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Read the Reviews:

“Skydog is a very revealing portrait of a great man. This book is a ‘must read.’”
– Dan Aykroyd, House of Blues Radio Hour

“Thorough and enthralling…”
– Jesse Gress, Guitar Player Magazine

“Engrossing…” “Cinematic…” “Essential reading…” “Poe paints a fascinating picture of Allman.”
– Bob Kealing, St. Petersburg Times

“Author Randy Poe takes a scholarly look at this architect of Southern rock, piecing together the story of an artist whose brief career was influential enough to spawn a whole genre of popular music.”
– Blues Revue Magazine

“This book is a movie waiting to happen!”
– Gary Weeks, Southwest Blues Magazine

“Poe does a remarkable job of tapping sources close to Allman to accurately paint the guitarist’s life.”
– Dean Truitt, One Way Magazine

“Skydog is a rich biography.” “Record collectors will be giddy over the complete Duane Allman discography, while guitar nuts will love the section on all of Duane’s instruments.” “A great read!”
– Matthew Socey, NUVO

Author and Grammy nominee Randy Poe offers a smoothly written, extensively detailed biography of rock music icon Duane Allman. [Skydog is] a top-notch, involving biography of a truly passionate music maker.
– Midwest Book Review

Skydog: The Duane Allman Story is a fast-paced read full of essential detail.
– Doug Collette, All About Jazz

Well-written and researched…Allman’s passion for music oozes off every page.
– Jerry Ewing, Classic Rock Magazine

The excitement that Poe feels for his subject matter jumps off the page. Any rock or blues aficionado will love this book…but its key impact should be in converting the unschooled to Duane Allman’s ‘religion.’ Skydog rocks!
– Shannon Thurman, The Tennessean

“This richly vivid biographical portrait…is the first, only, and may ultimately prove to be the defining book on Duane Allman.”
– Inside Connection

“Author Randy Poe is from the South, and he brings an understanding to the music and the life of Allman that’s respectful, insightful, yet surprisingly honest. Duane’s significance as a musician, his too-short life, and his inspiring force are given the full treatment they deserve.”
– Steve Matteo, Harp Magazine

“Poe brings Allman’s spirit back with a passion for detail and through well-researched interviews of those who remember him. The description of the moment when the original sextet known as the Allman Brothers Band realizes they’ve achieved the sound they’d been searching for will raise the hair on the back of your neck!”
– Jim Caligiuri, The Austin Chronicle

“Randy Poe’s scholarship turns up details fresh even to experienced know-it-alls like yours truly.”
– Courtney Haden, Birmingham Weekly

“Reading this book makes you feel that Randy opened the door to the details that you always wanted to know.
– Jerry Henry, The Planet Weekly

“Biographer Randy Poe captures a life lived quickly, brilliantly, recklessly, and briefly. Skydog: The Duane Allman Story is a bracing tale of cracker genius set in the only environs appropriate – the South.”
– C. Michael Bailey, Blogcritics Magazine

"For those of us who never got to meet Duane Allman, Skydog makes us feel as though we somehow did. Friends, it takes a good writer to pull that one off!"
– Michael Buffalo Smith, Gritz Magazine

"Poe does a fine job of detailing Duane Allman’s life, making Skydog a good choice for those wishing to learn more about one of the greatest slide guitarists of all time."
– T.J. McGrath, Dirty Linen

"For those who appreciate the Allman Brothers’ music, for guitar and tone freaks, and for music historians, this is a fine book!"
– Eric C. Shoaf, Vintage Guitar Magazine

“Poe captures the essence of Duane Allman. He did his homework and got it right. Skydog is a fitting tribute to one of the best and most influential musicians to ever come out of the South.”
– Chuck Leavell, Rolling Stones keyboardist/former member of the Allman Brothers Band

“At last, someone has written a definitive biography of Duane Allman. Exhaustively researched and well written, Skydog is a thorough account of the life and times (and untimely death) of one of the greatest guitarists – and artists – of all time. Kudos to Randy Poe for finally giving Duane Allman the biography he deserves.”
– Patterson Hood, Drive-By Truckers

“As a personality and musician, Skydog was the one and only. Randy Poe brings him back to life. His portrait of Allman is rendered with sensitivity, scholarship, and a whole lot of blues-loving passion.”
– David Ritz, Four-time Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award Winner

“The 17th Chapter of the Book of Duane [“Duane, Eric & Layla”] is as close as it gets. It’s the next best thing to being there. I know. I was.”
– Bobby Whitlock, Derek & the Dominos