Why did Frank Zappa cover Whipping Post?
Why did Frank Zappa cover Whipping Post?
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Zappa covered their song Whipping Post, after a Finnish fan had requested for the song during a concert. In a March 7, 2011 interview with the drummer of the band, Butch Trucks, Trucks claimed Zappa was an important influence on the Allman Brothers Band’s music.
Who was Whipping Post written about?
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.
Who is the original singer of Whipping Post?
Gregg Allman
Whipping Post (song)
| “Whipping Post” | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Allman Brothers Band | |
| Length | 5:17 (studio) 22:40 (live) |
| Label | Capricorn Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Gregg Allman |
What year did Whipping Post come out?
1969
Whipping Post/Released
What does being a Whipping Post mean?
: a post to which offenders are tied to be legally whipped.
What was the Whipping Post used for?
The post was first used to bind people for beatings at what is now the Sussex Correctional Institution. Delaware whipped people, disproportionately Black people, until 1952 for many crimes ranging from petty theft to rape in what often were public displays outside local jails and prisons.
What was the whipping post used for?
Who did the song Midnight Rider?
The Allman Brothers Band
Midnight Rider/Artists
Who played guitar on whipping post?
For his “Whipping Post” solo, Duane drew primarily from the A Dorian mode (A B C D E F# G), two fretboard patterns of which are shown in FIGURES 10 and 11.
What is a whipping post used for?