Jeff “The Professor” Bachemin is the tall, bearded, mysterious guitar player for Midnight Rider. One day in early 1989, while the Professor was sitting at his desk at the Gibson Guitar Company, he received a call from longtime Allman Brothers guitar tech and road manager, Joe Dan Petty. He and Joe Dan had worked together […]
Hey there everybody….. We’re right here. DID YOU KNOW?? Did you know that 2019 is the 50th Anniversary of the formation of Allman Brothers Band? On that fateful Day, March, 26th 1969 Duane & Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks and Jai Johanny Johansen “Jaimoe” came together in Jacksonville, Florida. Legend has it […]
So here we are at the end of the year. Midnight Rider is blown away. The response from our audiences has been over-the-top. The Critics have been unanimously positive. The venues have been extremely gracious. It’s hard to believe that it’s only 7 months since our 1st gig last May. We get more comfortable & in […]
Okay… so the band is together, we’re rehearsing the material. Now… Who cares? Does anybody really care that we are pouring this blood, sweat, and tears into this Allman Brothers Project? I mean we’re in Chicago. Home of the Blues, Chess Records, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf. It was a hotbed of British Invasion type pop […]
The Material. Now that the personnel in the band was established, it came down to learning the material. Due to the fact that the Allman Brothers Band was classified as “Southern Rock”, most of us thought it was only logical that this was going to be an easy road. You know… with just 3 chord songs […]
We’ve got some great feedback from some of our latest shows! “Midnight Rider Very Impressive at Danny’s On Douglas! Had the pleasure to finally catch Midnight Rider at Danny’s On Douglas in Elgin last Saturday night. I was very impressed with this group of professional caliber players that have a wealth of combined stage experience. […]