Concert
Concert (venue and city unlisted in the band's show database).
Source: allmanbrothersband.com (Live Show Database)All years · Search the full archive
January 1977
February 1977
Reviews
AllMusic's Dave Lynch gives the self-titled debut by Sea Level - the jazz-rock band of ex-ABB members Chuck Leavell, Lamar Williams and Jaimoe - 4/5, calling it "a fine debut from a killer quartet." Read the review: https://www.allmusic.com/album/sea-level-mw0000599803
Source: AllMusic (Dave Lynch review)May 1977
Release
The Gregg Allman Band releases its debut album "Playin' Up a Storm" on Capricorn Records.
Source: Wikipedia (Playin' Up a Storm)Reviews
AllMusic reviews the Gregg Allman Band's "Playin' Up a Storm": "a well-made, expertly performed set of blues-rock, soul-pop, and straight-ahead rock & roll," among Allman's best solo efforts, with guests Dr. John and Bill Payne. Read the review: https://www.allmusic.com/album/playin-up-a-storm-mw0000196898
Source: AllMusic (album review)August 1977
Concert
Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, Michigan.
Source: Ticket stub (collection)October 1977
Release
Dickey Betts & Great Southern release their debut album "Dickey Betts & Great Southern," featuring "Bougainvillea," co-written with Don Johnson.
Source: Wikipedia (Dickey Betts & Great Southern album)Reviews
AllMusic reviews the debut by Dickey Betts & Great Southern: despite "overly slick production," it is "a very fine album that... holds a wealth of fine songs and truly astonishing playing within its grooves." Read the review: https://www.allmusic.com/album/dickey-betts-great-southern-mw0000602906
Source: AllMusic (album review)November 1977
Release
Gregg Allman and Cher release the duet album "Two the Hard Way," billed as "Allman and Woman" — a critical and commercial failure recorded during their turbulent marriage.
Source: Wikipedia (Two the Hard Way)Reviews
AllMusic's William Ruhlmann reviews "Two the Hard Way," the Gregg Allman-Cher duet album billed as Allman and Woman: "It's hard to get over the head-shaking unlikeliness of this musical union" - a widely panned collaboration well below Allman's usual standard. Read the review: https://www.allmusic.com/album/two-the-hard-way-mw0000836353
Source: AllMusic (William Ruhlmann review)Release
Dickey Betts & Great Southern record their second album "Atlanta's Burning Down" (November 1977).
Source: Wikipedia (Atlanta's Burning Down)December 1977
Milestone
Allman and Cher embark on the 21-show "Two the Hard Way Tour" (7 dates in Japan, 14 in Europe); the tour ends abruptly when Cher departs and returns to the U.S.
Source: Wikipedia (Two the Hard Way)Elsewhere in 1977
Milestone
"Jessica" becomes the theme music for the BBC's long-running motoring series Top Gear — cementing Dickey Betts's instrumental as one of the band's most globally recognized tunes for decades.
Source: Wikipedia (Jessica); Top GearRelease
Dickey Betts records the debut album "Dickey Betts & Great Southern" at Criteria Studios, Miami, FL (1977).
Source: Wikipedia (Dickey Betts & Great Southern)Release
Former ABB members Chuck Leavell, Lamar Williams and Jaimoe release the self-titled debut album of their jazz-rock band Sea Level.
Source: AllMusic (Sea Level)