"The world has lost a great guitarist, a great songwriter, and certainly I and many others that were close to Dickey have lost a very good friend. But the good news is that he has left us an amazing, enduring, and awesome legacy of music. And that's something we'll be celebrating for a long, long time." ... Chuck Leavell Learn how to play rock and blues piano from one of rock’s greatest. Chuck Leavell, legendary keyboardist for The Rolling Stones, The Allman Bros, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and more. Join Now and SAVE!!! …
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IROCKU Featured Piano Lesson-“Little Martha” by Duane Allman
This week's featured piano lesson is "Little Martha", the only Allman Brothers song written by legendary guitarist, Duane Allman. Here's a beautiful version of the IROCKU lesson performed by Holly Bowling. Holly is a concert pianist who performs jam band music as solo piano selections. She is known for her interpretive performances of Phish and The Grateful Dead songs so we are thrilled that she decided to take on our version of "Little Martha". "Little Martha" piano lesson The melody line of “Little Martha” is made of two-bar phrases played over a repeating 3-note cross rhythm. The first phrase lines up with the third note of the 3-note pattern, the second phrase lines up with the first note of the 3-note pattern, the third phrase lines up with the second note of the 3-note pattern, …
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Dickey Betts and Chuck Leavell -“Jessica” 1984
"Jessica" Piano Lesson Here's a rare version of Dickey Betts and Chuck Leavell performing "Jessica". This is not the Allman Brothers. After the ABB split in 1976 Chuck Leavell founded the band Sea Level which toured and recorded until 1981. This video is post-Sea Level when Dickey Betts and Chuck Leavell got back together and played in a couple of different band configurations. In 1982, Chuck began touring with the Stones. Dickey Betts continued touring with his own band. Chuck's piano solo on the original recording of "Jessica" off the "Brothers and Sisters" album earned "Jessica" a spot 0n the top 10 rock piano songs list of all time. Learn how to play rock and blues piano from one of rock’s greatest. Chuck Leavell, legendary keyboardist for The Rolling Stones, The Allman Bros, …
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