Raymond Berry Oakley III

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Raymond Berry Oakley III was an American bassist best known as a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, where his melodic bass lines helped define the group’s early sound.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bassist
human
musician
songwriter
activeYearsEnd 1972
activeYearsStart 1960s
alsoKnownAs Berry Oakley
associatedAct The Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Joys
The Second Coming
burialPlace Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia, United States
causeOfDeath motorcycle accident
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1948-04-04
dateOfDeath 1972-11-11
ethnicity White American
familyName Oakley
fullName Raymond Berry Oakley III
genre blues rock
rock
southern rock
givenName Raymond
hasChild Brittany Oakley
hasRelative Brittany Oakley
influenced southern rock bass playing
influencedBy Berry Oakley’s Chicago blues background
Duane Allman
instrument bass guitar
mannerOfDeath traffic collision
memberOf The Allman Brothers Band
notableEvent co-founded The Allman Brothers Band in 1969
notableFor founding member of The Allman Brothers Band
melodic bass playing style
notableWork At Fillmore East
linked to: Fillmore East

Eat a Peach
Idlewild South
The Allman Brothers Band (1969 album)
occupation bassist
musician
partOf original lineup of The Allman Brothers Band
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
placeOfDeath Macon, Georgia, United States
recordLabel Capricorn Records
residence Macon, Georgia, United States
sexOrGender male
styleCharacteristic melodic bass lines that doubled guitar parts
use of counter-melodies on bass

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Raymond Berry Oakley III fullName Raymond Berry Oakley III