Ramblin 'Man

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Ramblin 'Man is one of Dickey Betts -written song, the first on the album Brothers and Sisters of The Allman Brothers Band was released in the year 1973rd

background

The piece is based on the song of the same name by Hank Williams . It was the only song by the Allman Brothers Band that made the top ten singles chart and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song is sung by Betts, who also played the lead guitar . He was supported by the studio musician Les Dudek . Although Ramblin 'Man was the band's biggest hit, the piece wasn't often played at their concerts. According to Betts, the structure of the piece does not lend itself to improvisation, which was a huge part of the band's live performances.

The song is one of the classic works of Southern Rock and has been used as film music in films such as The Exorcist , Big Fish and Harry and Sally, as well as in the television series Supernatural .

reception

Thomas Erlewine wrote about the piece at Allmusic:

“As the Allman Brothers' biggest hit,“ Ramblin Man ”stands alongside Lynyrd Skynyrd's“ Sweet Home Alabama ”as one of the definitive Southern rock songs. It's an amiable, laid-back tune, falling halfway between blues-rock and country-rock, graced with wonderful guitar harmonies… like a lot of Southern rock and hard rock classics of the '70s, it was covered by local bands and rarely cut by recording artists; but, through repeated radio play and bar-band covers, it became an indisputable Southern rock classic. "

“As the Allman Brothers' biggest hit,“ Ramblin Man ”is one of the definitive pieces of Southern Rock alongside Lynyrd Skynyrd's“ Sweet Home Alabama ”. It has an amiable, relaxed melody, about halfway between blues rock and country rock, adorned with wonderful guitar harmonies ... like many of the southern rock and hard rock classics of the 70s, it was covered by local bands and rarely by released by other musicians, but with repeated play on the radio and bar band covers, it undoubtedly became a classic of Southern Rock. "

Cover versions

The song was covered by country musician Gary Stewart, who had a minor hit with the song in 1973.

Chart positions

Chart (1973) Peak
position
Australian Go-Set Chart 40
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 15th
Canadian RPM Top Singles 7th
US Billboard Hot 100 2
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary 12
US Cashbox Top 100 1

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ramblin Man at discogs. Retrieved February 22, 2013 .
  2. ↑ Ramblin Man at billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2013 .
  3. ↑ Review of the song at allmusic. Retrieved February 22, 2013 .
  4. ↑ http://www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/1973/19731208.html