Birthday
1948/04/04
Day of death
1972/11/11 (24 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois
Also know as
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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. He is ranked number 46 on Bass Player magazine's list of "The 100 Greatest Bass Players of All Time". Oakley was born in Chicago, Illinois, raised in the suburb of Park Forest, Illinois, then moved to Florida where he met and joined Dickey Betts's band, The Second Coming. He was a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band in 1969, along with guitar...Read more
(2014) The Allman Brothers Band - The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings
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