How Gregg Allman turned late-night despair into the classic Whipping Post. "I didn't know exactly what I was doing. I just did it."

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In 1969, the Allman Brothers were in Jacksonville, Florida, staying at the home of a friend. It was the seed of the song that would become Whipping Post. Unusual for rock, Whipping Post had an unorthodox time signature. The Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post | Live at Fillmore East (1970) - YouTube Watch OnRecorded at Atlantic Studios in New York in August 1969, the song took an entire day to get down on tape. While the Allman Brothers Band were rightfully proud of the song and its improvisational legacy, they remained resistant to easy labels.