At Fillmore East jazz. "Fusion is a term that came later, but if you wanted to look at a fusion album, it would be "Fillmore East". Here was a rock 'n' roll band playing blues in the jazz vernacular. And they tore the place up," said Dowd. Announcer Michael Ahern opens "At Fillmore East" with a simple introduction: "Okay, the Allman Brothers Band." Duane Allman biographer Randy Poe describes it as "the only low-key moment over the course of the [show]." The cover of Blind Willie McTell's "Statesboro Blues" which opens the set showcases Duane Allman's slide guitar work in open E tuning.
Live at the Fillmore – February 1969 Gene Parsons. The album features White's use of the Stringbender device, which he co-invented with drummer (and banjo player) Gene Parsons. The Stringbender allowed White to make his Telecaster guitar sound like a pedal steel guitar. "Live At The Fillmore — February 1969" never charted in either the U.S. or the UK. Live at the Fillmore – February 1969 Live at the Fillmore — February 1969 is a live album released by the American rock band The Byrds in 2000 on Columbia Records. This release was compiled from two performances at the famed Fillmore West on February 7 & 8,