1946

Date of death:

  • Oct 29, 1971 (age 24 years)

Also known as:

  • Allman, Duane
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Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year
  • 2
  • 2003

Rolling Stone's 100 greatest guitarists of all time of 2003

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