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The Gregg Allman Band, also known as Gregg Allman & Friends, was a Southern rock / blues rock group that Gregg Allman established and had led since the 1970s, during periods when Allman has been recording and performing separate from the Allman Brothers Band and has chosen not to perform exclusively as a solo artist.
Gregory Lenoir Allman, conocido como Gregg Allman ( Nashville, Tennessee; 8 de diciembre de 1947- Savannah, Georgia; 27 de mayo de 2017), 1 fue un cantante, teclista, guitarrista y compositor de rock y blues estadounidense, conocido sobre todo por ser uno de los fundadores del grupo The Allman Brothers Band, junto a su hermano Duane Allman .
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- Early Life
- Musical Beginnings
- The Allman Brothers Band and Mainstream Success
- Mid-Career and Struggles
- Later Life
- Musical Style and Songwriting
- Personal Life
- Discography
- See Also
- Further Reading
Gregory LeNoir Allman was born on December 8, 1947, at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee to Geraldine Robbins Allman (1917–2015) and Willis Turner Allman (1918–1949). The couple had met during World War II in Raleigh, North Carolina when Allman was on leave from the U.S. Army, and were later married. Their first child, Duane Allman, was...
First bands
The two Allman brothers began meeting various musicians in the Daytona Beach area. They met a man named Floyd Miles, and they began to jam with his band, the Houserockers. "I would just sit there and study Floyd ... I studied how he phrased his songs, how he got the words out, and how the other guys sang along with him", Gregg would later recall. They later formed their first "real" band, the Escorts, which performed a mix of top 40 and R&B music at clubs around town. Duane, who took the lead...
Formation, touring, and Duane's death
The Allman Brothers Band moved to Macon, Georgia, and forged a strong brotherhood, spending countless hours rehearsing, consuming psychedelic drugs, and hanging out in Rose Hill Cemetery, where they would write songs and more—"I'd be lying if I said I didn't have my way with a lady or two down there", said Allman. In addition to Gregg, the band included Duane, Dickey Betts on guitar, Berry Oakley on bass, and Jaimoe and Butch Trucks on drums. The group remade blues numbers like "Trouble No Mo...
Mainstream success and fame
After Duane's death, the band held a meeting on their future; it was clear all wanted to continue, and after a short period, the band returned to the road. They completed their third studio album, Eat a Peach, that winter, which raised each member's spirits: "The music brought life back to us all, and it was simultaneously realized by every one of us. We found strength, vitality, newness, reason, and belonging as we worked on finishing Eat a Peach", said Allman. Eat a Peach was released the f...
Marriages, breakups, and music
Allman married Cher in June 1975, and the two lived in Hollywood during their years together as tabloid favorites. Their marriage produced one son, Elijah Blue Allman, who was born in July 1976. He recorded his second solo album, Playin' Up a Storm, with the Gregg Allman Band, and it was released in May 1977. He also worked on a collaborative album with Cher titled Two the Hard Way, which, upon its release, was a massive failure. The couple went to Europe to tour in support of both albums, th...
Downtime, a surprise hit, and another reformation
Allman spent much of the 1980s adrift and living in Sarasota, Florida with friends. His alcohol abuse was at one of its worst points, with Allman consuming "a minimum of a fifth of vodka a day." He felt the local police pursued him heavily; during this time, he was arrested and charged with a DUI. While he did not consider himself "washed up", he noted in his autobiography that he kept a "fear of everybody forgetting about you." Southern rock had faded from view and electronic music formed mu...
Reforming the band and breaking addictions
The newly reformed Allman Brothers began touring heavily, which helped build a new fan base: "We had to build a fan base all over again, but as word of mouth spread about how good the music was, more and more people took notice. It felt great, man, and that really helped the music", Allman recalled. Neel left the group and the band added percussionist Marc Quiñones, formerly of Spyro Gyra, the following year. They recorded two more studio albums—Shades of Two Worlds (1992) and Where It All Be...
Touring and health problems
Allman moved to Richmond Hill, Georgia, in 2000, purchasing five acres on the Belfast River. The last incarnation of the Allman Brothers Band was well-regarded among fans and the general public, and remained stable and productive. The band released their final studio album, Hittin' the Note (2003), to critical acclaim. Allman co-wrote many songs on the record with Haynes, and he regarded it as his favorite album by the group since their earliest days. The band continued to tour throughout the...
Final years and death
After the dissolution of the Allman Brothers, Allman kept busy performing music with his solo band, releasing the live album Gregg Allman Live: Back to Macon, GA in 2015. In 2016, he received an honorary doctorate from Mercer University in Macon, presented by former President Jimmy Carter. However, his health problems remained; he had atrial fibrillation, and though he kept it private, his liver cancer had returned. "He kept it very private because he wanted to continue to play music until he...
Allman's style was rooted in rhythm and blues music. He characterized his work with the Allman Brothers Band as "playing some blues with some jazz mixed in." He was introduced to blues music through musician and childhood friend Floyd Miles, who later toured with Allman as a part of his solo band. He also gave him advice on how to sing from his sto...
Allman was married seven times: 1. He married Shelley Kay Jefts in 1971; they divorced the following year. They had a son, Devon. 2. He married Janice Blair in 1973; they divorced in 1974. She is pictured on the sleeve of Laid Back. 3. His most well-known relationship was with Cher, whom he married in 1975. They had a son, Elijah Blue, and divorced...
Studio 1. Laid Back(1973) 2. Playin' Up a Storm(1977) 3. Two the Hard Way (1977) (with Cher) 4. I'm No Angel(1987) 5. Just Before the Bullets Fly(1988) 6. Searching for Simplicity(1997) 7. Low Country Blues(2011) 8. Southern Blood(2017) Live 1. The Gregg Allman Tour(1974) 2. Gregg Allman Live: Back to Macon, GA(2015)
Allman, Galadrielle (2014). Please Be with Me: A Song for My Father, Duane Allman. New York: Spiegel & Grau. ISBN 978-1-4000-6894-4.
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Official YouTube channel of the late Gregg Allman. Gregory LeNoir Allman | December 8, 1947 - May 27, 2017. Founder of the Allman Brothers Band, Gregg is an inductee of The Rock and Roll Hall...
