Gregg Allman
Gregory LeNoir Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was known for performing in the Allman Brothers Band. Allman grew up with an interest in rhythm and blues music, and the Allman Brothers Band fused it with rock music, jazz, and country at times. He wrote several of the band's most popular songs, including "Whipping Post", "Melissa", and "Midnight Rider". Allman also had a successful solo career, releasing seven studio albums. He was born and spent much of his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee, before relocating to Daytona Beach, Florida and then Macon, Georgia.
Gregg Allman
May 27, 2017 (aged 69)
- Musician
- singer
- songwriter
1960–2017
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Shelley Kay Jefts(m. 1971; div. 1972)
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Janice Blair(m. 1973; div. 1974)
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Julie Bindas(m. 1979; div. 1981)
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Danielle Galiana(m. 1989; div. 1994)
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Stacey Fountain(m. 2001; div. 2008)
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Shannon Williams(m. 2017)
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- Blues
- rock
- southern rock
- gospel
- country
- Vocals
- keyboards
- guitar
He and his brother Duane Allman formed the Allman Brothers Band in 1969, which reached mainstream success with their 1971 live album At Fillmore East, but shortly thereafter, Duane was killed in a motorcycle crash. The band continued, and released Brothers and Sisters, which became their most successful album, in 1973. Allman began a solo career with Laid Back the same year. He gained some additional fame for his 1975 to 1978 marriage to pop star Cher. He had an unexpected late-career hit with his cover of the song "I'm No Angel" in 1987, and his seventh solo album, Low Country Blues (2011), saw the highest chart positions of his career. Throughout his life, Allman struggled with alcohol and substance use, which formed the basis of his memoir My Cross to Bear (2012). His final album, Southern Blood, was released posthumously on September 8, 2017.
Allman performed with a Hammond organ and guitar, and was recognized for his soulful voice. For his work in music, Allman was referred to as a Southern rock pioneer[1] and received numerous awards, including one Grammy Award; he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. His distinctive voice placed him 70th in the Rolling Stone list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time".[2]
Allman was married seven times:
In My Cross to Bear, he writes that "Every woman I've ever had a relationship with has loved me for who they thought I was."[174] At the time of its writing, he noted that he only spoke to two out of his then-six ex-wives, including Cher.[171]
Allman had five children, three with various wives and two with other women he had relationships with:
Allman was averse to organized religion for many years, but claimed he always believed in a God.[175] Following his health ailments in the latter stages of his life, he came around to his own form of Christianity, and began wearing a cross necklace. In his memoir, he stated: "As long as you have spirituality, you're never alone. It's sort of like my mother said all those years ago: now I have my own kind of faith, just like other people. They take what they want of faith, and they leave the rest alone, and I do the same. That's the way it should be." He credited his sixth wife, Stacey Fountain, with helping him increase his faith.[171]
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