Posted on 10/31/2024 1:26:24 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Mitzi Haston: In memory of Gregory LeNoir Allman. December 8, 1947 - May 27, 2017
This is a video I made for Gregg Allman's birthday in 2006. Thanks to all the good folks at Hittin' the Web. WRITTEN BY JACKSON BROWNE (Last line edited by Gregg Allman).
A song and Greg photo gallery for the version of this song that I think is the best.
What a talent he was.
First recording of “These Days” was by Nico, managed by Andy Warhol.
As JB tells the story on his “solo acoustic” album, he played electric guitar on that track and agreed to allow the use in a movie.
Well, years later, he was sitting in a theater watching a movie and heard an electric guitar in the background music and thought, “Hey, I used to play just like that!”
The audience at his solo concert laughed...
Always have been a big Allman Brothers fan.
I believe Jackson Browne has given credit to Gregg Allman for the arrangement of the song as it appeared on Browne’s album ‘For Everyman’.
There is a version of Greg Allman and Jackson Browne playing this song together on youtube. Jackson Browne wrote this song when he was 16 yo. Nico was the first to record it as far as far as I know (in the 1960s). I like Greg’s version best. The JB version is not bad either.
::sigh::
So great.
The Allman Brothers Band was simply the best.
The Allman Brothers Band was simply the best.
Certainly the Original Six.
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"These Days" was written by Jackson Browne and recorded by numerous artists. Browne wrote the song at age 16; its lyrics deal with loss and regret. It was first recorded by Nico in 1967 for her album Chelsea Girl, and Nico's arrangement was recorded by several other artists. Tom Rush recorded the tune with a string arrangement for his album Tom Rush in 1970.I had no idea the song was written by Jackson Browne or that he was only 16 YEARS OLD when he wrote it. How in the world can a 16 year old write so beautifully about loss and regret?
I bought the Tom Rush album when it came out and still love it.
I agree. He was in his 20s when he recorded "Not my Cross to Bear" and his older than his years ground-down voice was so perfect for both the lyrics of the song but also as a blues man. I wish they wouldn't have F'd up everything with drug addiction and just dumb ass decisions .... like their agent being the same guy in charge of their recording studio Capricorn Records.
It's been a long time. Maybe I have my facts wrong. :)
Loved Gregg. Loved the Allmans. Loved Loan Me A Dime with Boz Scaggs in Muscle Shoals. Love this song. I think Jackson Browne wrote this song when he was around 16. How?
Glen Campbell did a great version of this song on one of his final albums (better than Jackson ever did, frankly).
Don't confront me with my failures
I had not forgotten them I'm aware of them.
Yep....JB tells the story in his introduction to “These Days” on his “Acoustic Solo” album
Yes.
Allow me a memory: they were playing a very small bar. I had dropped a can of beer and when I opened it, it sprayed like a rocket. I got a big thumbs up from Duane.
Never forget that nite...they were awesome.
Cool!
I saw Jackson Brown perform it recently at the Coach House in Capo Beach. I wanted to hate it because of his lefty politics but I have to admit that it was amazing. Oh well??
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