February 1969, Muscle Shoals. Jaimoe, Duane, and Berry Oakley jam for the first time. "The third week in February 1969, on my way to New York to starve to death playing jazz, Jackie Avery said 'Jai stop in Muscles Shoals, Duane Allman wants to know if you would play in his band.' So Avery's insight was helpful as usual.⁠ Duane and I played that afternoon and I stayed overnight. I felt like I had played with Duane, same relationship i had with Lamar!! ⁠Berry was coming in three days, when Berry got there I was in jazz mode now. We played everything I was hearing and was told not to play. I joined Duane & Berry Oakley.” Jaimoe 📷Unknown (fan club image)