Brothers and Sisters

By Alan Paul,

Book cover of Brothers and Sisters: The Allman Brothers Band and the Inside Story of the Album That Defined the '70s

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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

New York Times bestselling author Alan Paul's in-depth narrative look at the Allman Brothers' most successful album, and a portrait of an era in rock and roll and American history.

The Allman Brothers Band’s Brothers and Sisters was not only the band’s bestselling album,…

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Based on many interviews with the participants, Paul explores What made the Allman Brothers 1973 album, Brothers and Sisters, so special. Allman expert Paul gives us a generous ride into what made that period so influential and so much more than “Rambling Man.”

But Paul’s greatest service to pop cultural lovers is his lengthy overview of the July 1973 Summer Jam at Watkins Glen. It was bigger than Woodstock but largely forgotten despite a total of 600,000 attendees listening to the Allmans, the Grateful Dead, and The Band.

Historian Paul turns over every stone possible to give as complete a…

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