Initial Flops
The brothers were influenced by the British Invasion of the mid-’60s and decided to form a band of their own. They started a garage band called the Escorts, which didn’t last very long. Their amateur band then became The Allman Joys, a band that played blues and soul music. Then that group evolved into the Hour Glass. They were signed by Liberty Records, moved to L.A. and recorded two L.P.s.
Singers Paul McCartney, Gregg Allman, and Bob Dylan is talking at The Greenhouse in Los Angeles for the end of Rod Stewart and The Faces’ tour. Photo By Fairchild Archive/Penske Media/Shutterstock
But those albums went nowhere. That’s when the brothers parted ways. Duane decided to move to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to pursue a career as a session musician. Gregg, on the other hand, stayed in Hollywood because he was bound by contractual obligations with Liberty. According to Liberty, Gregg was the one they believed in and thought he could hold a solo career.