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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Butch Trucks</span> American drummer (1947–2017)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Derek Trucks</span> American guitarist, bandleader and songwriter

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Melissa (song)</span> 1972 single by The Allman Brothers Band

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jessica (instrumental)</span> 1973 single by the Allman Brothers Band

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ramblin' Man (The Allman Brothers Band song)</span> Single by The Allman Brothers Band

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Allman Brothers Band discography</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Straight from the Heart (The Allman Brothers Band song)</span> 1981 single by The Allman Brothers Band

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Les Brers</span>

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<i>Warner Theatre, Erie, PA 7-19-05</i> 2020 live album by The Allman Brothers Band

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