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Raymond Berry Oakley III (April 4, 1948 – November 11, 1972) was an American bassist and one of the founding members of the Allman Brothers Band. Known for his long, melodic bass runs, he was ranked number 46 on Bass Player magazine's list of "The 100 Greatest Bass Players of All Time".
Nov 12, 2020 · Allman Brothers Band bassist Berry Oakley undoubtedly helped to define the Georgia-based band as a force to be reckoned with in the early 1970s. After the death of Duane Allman, Oakley never recovered.
Nov 11, 2015 · Former Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts always made it a point to celebrate the importance of bassist Berry Oakley's contributions to the legendary Southern rock band. Before...
Nov 11, 2023 · On November 11, 1972, a little over a year after Duane’s death, bassist Berry Oakley crashed his motorcycle just three blocks away from where Duane had crashed his, at the intersection of...
Oct 3, 2019 · Berry Oakley, who’d been following Duane, wrecked his car on the way back from the hospital; Gregg’s wife Shelley wrecked hers two days later. The five remaining band members played at the funeral.
- Hugh Fielder
Dec 7, 2020 · For Oakley, a family man who makes his home in Florida, it was only natural to settle in with Allman and Betts. It’s well-known that their fathers made music together as part of the Allman Brothers Band but Oakley was well into his teens before he got serious about playing music himself.
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. He first met Devon Allman and Duane Betts, as a teenager, during The Allman Brothers Band’s 1989 Dreams tour.
