The Allman Brothers

The Allman Brothers Band is a band from Macon, Georgia labeled by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "The principal architects of Southern rock". Originally formed in the late 1960s, in 1971 they were described by Rolling Stone's George Kimball as "the best damn rock and roll band this country has produced in the past five years." The band has been awarded with nine gold and 3 platinum albums and continues to record and tour to present day.
The band was formed in Jacksonville, Florida on March 26, 1969, and consisted of Duane Allman (slide guitar and lead guitar), Gregg Allman (vocals, organ), Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals), Berry Oakley (bass guitar), Butch Trucks (drums) and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (drums).
In 1995, the Allman Brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 1996, they received a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for, "Jessica.” The band garnered back to back Grammy Award nominations in 2003 and 2004 in the category of Best Rock Instrumental for performances of "Instrumental Illness" from Hittin' The Note and One Way Out. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine named Duane Allman, Warren Haynes, Dickey Betts, and Derek Trucks to their list of 100 greatest guitarists of all time with Allman coming in at #2 and Trucks being the youngest guitarist on their list.