Whipping Post – The Allman Brothers Band live 1970

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This searing song is about a man who has been betrayed by his woman to the point where he feels like he's helpless—just tied to the whipping post, awaiting more punishment. Gregg Allman wrote it in Jacksonville in 1968, just after he returned from Los Angeles.

Gregg wrote this on an ironing board using burnt matches. He got the idea in the middle of the night and couldn't find a pen.

This became a staple of their live shows. They usually played it as an extended jam, often improvising, so it did not sound the same twice.
This was the last song on the first Allman Brothers album.
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