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Headstone for Elizabeth Reed at Rose Hill Cemetery. The original studio recording of "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" is the fourth track on the group's 1970 album Idlewild South. Composed by Dickey Betts, it is the first instrumental written by a band member, and the first of several that Betts would write and become known for. [1]
Idlewild South contains two of the band's best-known songs, "Midnight Rider" (later a hit for various artists) and "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed", which became one of the band's famous concert numbers. The album was released in September 1970 but again failed to achieve significant success.
(Both Duane Allman himself and Berry Oakley would be buried there by the end of 1972; as would Greg Allman when he died 45 years later) However, as with Dickey Betts' 1970 instrumental "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed", the song seems to have been named for one person, while actually being about someone else. Little Martha was envisioned by Allman ...
The entire recording, including an unreleased rendition of "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed", was remastered and released on a 2015 reissue of Idlewild South. [5]
Manley Field House, Syracuse University, April 7, 1972 is a two-CD live album by the rock group the Allman Brothers Band.As the name suggests, it was recorded at Manley Field House in Syracuse, New York on April 7, 1972.
Bobby Caldwell – percussion on "Drunken Hearted Boy" and on March 12 shows starting with "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" Rudolph ("Juici") Carter – soprano saxophone on (only) both March 12 shows, starting with "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" Elvin Bishop – vocals on "Drunken Hearted Boy" Steve Miller – piano on "Drunken Hearted Boy"
Elizabeth Reed may refer to: Elizabeth Armstrong Reed, American Oriental scholar; Elizabeth Wagner Reed, American geneticist; In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, jazz-influenced instrumental from The Allman Brothers Band; Betty Reed, politician
Songs such as "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" and "Whipping Post", which were 5–7 minutes long on their studio albums, became 20-minute jams at concerts. The Allmans performed a 34-minute jam with the Grateful Dead in 1970.