GABBAfest 2006 by Bill Thames

The Georgia Allman Brothers Band Association wrapped-up its annual music festival in Macon, GA recently after three days of perfectly peachy music, and brotherhood. Fans traveled from as far as Finland to hear five outstanding bands, participate in jams, plant trees, and generally bask in the brotherly shadow of the Allman Brothers Band. GABBAfest holds something for everyone and this year was no exception.

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Macon GABBAFEST Soars to 101 Degrees

GABBA (Georgia Allman Bros. Band Association) 2009 Convention was a big
success opening on Friday June 19th at Macon’s Cox Capitol Theatre with premier of The BIG HOUSE documentary film “Please Call Home” followed by Chicago House of Blues star Lefty Collins Band with the Vancura Brother’s keeping an audience on their toes and feet throughout the rest of the evening.

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GABBAfest, fans have grown older together

Kevan “Luke” Green has vivid memories of his epic hitchhiking trip, at age 14, from from Tampa, Fla., to visit the spiritual home of the Allman Brothers Band. He came to see the restaurant where they ate, a venue where they played, and especially the graves where two are buried. He especially remembers walking up the hill to get to those graves in Rose Hill Cemetery, a path he followed Sunday with his Florida truck to mark another Allman Brothers homage.

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