On March 26, 1969, having just arrived from Los Angeles, Gregg Allman walked in for his first rehearsal in his brother Duane Allman’s new band. The Allman Brothers Band played their first gig four days later on March 30, 1969 at the Jacksonville Armory.
In 1973, after being replaced with a new armory on the city’s westside in 1972, the building became the City of Jacksonville’s parks and recreation department. The Department left the building in 2010 which left it abandoned.
Notable Concerts Held At Duval County Armory Include:
February 18, 1973 – Lynyrd Skynryd, Ted Nugent, The Amboy Dukes
November 22, 1962 – The Miracles, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes
February 22, 1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly & The Crickets
October 22, 1957 – Johnny Cash
Allman Brothers Discography:
1969 – The Allman Brothers Band
1970 – Idlewild South
1971 – At Fillmore East (Live)
1972 – Eat a Peach (Part live)
1973 – Brothers and Sisters
1975 – Win, Lose or Draw
1976 – Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas (Live)
1979 – Enlightened Rogues
1980 – Reach for the Sky
1981 – Brothers of the Road
1990 – Seven Turns
1991 – Shades of Two Worlds
1992 – An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: First Set (Live)
1994 – Where It All Begins
1995 – An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: 2nd Set (Live)
2000 – Peakin’ at the Beacon (Live)
2003 – Hittin’ the Note
2004 – One Way Out (Live)
Duval County Armory
851 North Market Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
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