The Allman Brothers Band ( B21 )

In 2012, an official historic marker was erected on the site of the July 1970 Second Atlanta International Pop Festival near Byron, Georgia. The Allman Brothers Band had played two sets at the festival, which was a significant event in their career. The marker text reads, in part: "Over thirty musical acts performed, including... Macon's Allman Brothers Band on their launching pad to national fame." Official sponsors of the marker included the Georgia Allman Brothers Band Association, The Allman Brothers Band Museumat the Big House, and Hittin' the Note. In 2003, the band released a recording of their festival opening and closing performances, Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970.

Awards and recognition

Guest appearances during the "Beacon Run" were common. Here Eric Clapton joins the band in March 2009 to play songs from 1970's Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, which had featured Duane Allman.

• Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, 1996, "Jessica" (also famous for being the theme for Top Gear).
• Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, 2012
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 1995
• Rolling Stone's "Greatest...of All Time" lists:
• 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (2004): No. 52
• 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003): No. 49 for At Fillmore East

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