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SUMMARY:Celebrating 55 Years of Allman Brothers Band at Filmore East
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DESCRIPTION:Celebrating 55 Years of The Allman Brothers “At Fillmore East
 ”\nDate: Aug 25\, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM Freeman Arts Pavilion Melody Trucks
 \,\nThe Fitzkee Brothers & Friends Children 12 and under are free to\natte
 nd and do not need a ticket when sitting in the Lawn section. The\nAllman 
 Brothers Band At Fillmore East wasn’t just a live album —\nit was the 
 moment the Allman Brothers Band became eternal. Captured\nover two nights 
 in March of 1971\, it crystallized everything the band\nstood for: collect
 ive risk\, deep listening\, spiritual improvisation\,\nand the idea that m
 usic is strongest when it’s shared in real time.\nIt turned jam music in
 to a living language and set the template for\ngenerations of musicians wh
 o learned not just what to play\, but how to\nplay together. 55 years late
 r\, we celebrate At Fillmore East not as a\nmuseum piece\, but as a living
  blueprint. This night is about legacy\n— how the music of the Allman Br
 others Band continues to be passed\ndown hand-to-hand\, family-to-family\,
  and generation-to-generation.\nLocal favorites return home with their tou
 ring band\, Melody Trucks\n&The Fitzkee Brothers\, joined by an all-star c
 ircle of musicians\ndirectly connected to the Allman Brothers lineage. Fro
 m the original\nfamily to second generations\, this collaboration honors t
 he timeless\nspirit of At Fillmore East while carrying its lessons forward
  into new\nmusic. A special full-circle moment: Alex and Drew Fitzkee play
 ed this\nvery stage as local openers in 2019 at just 12 and 14 years of ag
 e\,\nrespectively\, during a very memorable “Locals Under the Lights”\
 nperformance. Now they return as seasoned professionals\, standing\nshould
 er-to-shoulder with legacy artists who helped define the sound\nthat inspi
 red their musical journey. Melody Trucks & The Fitzkee\nBrothers and Frien
 ds celebrate 55 years of At Fillmore East with deep\nreverence\, open-ende
 d jams\, and the same sense of risk\, trust\, and\nbrotherhood that made t
 he original recordings immortal. Featuring\nPeter Levin (Gregg Allman Band
 )\, Lamar Williams Jr.\, and Vaylor\nTrucks\, this is not a tribute\, it
 ’s a continuation. Featured Players\nMelody Trucks & The Fitzkee Brother
 s — Vocals\, Percussion\, Bass &\nDrums Melody Trucks & The Fitzkee Brot
 hers are a powerhouse collective\nborn from the collaborative spirit of Ro
 ots Rock Revival\, where their\nshared love of groove\, improvisation\, an
 d soulful storytelling first\nbrought them together. Since then\, they’v
 e played alongside\nluminaries such as The Allman Betts Family Revival\, O
 teil Burbridge\,\nRobert Randolph\, George Porter Jr.\, members of Parliam
 ent Funkadelic\,\nDumpstaphunk\, Kingfish\, Devon Allman\, Duane Betts\, L
 uther Dickinson\,\nMelvin Seals\, Ron Holloway\, Live Dead & Brothers\, Cl
 aude Coleman Jr.\,\nNth Power\, Bruce Katz\, Cris Jacobs and many more. Bl
 ending rock\, funk\,\nand soul elements with improvisational depth\, their
  music honors the\ntraditions that shaped them as players while boldly pus
 hing it\nforward\, creating live experiences that are as electrifying as t
 hey\nare heartfelt. In June 2026\, they will take their sound into the\nle
 gendary FAME Studios of Muscle Shoals\, Alabama to create and record\na ve
 ry special full-length album\, continuing their journey of honoring\ntradi
 tion while shaping its future. Peter Levin — Hammond B3 Organ\nPeter Lev
 in is a master organist whose sound is deeply rooted in the\nspirit of At 
 Fillmore East. A longtime member of the Gregg Allman\nBand\, he brings an 
 authentic\, road-earned feel to the music\, anchoring\nit with warmth\, re
 straint\, and soulful authority. Beyond that legacy\,\nLevin has toured an
 d recorded across genres with an extraordinary\nrange of artists\, includi
 ng Lucinda Williams\, Amanda Shires\, Aaron\nNeville\, Ringo Starr\, The H
 ighwomen\, Marcus King\, The Allman Betts\nBand\, The Blind Boys of Alabam
 a\, The O’Jays\, Dolly Parton\, Aretha\nFranklin\, Mavis Staples\, and A
 llen Toussaint—making him one of the\nmost versatile and trusted keyboar
 d voices in American music. Lamar\nWilliams Jr. — Vocals Lamar Williams 
 Jr. is a soul-driven vocalist\ncarrying forward one of the deepest legacie
 s in American music as the\nson of Lamar Williams\, bassist for the Allman
  Brothers Band. Raised in\nMacon\, Georgia\, he was shaped by the sound an
 d spirit of the musicians\nwho defined that genre. Today\, Lamar performs 
 and records with Oteil\nBurbridge\, Trouble No More\, and The Allman Betts
  Family Revival\, and\nhas been tapped to tour with Oteil & Friends and si
 ng on Burbridge’s\nupcoming album. His career also includes extensive to
 uring and\nrecording with The New Mastersounds and The North Mississippi\n
 Allstars\, seamlessly bridging The Allman Brothers legacy with a\nliving\,
  breathing continuation on today’s stages. Vaylor Trucks —\nGuitar Vay
 lor Trucks is a guitarist and songwriter who's playing\nblends improvisati
 onal freedom with melodic innovation and deep feel.\nAs the son of Allman 
 Brothers Band co-founder Butch Trucks\, he grew up\nimmersed in the langua
 ge of jam and ensemble music but has carved out\na voice distinctly his ow
 n. Vaylor has performed and recorded with The\nSlightly Famous Somebodies\
 , The Yeti Trio\, and The Sweet Lillies\, and\nis a longtime collaborator 
 with his sister\, Melody Trucks. Rooted in\ntradition yet driven by curios
 ity\, his work honors the legacy from\nwhich he comes while pushing it for
 ward with intention and\noriginality. Yattie Westfield — Drums Yattie We
 stfield is a drummer\nand multi-instrumentalist known for his deep feel\, 
 spontaneity\, and\nfearless musical exploration. At just 17\, he was alrea
 dy jamming with\nOteil Burbridge\, Col. Bruce Hampton\, and Derek Trucks
 —an early sign\nof his musical intuition and status within the musical c
 ommunity.\nYattie leads his own project\, Dos Fuegos\, where he simultaneo
 usly\nplays guitar and drums\, pushing the boundaries of live performance 
 and\nrhythm-forward songwriting. Whether anchoring a groove or stepping\ni
 nto uncharted territory\, his playing reflects a deep respect for\ntraditi
 on while boldly moving forward. Will Bart — Guitar Will Bart\nis a guita
 rist who's playing is rooted in feel\, tone\, and deep respect\nfor Americ
 an Roots music. A longtime fixture at Roots Rock Revival\, he\nhas spent y
 ears immersed in its collaborative\, mentorship-driven\nenvironment\, cont
 ributing to and carrying forward its musical lineage.\nWill has performed 
 and recorded with the North Mississippi Allstars\,\nand regularly tours wi
 th The Fitzkee Brothers Band\, bringing a\ntasteful and funky\, groove-cen
 tered approach to stages nationwide. He\nalso leads his own project\, John
 ny in the Basement\, where his\nsongwriting and guitar work further showca
 se a modern take on classic\nroots traditions. Venue: Freeman Arts Pavilio
 n. Presenter: Joshua M.\nFreeman Foundation.\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Celebrating 55 Years of The Allman Brothers
  &ldquo\;At Fillmore East&rdquo\; Date: Aug 25\, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM Freema
 n Arts Pavilion Melody Trucks\, The Fitzkee Brothers &amp\; Friends Childr
 en 12 and under are free to attend and do not need a ticket when sitting i
 n the Lawn section. The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East wasn&rsquo\;
 t just a live album &mdash\; it was the moment the Allman Brothers Band be
 came eternal. Captured over two nights in March of 1971\, it crystallized 
 everything the band stood for: collective risk\, deep listening\, spiritua
 l improvisation\, and the idea that music is strongest when it&rsquo\;s sh
 ared in real time. It turned jam music into a living language and set the 
 template for generations of musicians who learned not just what to play\, 
 but how to play together. 55 years later\, we celebrate At Fillmore East n
 ot as a museum piece\, but as a living blueprint. This night is about lega
 cy &mdash\; how the music of the Allman Brothers Band continues to be pass
 ed down hand-to-hand\, family-to-family\, and generation-to-generation. Lo
 cal favorites return home with their touring band\, Melody Trucks &amp\;Th
 e Fitzkee Brothers\, joined by an all-star circle of musicians directly co
 nnected to the Allman Brothers lineage. From the original family to second
  generations\, this collaboration honors the timeless spirit of At Fillmor
 e East while carrying its lessons forward into new music. A special full-c
 ircle moment: Alex and Drew Fitzkee played this very stage as local opener
 s in 2019 at just 12 and 14 years of age\, respectively\, during a very me
 morable &ldquo\;Locals Under the Lights&rdquo\; performance. Now they retu
 rn as seasoned professionals\, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with legacy a
 rtists who helped define the sound that inspired their musical journey. Me
 lody Trucks &amp\; The Fitzkee Brothers and Friends celebrate 55 years of 
 At Fillmore East with deep reverence\, open-ended jams\, and the same sens
 e of risk\, trust\, and brotherhood that made the original recordings immo
 rtal. Featuring Peter Levin (Gregg Allman Band)\, Lamar Williams Jr.\, and
  Vaylor Trucks\, this is not a tribute\, it&rsquo\;s a continuation. Featu
 red Players Melody Trucks &amp\; The Fitzkee Brothers &mdash\; Vocals\, Pe
 rcussion\, Bass &amp\; Drums Melody Trucks &amp\; The Fitzkee Brothers are
  a powerhouse collective born from the collaborative spirit of Roots Rock 
 Revival\, where their shared love of groove\, improvisation\, and soulful 
 storytelling first brought them together. Since then\, they&rsquo\;ve play
 ed alongside luminaries such as The Allman Betts Family Revival\, Oteil Bu
 rbridge\, Robert Randolph\, George Porter Jr.\, members of Parliament Funk
 adelic\, Dumpstaphunk\, Kingfish\, Devon Allman\, Duane Betts\, Luther Dic
 kinson\, Melvin Seals\, Ron Holloway\, Live Dead &amp\; Brothers\, Claude 
 Coleman Jr.\, Nth Power\, Bruce Katz\, Cris Jacobs and many more. Blending
  rock\, funk\, and soul elements with improvisational depth\, their music 
 honors the traditions that shaped them as players while boldly pushing it 
 forward\, creating live experiences that are as electrifying as they are h
 eartfelt. In June 2026\, they will take their sound into the legendary FAM
 E Studios of Muscle Shoals\, Alabama to create and record a very special f
 ull-length album\, continuing their journey of honoring tradition while sh
 aping its future. Peter Levin &mdash\; Hammond B3 Organ Peter Levin is a m
 aster organist whose sound is deeply rooted in the spirit of At Fillmore E
 ast. A longtime member of the Gregg Allman Band\, he brings an authentic\,
  road-earned feel to the music\, anchoring it with warmth\, restraint\, an
 d soulful authority. Beyond that legacy\, Levin has toured and recorded ac
 ross genres with an extraordinary range of artists\, including Lucinda Wil
 liams\, Amanda Shires\, Aaron Neville\, Ringo Starr\, The Highwomen\, Marc
 us King\, The Allman Betts Band\, The Blind Boys of Alabama\, The O&rsquo\
 ;Jays\, Dolly Parton\, Aretha Franklin\, Mavis Staples\, and Allen Toussai
 nt&mdash\;making him one of the most versatile and trusted keyboard voices
  in American music. Lamar Williams Jr. &mdash\; Vocals Lamar Williams Jr. 
 is a soul-driven vocalist carrying forward one of the deepest legacies in 
 American music as the son of Lamar Williams\, bassist for the Allman Broth
 ers Band. Raised in Macon\, Georgia\, he was shaped by the sound and spiri
 t of the musicians who defined that genre. Today\, Lamar performs and reco
 rds with Oteil Burbridge\, Trouble No More\, and The Allman Betts Family R
 evival\, and has been tapped to tour with Oteil &amp\; Friends and sing on
  Burbridge&rsquo\;s upcoming album. His career also includes extensive tou
 ring and recording with The New Mastersounds and The North Mississippi All
 stars\, seamlessly bridging The Allman Brothers legacy with a living\, bre
 athing continuation on today&rsquo\;s stages. Vaylor Trucks &mdash\; Guita
 r Vaylor Trucks is a guitarist and songwriter who&#39\;s playing blends im
 provisational freedom with melodic innovation and deep feel. As the son of
  Allman Brothers Band co-founder Butch Trucks\, he grew up immersed in the
  language of jam and ensemble music but has carved out a voice distinctly 
 his own. Vaylor has performed and recorded with The Slightly Famous Somebo
 dies\, The Yeti Trio\, and The Sweet Lillies\, and is a longtime collabora
 tor with his sister\, Melody Trucks. Rooted in tradition yet driven by cur
 iosity\, his work honors the legacy from which he comes while pushing it f
 orward with intention and originality. Yattie Westfield &mdash\; Drums Yat
 tie Westfield is a drummer and multi-instrumentalist known for his deep fe
 el\, spontaneity\, and fearless musical exploration. At just 17\, he was a
 lready jamming with Oteil Burbridge\, Col. Bruce Hampton\, and Derek Truck
 s&mdash\;an early sign of his musical intuition and status within the musi
 cal community. Yattie leads his own project\, Dos Fuegos\, where he simult
 aneously plays guitar and drums\, pushing the boundaries of live performan
 ce and rhythm-forward songwriting. Whether anchoring a groove or stepping 
 into uncharted territory\, his playing reflects a deep respect for traditi
 on while boldly moving forward. Will Bart &mdash\; Guitar Will Bart is a g
 uitarist who&#39\;s playing is rooted in feel\, tone\, and deep respect fo
 r American Roots music. A longtime fixture at Roots Rock Revival\, he has 
 spent years immersed in its collaborative\, mentorship-driven environment\
 , contributing to and carrying forward its musical lineage. Will has perfo
 rmed and recorded with the North Mississippi Allstars\, and regularly tour
 s with The Fitzkee Brothers Band\, bringing a tasteful and funky\, groove-
 centered approach to stages nationwide. He also leads his own project\, Jo
 hnny in the Basement\, where his songwriting and guitar work further showc
 ase a modern take on classic roots traditions. Venue: Freeman Arts Pavilio
 n. Presenter: Joshua M. Freeman Foundation.</p>
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