Devon was more in Corpus Christi and St. Louis, then Duane was back and forth between California and Florida. I’ll bring it out for specific gigs and big events. We had two little guitars and one big one.”Yeah, he did play guitar.
It kind of messes it up for other people because I’ll say, “Well, Butch did this, so if you do it then I can do that.” [laughs] It’s hard for anyone that wants to play like your father did because you need a Butch Trucks on your side.Exactly. We caught up with Oakley to get the scoop on the Allman Betts Band, the infamous rig he recorded with, and the details of his father’s “Tractor” bass.You’ve known the guys in this band for a while. Devon and I met on the road with the Allman Brothers for the ’89 Dreams tour. I hear it from fans all the time: the picture has this or that. We all went on our own paths in life. All those credits add up to make Oakley the perfect bassist for the Allman Betts Band. We had a few potential guys including Sammy Hagar’s son to be the lead singer. As the son of The Allman Brothers Band’s founding bass player, the late Berry Oakley, and with stepfather Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night), Oakley’s musical calling seemed preordained. I get the feeling that you’re just as happy to sit in the pocket.Definitely. They were all singers, but nobody wanted to learn all the lyrics so they said, “Well, Berry can sing most of the tunes.” Coming into this new project, it’s a little strange not singing that much. I try. I’ve seen a lot of guys who fight their drummers, playing-wise, instead of falling in line with them.
So it was good to get how things went down from the horse’s mouth. I was your basic pain-in-the-ass kid until about that time. As long as you have a good relationship it works really well. There have been countless tragic deaths throughout the history of rock & roll, but few groups have had to endure as much tragedy as It gave my dad and the guys the space to be wacky like they were. They’re gonna hit the red button, so let’s figure it out.” In a way, it was nice to get that raw perspective that got caught on tape. It really gave me that old school tone I was looking for.
Do you count him as one of your main influences, still?Again, later on once I got a little older and more mature and understanding the music [he was a bigger influence]. I tend to push at times. He cites Duck Dunn and James Jamerson as his biggest influences.Sadly, the elder Oakley died in a motorcycle accident before his son (sometimes referred to as Berry Oakley, Jr.) was born. Let’s just make him the singer!” I’m grateful for that because it’s pushed me a long way.
You have his Tractor bass, don’t you? Berry Duane Oakley did, however, grow up deeply entrenched in the music scene as his stepfather is Three Dog Night’s Chuck Negron and his godfather is The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger. We all kind of spread out. So far it’s been working out really great. Then I had the Blue Floyd project with Allen Woody, Johnny Neel, Matt Abts, and Marc Ford. About ten years ago I moved here to Florida to look for something different. What was the writing process like for the new album?A lot of it was already done before I jumped in on the project.
Fortunately, it all worked out. Yeah, that was a lot of fun.
Just keep accentuate the notes and keep it as simple as possible. For instance, when I was in Bloodline with Joe Bonamassa in the early ’90s, it went really well but it didn’t last long. I’m doing backgrounds and they’re bringing me up front more and more. When I finally got into it in Hollywood in the ’80s, I was still finding myself and playing in some of the local crazy hair bands. Speaking of singing, I wasn’t really aware of Bloodline before this and it was a great band. I just have to lock in with them.When I was touring with the Butch Trucks Band, a lot of my dad’s bass playing made so much more sense to me. I was one of the Hollywood Hills babies. There’s something to be said for a good, simple, solid bass line. I got to see how he would play things. Are you going to be singing with the Allman Betts Band?Between me, Devon and Duane, we’re all singers and frontmen. We’re getting a lot of Allman fans, but fortunately, everyone is receiving us really well.
I hadn’t really known him before the project. We’re already planning the second record, getting our songs and ideas together. Berry Oakley was the bass player (and one of the founding members) for The Allman Brothers Band. When I was hanging around with the Brothers for a long time, I got to know Joe Dan Petty, who was the guitar tech from the beginning to just about his passing. My godfather, Robby Krieger, hired me and his son to play with him in the Robby Krieger Band. When I started diving into bass and all my bass heroes, he became one of the tops. You play a little differently with each drummer. On every other show, Robby would have me sing a different Doors song. I’m singing about two songs per set. Duane didn't want somebody who just played bass, he wanted someone who was capable of taking the instrument and the music to a different level. We know where we come from, we know the legacy, and we all love it, of course. Raymond Berry Oakley, bass player and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band with Gregg Allman, Claude Hudson Butch Trucks, Jr., Jai Johanny Jaimoe Johannson, Richard Dickey Betts and the late Duane Allman. When it’s just part of your everyday life, you don’t really think much of it. Then I understood the type of player he was and what it meant. For me, anyways.We’ve been talking about it for a few years. I brought my vintage ’66 Jazz Bass. It’s tough. Now we’ve found a good groove together and a good way to lock. My dad just got tired of always hearing about Phil’s cool new bass features like sending each string to a different amp. Whichever one he’s had there for decades and decades. The same thing happened with Bloodline. Duane and I spent a lot more time together.
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