Died: Berry Oakley, 24, bass guitarist for The Allman Brothers Band.
The influence of the band's deceased members, Duane Allman and Berry Oakley, is in the room.
Berry Oakley - bass (4, 6, 7)
Very cool having Berry Oakley, Jr..
Berry Oakley: bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocal on "Hoochie Coochie Man"
But within days, Berry Oakley too would be gone.
Berry Oakley - bass, vocals on "Hoochie Coochie Man"
After recording only a handful of tracks, however, Berry Oakley was also killed in a motorcycle accident mere blocks from where Duane Allman had been struck.
Berry Oakley - bass (first two tracks)
(Both Duane Allman himself and Berry Oakley would be buried there by the end of 1972).