Between Rock and a Home Place

All of us old-school Allman Brother fans are forever saddened by the loss of band founder and leader Duane Allman in 1971. We all remember where we were the day we learned of his death, and we couldn't imagine how the Brothers could carry on without him. Another guitarist to take Duane's place? Impossible! And yet, in a stroke of genius, it was decided that, instead of another guitar player, a young extremely talented piano player named Chuck Leavell would be brought into the band. Chuck brought a whole new sound to the band and gave them a new life and great commercial success. This guy played piano as well as Duane played guitar. I, for one, am forever grateful to Chuck for bringing me and The Allman Brothers back to life in 1973 after the twin devastating losses of Duane and Berry. His playing made Brothers And Sisters one of the most uplifting albums ever, just what we all needed at the time. His stint with The Allman Brothers proved to be the start of a wildly successful career. Chuck went on to play piano with just about everybody and their uncle, including the Stones for the last twenty years. He's had a great life, and this book does a good job of chronicling it all. I enjoyed reading it.