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Raymond Berry Oakley III (April 4, 1948 – November 11, 1972) was an American bassist and one of the founding members of the Allman Brothers Band, known for long melodic bass runs. He is ranked number 46 on the Bass Player magazine's list of "The 100 Greatest Bass Players of All Time".[1] He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Allman Brothers Band in 1995.

Berry Oakley
Background information
Birth name	Raymond Berry Oakley, III
Born	(1948-04-04)April 4, 1948 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	November 11, 1972(1972-11-11) (aged 24) Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Blues, rock, jam, southern rock
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar, guitar, vocals
Years active	1964–1972
Formerly of	The Allman Brothers Band

Biography

Oakley was born in Chicago, Illinois, raised in the suburb of Park Forest, Illinois,[2] then moved to Florida where he met and joined Dickey Betts's band, the Blues Messengers, later called Second Coming. He was a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band in 1969, along with guitarists Betts and Duane Allman, singer and keyboardist Gregg Allman, and drummers and percussionists Butch Trucks and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson.

When Duane Allman died in a motorcycle accident on October 29, 1971, Oakley was devastated.^{[citation needed]}

Equipment

Oakley's bass guitar, nicknamed "The Tractor Bass", was a Fender Jazz Bass with a Guild Bisonic bass pickup (manufactured by Hagström, a Swedish company).[3]

Death and tribute

On November 11, 1972, Oakley had a motorcycle accident in Macon, Georgia, just three blocks from where Duane Allman had his fatal motorcycle accident the year before. Oakley was riding around a sharp right bend of the road on Napier Avenue at Inverness when he crossed the line and collided at an angle with a city bus making the bend from the opposite direction. After striking the front and then the back of the bus, Oakley was thrown from his motorcycle, just as Allman had been, and struck his head. Oakley declined medical treatment after the accident and caught a ride home. Three hours later he was rushed back to the hospital, delirious and in pain, and died of cerebral swelling caused by a fractured skull. Attending doctors stated that even if Oakley had gone straight to the hospital from the scene of the accident, he could not have been saved.[4] He was 24 years old when he died, the same age as Duane Allman.

In 1998, the Georgia State Legislature passed a resolution designating a bridge on State Highway 19/U.S. Route 41 in Macon, Georgia, as the "Raymond Berry Oakley III Bridge." At the same time, the road carried by the bridge was named Duane Allman Boulevard. The resolution stated that the names were designated "in honor and remembrance of the late founding members of the Allman Brothers Band."[5][6][7]

Discography

The Allman Brothers Band

• The Allman Brothers Band (1969)
• Idlewild South (1970)
• At Fillmore East (1971)
• Eat a Peach (1972)
• Brothers and Sisters (1973) tracks 1 & 2

References

External links

• The Hoochie Coochie Man – John Ogden
• Georgia House of Representatives SR653, designating Duane Allman Boulevard and Raymond Berry Oakley Bridge
• Account of the fatal accident
• Berry Oakley at Find a Grave

На других языках

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- [en] Berry Oakley

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[es] Berry Oakley

Raymond Berry Oakley III (4 de abril de 1948 – 11 de noviembre de 1972), fue un bajista estadounidense y uno de los miembros fundadores de The Allman Brothers Band.

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[fr] Berry Oakley

Raymond Berry Oakley III (4 avril 1948 à Chicago - 11 novembre 1972 à Macon en Géorgie) est un bassiste américain et l'un des fondateurs du groupe The Allman Brothers Band.

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[ru] Окли, Берри

Раймонд Берри Окли III (англ. Raymond Berry Oakley III; 4 апреля 1948 — 11 ноября 1972) — американский басист, один из основателей группы the Allman Brothers Band. Журнал Bass Player поместил его на 46-ю позицию в списке «100 величайших басистов всех времён»[1].

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