WHIPPING POST

Created on 10/05/2006
Latest update on 04/05/2020

Artist: Allman Brothers Band
Author: Gregg Allman
Label: Capricorn
Year: 1969

On debut album.

Covers:

1974:

Goldie Zelkowitz [ex lead singer girlgroup The Gingerbreads; aka Genya Ravan]

1984:

Frank Zappa [on double album Them Or Us and two years later on Does Humor Belongs In Music, with Dweezil on lead; Frank was first challenged to cover this track during the Helsinki concert in '74, released as You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2 in '89]

1998:

Pat Travers

2006:

Jay-Z [sampled Genya Ravan's version in Oh My God]

2014:

Jimmy Hall & Steve Morse

Not to be confused with Jody Reynolds eponymous song. That pole was used by the mayor to whip the boys who tried to court his daughter.

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