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TIL Berry Oakley, bassist of American rock band “The Allman Brothers Band”, died in a motorcycle accident in 1972, just three blocks from where his fellow bandmate Duane Allman also died in a motorcycle accident the year before. Both Berry and Duane were 24 at the time of their deaths.
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And that friends is why we don’t ride motorcycles!
Barry Oakley was a really great rock bassist. Such a great fusion of country/blues, rock, psychedelia and jazz, which he blended really naturally.
> “Wear a helmet”
-Gary Busey
A few years ago Geico used an Allman Brothers song for one of their ads specifically for motorocycle insurance.
Berry never got over Duane’s death and was haunted by it, depression and too much drinking
Berry’s last words: “yeah, right over there” *points with both hands*
I was named after an Allman Bros song irl
In my opinion, two of the most talented musicians to not live longer. But maybe that’s how it always goes?
Buried side by side too.
Irony can be cruel.