Marcus King & Benji Shanks Join Blackberry Smoke for Incredible "Liz Reed" At Summer Jam [Video/Photo]

On Saturday, June 23, the Allman Brothers Band Museum at the Big House hosted their annual Summer Jam. The event was scheduled to happen at the Kingsland Farms in Hawkinsville, GA, but was moved to the Macon Centreplex without much information as to why. Thankfully, the air conditioning was an added bonus to the one-day event that saw performances from Atlanta rockers Blackberry Smoke, blues-soul singer/songwriter/guitarist The Marcus King Band, and Richmond, VA’s jammers The Trongone Band. All three acts have a musical connection to the music originated by the Allman Brothers Band, so The Big House Summer Jam served as somewhat of a continuation of their legacy.

Some of the highlights from the 2018 Big House Summer Jam included Marcus King’s father (Marvin King) joining the band for a few songs. Blackberry Smoke also invited special guest guitarist Benji Shanks to join them for several songs, as well as guitarist/vocalist Marcus King for covers of Black Crowes‘ “Wiser Time” and the Allman Brothers Band’s “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed”, both of which just about blew the roof off the place. Check it out:

Blackberry Smoke with Marcus King & Benji Shanks – “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed”