Photo Credit: Michael Weintrob
The Allman Brothers Band continued their assault on New York City and the Beacon Theater last night with one of the stand’s most blistering shows yet, welcoming Sheryl Crow and members of the ’70s southern rock outfit Cowboy to the stage for some unforgettable moments.
After opening the night with favorites "Don't Want You No More" and It Ain't My Cross To Bear," the Brothers ripped into "Trouble No More" and "Rocking Horse," before settling down to the soulful "Soulshine." The band tore through "You Don't Love Me" and the new instrumental they've now performed three times during this year's 
Beacon run, and then welcomed former Cowboy guitarists Tommy Talton and Scott Boyer, who joined the band for a rendition of “Please Be With Me,” a song featured on the Duane Allman Anthology. Talton, Boyer and the Brothers were later joined by Levon Helm keyboardist Brian Mitchell to close out the first set with “All My Friends” and “The Got Song.”
Mitchell remained onstage at the beginning of the second set, as the Brothers welcomed Crow to the stage by ripping into a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Takes A Lot To Laugh (A Train To Cry).” Crow remained on stage and assumed some of the vocal duties from Gregg Allman on “Midnight Rider,” and it turned out she was warming up for the band’s first-ever live performance of the Blind Faith classic, “Can’t Find My Way Home.”
From there, the Brothers assumed control of the stage and proceeded to do what they do best – blow the roof off the place! The band barreled through versions “Statesboro Blues,” “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More,” and “Hoochie Coochie Man” before welcoming Boyer and Mitchell back to the stage for the Band’s “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” during which Gregg Allman’s voice finally showed the strains of playing seven shows in just nine days.
The Brothers take tonight off, but return Thursday night for show No. 8 of this year’s 15-show run at the Beacon, which ends on Mar. 28. Various news outlets have reported that Eric Clapton will join the band’s tribute to founder Duane Allman as early as Thursday night. Clapton and Duane Allman teamed up in 1970 for the recording of Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, which was the only studio album ever released by Clapton’s Derek and the Dominos.
Gibson.com is giving you all the details of every night of this year's Beacon run by the Allman Brothers Band. Click on the corresponding date below for set lists, photos and videos of each night so far, and keep checking back for all the latest news on who's showing up to help the band celebrate its 40th anniversary and founder Duane Allman's legacy.
Mar. 9, Mar. 10, Mar. 12, Mar. 13, Mar. 14, Mar. 16
Mar. 17, 2009
Set 1: “Don’t Want You No More,” “It Ain’t My Cross To Bear,” “Trouble No More,” “Rocking Horse,” “Soul Shine,” “You Don’t Love Me,” “New Instrumental,” “Please Be With Me” (w/ Tommy Talton, Scott Boyer and Brian Mitchell), “All My Friends” (w/ Tommy Talton, Scott Boyer and Brian Mitchell), “The Got Song” (w/ Tommy Talton, Scott Boyer and Brian Mitchell).
Set 2: “Takes a Lot to Laugh (A Train to Cry)” (w/ Sheryl Crow, Brian Mitchell), “Midnight Rider” (w/Sheryl Crow), “Can’t Find My Way Home” (w/ Sheryl Crow, Brian Mitchell), “Statesboro Blues,” “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More,” “Hoochie Coochie Man,” “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” (w/ Scott Boyer and Brian Mitchell), “Black Hearted Woman” > JaBuMa > “Black Hearted Woman” >”The Other One” jam.
Encore: “One Way Out” (w/ Tommy Talton, Brian Mitchell, James Van DeBogert )
"Can't Find My Way Back Home" with Sheryl Crow