The self-titled debut album by the Allman Brothers Band got released on this day in 1969. Because the group had been doing the tracks on it live, It took the band a mere two weeks to record and mix the ground breaking LP at the Atlantic Records Studios in New York CIty. They had hoped to land Tom Dowd to produce the sessions, but previous commitments prevented the legendary producer from being fully available so the studio's engineer Adrian Barber, whose credits included work with the Rascals, and Velvet Underground that year and Buffalo Springfield in 1968, was the defacto producer, a decision that left the group disappointed with the results. Dowd made it up to them by producing just about every Allman Brothers recording and Gregg Allman solo that followed.
Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on November 4 include...
1940 Delbert McClinton born.
1954 Squeeze's Chris Difford born.
1956 The Pretenders James Honeyman Scott born.
1970 David Bowie releases The Man Who Sold The World.
1973 Pink Floyd and Soft Machine perform at a benefit concert for Soft Machine drummer Robert Wyatt who was stricken with paralysis in a fall.
1975 David Bowie debuts Golden Years on the Soul Train TV show.
1976 Led Zeppelin's Song Remains The Same movie premiers.
1976 Bruce Springsteen closes out a 6 night run at the Palladium in New York City.
1977 The Last Waltz movie premiers.
1977 Rod Stewart releases Foot Loose and Fancy Free.
1978 Van Morrison plays Saturday Night Live.
1978 Bassist Greg Reeves sues Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young over royalties he claimed he was due from the Deja Vu album.
1991 Rock Hall Of Fame announces the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the Yardbirds, Sam and Dave, Booker T. @ the MG's, the Isley Brothers and Johnny Cash will be inducted.
1997 Billy Preston starts serving sentence for parole violation after positive drug test.
2010 U2, Metallica, AC/DC win Billboard Touring Awards and Rush gets Legend Of Live honor in New York City.
2013 Janis Joplin is finally awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame...
2022 Billy Joel releases Live at Yankee Stadium June 22 & 23, 1990...
