Duane Allman lost his life in a motorcycle wreck in Macon, Georgia on this day in 1971 when a flatbed truck made a sudden stop and Duane veered his Harley Davidson Sportster sharply, causing it to lose traction and slide out from under him after striking the back of the truck the impact threw Alllman from the bike, which then landed on top of him, causing multiple internal injuries.
Even though he was just 24 at the time of his death, Duane's work with the Allman Brothers Band and pre-ABB session work established his legacy as one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on October 29 include...
1944 Wings and Moody Blues veteran Denny Laine born.
1946 Fleetwood Mac's Peter Green born.
1948 Black Oak Arkansas' Rickie Lee Reynolds is born.
1949 Iggy & the Stooges James Williamson born.
1949 Alan Parsons Project's David Paton born.
1965 The Rolling Stones open their fourth North American tour in Montreal.
1973 John Lennon releases Mind Games.
1974 David Bowie releases David Live.
1975 Bob Dylan Rolling Thunder tour opens, Plymouth, MA.
1978 Rush releases Hemispheres.
1981 Rush releases Exit, Stage Left.
1984 Orleans drummer Wells Kelly dies.
1990 Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 released.
1990 Rock Hall of Fame announces the Byrds, John Lee Hooker, Wilson Pickett, Jimmy Reed and Ike and Tina Turner will be inducted.
1991 Interstate 55 in Jackson, Mississippi renamed B.B.King Freeway.
1991 Pink Floyd members David Gilmour and Nick Mason sustain injuries when their car leaves the track and hurdles down an embankment during a race in Mexico
2005 Jefferson Airplane reunite to play at San Francisco amphitheater renamed to honor Jerry Garcia.
2009 Bruce Springsteen, Jeff Beck, Bonnie Raitt, Simon & Garfunkel, Sting, Stevie Wonder perform at Rock Hall Of Fame 25th anniversary concert in Madison Square Garden.
2010 Bruce Springsteen does surprise Q&A with audience after London screening of The Promise.
2013 Anonymous bidder pays $770,000 for the modest Liverpool brick home John Lennon lived in during his first 5 years...
2014 Phil Collins donates his Alamo collection to a museum in Texas.
2016 Bob Dylan belatedly accepts his Nobel Prize in Literature.
2021 Joe Bonamassa releases Time Clocks
