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Hours of Operation Thursday Saturday 11am 6pmSunday 11am 4pmGates are shut 45 minutes prior to closing time Admission Regular 20Senior Military Student 15Child 10 and under 10ADMISSION PURCHASED UPON ENTRY TO THE MUSEUM NEW MERCH RELEASE CHECK OUT THE NEW MERCH AT OUR MERCH MOUNTAIN GIFT SHOP BIG HOUSE NEWS 2024 Big House Benefit Golf Tournament How the Southern city of Macon went from ghost town to popping destination Southern rock lives at Grammy Museum Mississippi exhibit Summer concert series at the big house An Evening with OTIS Forrest Richard Dickey Betts December 12 1943 April 18 2024 The Allman Brothers Band In 1969 a revolution was launched from the streets of Macon consisting of guitars bass keyboards drums and a uniquely spirited brotherhood. The revolutionaries of record were the Allman Brothers Band who as the founders of what became known as Southern rock changed the course of popular American music and turned Macon into the recording hot bed of the 1970s. The band was formed in Jacksonville Florida in 1969 by brother Duane Allman slide guitar and lead guitar with Gregg Allman vocals organ songwriting Dickey Betts lead guitar vocals songwriting Berry Oakley bass guitar Butch Trucks drums and Jaimoe drums. While the band has been called the principal architects of Southern rock they also incorporate elements of blues jazz and country music and their live shows have jam bandstyle improvisation and instrumentals.