A 1983 Gregg Allman concert at a Massachusetts club is being released September 20. Gregg Allman Band - Uncle Sam's was recorded at the Hull, MA club on July 1 of '83 and features renditions of Gregg's solo songs Queen of Hearts and Sweet Feelin' as well as several Allman Brothers Band songs, among them, Melissa, Dreams, Midnight Rider, Trouble No More, Don't Keep Me Wonderin' and Statesboro Blues done by Allman and backed by Danny (lead guitar) and Frank (drums) Toler, Bruce Waibel (rhythm guitar), Gregg Vorhees (bass), Chaz Trippy (percussion) and Donn (sax & flute) and Larry (trumpet) Finney .

A legal skirmish has apparently broken-out within Journey. Keyboard player Jonathan Cain  reportedly filed a lawsuit against Neal Schon on July 30 alleging that the guitarist is in breach of an agreement to limit hotel accommodations spending on a band credit card to $1,500 per night during the group's current co-headlining tour with Def Leppard. Cain also contends that Schon allowed crew members to arrange expensive flights and non-essential hotel rooms without consulting him. Cain and Schon own equal shares in the band, but Schon asserts that he has the right to make decisions.

Carlos Santana had a health scare last night (8/6). While performing at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan, the 74 year-old guitar legend passed out due to what was later diagnosed as heat exhaustion and dehydration. As a precaution, Carlos was transported to a local hospital. In addition to last night's concert being cut short. one scheduled for tonight has been postponed.

An October 17 date has been set for a tribute to Robbie Robertson that includes a line-up the Band's late founding member would probably be very much to his liking. Included in the lineup for the concert at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles are Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, Bob Weir, Mavis Staples, Taj Mahal, Warren Haynes, Bruce Hornsby, Allison Russell, Nathaniel Rateliff, Lucinda Williams, Eric Church, Margo Price and Trey Anastasio.
The concert will be produced by Robertson's close friend and artistic partner Martin Scorsese. We sure hope another great film comes of it from the man that let us all sit-in on The Last Waltz. Robertson passed away at 80 on August 9, 2023.