Question for Boomer...

Hi Billy. I was wondering if you ever played drums for the Allman Bros. band???

I just saw a commercial for the Allman Bros. band that is playing locally and I could have sworn they had a video of you playing drums with them.

Thanks for your response.

Nice to have you back Woody... I was just about to leave a post asking about you!

Hi Woody!

Boomer, though busy, is listening.

I wouldn't be surprised if he did. I played with Bob Dylan and have Platimun Album to commemorate the recording/sales. That's on my wall, but not in my heart for you Guys... so go figure.

My point is Be Prepared... you never know who'll you meet with the damands to be creative and make music.

Woody... know that I take nothing and no one for granted these daze! Phone me.

I never left, Don.
I've had alot on my plate and needed time to sort things out.
But, I swear I saw Boomer in an ad for the Allman bros. band and he was playing drums. Either that or it was someone that looked like him.

anything is possible Woody, but my best guess would be no he didn't.

The Allman's have two drummers, Butch Trucks and Jai Johnny Johannson ,also called Jaimoe. Trucks is white and Jaimoe is black. It's possible you mistook Jaimoe for Billy.

Peace, TED

But, I swear I saw Boomer in an ad for the Allman bros. band and he was playing drums. Either that or it was someone that looked like him.

Jaimoe is black. It's possible you mistook Jaimoe for Billy.

Well, you know what they say: We all loo....... Never mind, I won't go there.

Did'nt think Boomer played for the Allman Brothers but he did perform/live-record a song by that band on his live cd, "Jazz is Dead?" Am I on it or what! haha! Thought I retrieve that one arf arf!

Sorry to disappoint you Rac but Boomer played songs by the Grateful Dead with the band Jazz is Dead - hence the name.

I know of no Allman Bros. song played by Boomer on record, and I have everything he's ever put out. Peace, TED

I don't remember him, with the
Allman Brothers but I sure do
remember the Mark-Almond
recording, with Boomer on it.

Excerpt from external site:

Mark-Almond's first two albums, Mark-Almond (1971) and Mark-Almond II (1972) were recorded for Bob Krasnow's Blue Thumb label, and were noted for their embossed envelope-style album covers. The group then recorded two albums for Columbia Records, Rising (1972) and the live Mark-Almond 73 (1973), by which time the group's members had grown to seven. The liltingly arranged but thematically depressing "What Am I Living For" from 73 gained the group the most U.S. radio airplay they would get, but nevertheless they disbanded later that year.

Jon Mark released a solo record for Columbia Song For A Friend in 1975. He and Almond reunited in 1975 and released To the Heart on ABC Records in 1976, which featured noted drummer Billy Cobham. Other notable musicians who have recorded or toured with Mark-Almond include drummer Dannie Richmond, violinst Greg Bloch, keyboardist Tommy Eyre and bassist Roger Sutton. Eyre and Sutton later teamed in Riff Raff. A&M Records signed the duo in 1978 and released Other Peoples Rooms, but the record did not sell as well as earlier releases. A number of European releases followed, but Mark-Almond disbanded again in the early 1980s. Mark-Almond reunited again in 1996 for a CD called Night Music featuring keyboardist Mike Nock and others.

To The Heart was awesome!!!

Regards,

Hey Guys:
Sorry for the delay in my response: No, I have never performed with the Allman Bros. That was 'Jaimo', I suspect.
Good Band , by the way.

Thanks, Boomer.