I
f you want something done right, ask a tried and true Allman Brothers fan.
Surelle Pinkston says her favorite way to introduce new listeners to the Allman Brothers Band is
to have them listen to Idlewild South, the second studio album by the group. She laughed and said,
"Crank it up in your headphones or car. This is the first album people that don't understand the hype
should listen to."
Pinkston has been a member of the Georgia Allman Brothers Band Association (GABBA) since its
inception in 1991 and serves as the current treasurer of the organization. Explaining how GABBA got
started, she recalled, "Back then, there was a gathering of fans in Macon. They used to get together on the
anniversary of Duane's [Allman] death, but we have gotten away from that, not wanting to put too much
emphasis on that."
GABBA gives back:
FAN APPRECIATION FOR THE ALLMAN BROTHERS
GOES BEYOND THE BAND
BY KRISTEN SOLES MCCRAKIN | PHOTOGRAPHY BY NEAL GRILLOT, DSTO MOORE, MARK VORMITTAG AND JESSICA WHITLEY
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