The Allman Brothers and Little Feat: life, death and so much
great music  Gregg Allman Gregg Allman performs at a concert in
his honor last month in Atlanta. (The Associated Press) Jeff
Baker | By Jeff Baker | The Oregonian Email the author | Follow
on Twitter on February 21, 2014 at 6:00 AM, updated February 21,
2014 at 6:02 AM   Alan Paul  St. Martin's Press, $29.99  438
pages   Ben Fong-Torres  Da Capo, $26.99  278 pages  They're
bluesy, percussion-heavy jam bands that lost their leader and
became more popular than ever. Their live shows are incredible
and have been captured on their best albums. They continue on,
40 years later, with new members inspiring the survivors, and
have been discovered by a new generation of fans.  The Allman
Brothers Band and Little Feat have more in common than a casual
listen might indicate. They were both formed in 1969, on
different sides of the country, the Allmans in Florida and
Little Feat in Los Angeles. The Allmans were a family act, Duane
the lead guitarist and driving