A new archival live album by Allman Brothers Band frontman Gregg Allman’s solo group will be released on June 20. One Night in DC, May 15, 1984 is a 12-song collection that captures an inspired Gregg Allman Band performance at the intimate Washington, D.C., venue The Bayou.
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The show featured Gregg and his group playing eight tunes recorded by The Allman Brothers Band. They include such memorable songs as “Dreams,” “Hot ’Lanta,” “Trouble No More,” “Melissa,” and “Statesboro Blues.” The concert also featured renditions of several songs that appeared on Gregg’s solo releases. They include the cover tunes “Sweet Feelin’” and “Matthew’s Arrival,” from Playin’ Up a Storm (1977), and the originals “Yours for the Asking” and “Faces Without Names,” studio versions of which later appeared on The Gregg Allman Band’s hit 1977 record, I’m No Angel.
Allman and company also played “Midnight Rider” at the concert. The Allman Brothers Band first recorded the tune for their 1970 album Idlewild South. Gregg later scored a solo hit with his own version of the song, which appeared on his 1973 debut solo album, Laid Back.
At the time of the Washington, D.C., show, the Gregg Allman Band included two siblings who were part of the then-most recent Allman Brothers lineup—lead guitarist Dan Toler and drummer Frankie Toler. Rounding out the group were rhythm guitarist Bruce Waibel, bassist Gregg Voorhees, percussionist Chaz Trippy, and keyboardist Tim Heding.
The Toler brothers co-wrote “Yours for the Asking” with Allman, while Gregg and Dan Toler collaborated on “Faces Without Names.”
More About the One Night in DC, May 15, 1984 Album
One Night in DC, May 15, 1984 can be pre-ordered now. The album will be available on CD, as a digital download, and via streaming services.
The band’s grooving, soulful version of “Dreams,” which kicked off the show, has been released as an advance digital track. The song, which Gregg wrote, originally appeared on The Allman Brothers Band’s 1969 self-titled debut album.
One Night in DC, May 15, 1984 is the second in a series of archival Gregg Allman Band concert albums being released on Allman’s posthumous label, Sawrite Records. The series’ inaugural release, which was issued in September 2024, features a recording of a July 1, 1983, performance by the group at a small club called Uncle Sam’s in Hull, Massachusetts.
One Night in DC, May 15, 1984 Track List:
- “Dreams”
- “Sweet Feelin’”
- “Hot ’Lanta”
- “Yours for the Asking”
- “Need Your Love So Bad”
- “Trouble No More”
- “Matthew’s Arrival”
- “Melissa”
- “Midnight Rider”
- “Faces Without Names”
- “Statesboro Blues”
- Band Introduction
- “One Way Out”
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