Devon Allman – Ragged & Dirty (2014)
When you’re a Allman, the road seems to go on forever. But it does have some intriguing twists and turns along the way. Devon Allman — son of Gregg, leader of the group Honeytribe and member of the all-star Royal Southern Brotherhood — released his first “solo” album, Turquoise, back in February 2013.
For Ragged & Dirty, Allman left his Southern comfort zone, hired a crack Chicago band, and enlisted the producing and writing talents of Grammy winning producer Tom Hambridge.
“For Ragged & Dirty I really wanted to change my entire approach. I had made all my previous records down south, but this time I wanted to record in the electric blues Mecca of Chicago, with cats that live and breathe playing blues based music.
I also enlisted Tom Hambridge to produce. He custom-wrote songs for me, which was a first and having him quarterbacking the sessions from behind the drum kit was a unique experience for me as well. He was in the trenches with me every step of the way. Tom pulled my essence out on this record and pushed me in a most positive manner.”
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