Skydog: The Duane Allman Story
By Randy Poe
Backbeat Books
By George W. Harris

Expanded and revised, Skydog is the ultimate biography of one of the most important guitarists of the 70s. His work with the Allman Brothers band defined Southern blues/rock. This book chronicles his work as a session man on classic R&B cuts(with Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin), as well as his work with seminal discs with Eric Clapton (“Layla”), Boz Scaggs, and Delaney and Bonnie. Besides the intriguing anecdotes, this highly readable book contains an exhaustive discography, with commentary,which will guide you through the plethora of available material available. Any guitar or Allman Brothers fan will salivate over this gem, from one of the real giants of the six strings.