Remedy

Huge fans of the Allman brothers, Remedy has decided to take on a classic by the beloved southern rockers entitled, ‘Statesboro Blues.’ Originally recorded by Blind Willie McTell, a popular blues musician who played in Georgia until his death in 1959, the Allman Brothers recorded the song for the first time at the Fillmore East in 1971. Well known for the incredible slide guitar work done by Duane Allman, ‘Statesboro Blues’ was ranked #9 by Rolling Stone Magazine in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time.  Not so ironically, Statesboro is a city in Georgia not far from Macon, where the band lived.

A tremendous admirer of Duane Allman’s skills with the slide, Tim is looking forward to taking on the challenge of duplicating the smooth, fluid style of Allman, while trying to infuse a bit of Remedy flavor into the classic hit. Always requested and heavily applauded during gigs, songs by the Allman Brothers always go over incredibly well with local folks wherever we play, and we look forward to seeing (and hearing) the response we get following the addition of ‘Statesboro Blues’ to our setlist.

If you’ve not heard the song before, have a quick listen to the song below and we’ll be sure to replace it with our version in a few weeks as a basis for comparison.

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