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"Midnight Rider" is a song by the American rock band the Allman Brothers Band. It was the second single from their second studio album, Idlewild South (1970), released on Capricorn Records. The song was primarily written by vocalist Gregg Allman, who first began composing it at a rented cabin outside Macon, Georgia.
Midnight Rider, also known as Midnight Rider: The Gregg Allman Story, [1] is a cancelled American biographical drama film. Director Randall Miller co-wrote the screenplay with Jody Savin, based on the autobiography My Cross to Bear by the singer Gregg Allman . [ 2 ]
Gregg, who had struggled to write in the past, became the band's main songwriter, composing songs such as "Whipping Post" and "Midnight Rider". [44] The group's self-titled debut album was released in November 1969 through Atco and Capricorn Records , [ 45 ] but suffered from poor sales. [ 46 ]
Opening the album is a version of "Midnight Rider", which Allman first composed and recorded for the Allman Brothers Band's second album, Idlewild South in 1970. For the new recording, Allman aimed for a "swamp"-like atmosphere, "with the image of moss hanging off the trees, alligators and fog, darkness, [and] witches," he later wrote. [17]
[18] The Gregg Allman-penned "Don't Keep Me Wonderin'" follows, featuring Duane on slide guitar and Oakley's friend Thom Doucette on harmonica. [19] "Midnight Rider" developed quickly and featured lyrics contributed by roadie Robert Payne, who threw out a suggestion to Gregg Allman while together at their equipment warehouse. [17]
The following is the discography of Gregg Allman, an American singer-songwriter and musician, also including releases from the Gregg Allman Band.Allman released his debut studio album, Laid Back, in 1973; it charted at number 13 on Billboard 's Top Pop Albums chart and went gold.
Final Concert 10-28-14 is a live album by the rock group the Allman Brothers Band.It contains the complete concert recorded on October 28, 2014, at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.
Midnight Rider" is a 1970 song by the Allman Brothers Band. Midnight Rider(s) may also refer to: Midnight Rider, an uncompleted biographical film about Gregg Allman; Midnight Rider, a 1977 album by Tommy James "The Midnight Rider", a former ring name of wrestler Dusty Rhodes