WCSX Classic Cuts : Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More
WCSX Classic Cuts
The Allman Brothers Band: “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More”
The Hook: This one’s for you, Duane.
Album: Eat a Peach
Year: 1972
Writer: Gregg Allman
Stats: The first single off Eat a Peach only peaked at number-77 the Billboard Hot 100, but became an FM rock radio staple.
The Background: When Duane Allman lost his life in a motorcycle accident during the recording of Eat a Peach, the task of finishing the album was a difficult one. Singer-keyboardist-guitarist Gregg Allman tells how his song “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More” fits in with that troubled time.
Gregg Allman on the circumstances that caused him to write “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More.” OC:…137 pounds. :22
“I wrote that right after my brother’s death, ‘cause we were three sides into Eat a Peach when he had is accident and we had to go back in the studio and finish it. It’s about you never know how much you lean on someone until they die. It was just a song about picking yourself back up and real sad. Then we put “Melissa” on it and Dickey wrote “Les Brers in A Minor.” It was pretty tough. I think I weighed out at about 137 pounds.”
