Gregg Allman

Known for ActingBorn 1947-12-08Died 2017-05-27Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Gregory LeNoir Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. 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 biggest 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 Richmond Hill, Georgia. 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. Shortly thereafter, Duane was killed in a motorcycle crash. The band continued, with Brothers and Sisters (1973) their most successful album. Allman began a solo career with Laid Back the same year, and was perhaps most famous for his marriage to pop star Cher for the rest of the decade. 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 abuse, 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 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 in 70th place in the Rolling Stone list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time".Read more

Movies & web series

The Neville Brothers: Tell It Like It Is

Gregg Allman - Southern Blood

Gregg Allman Live - Back to Macon, GA

Tales from the Crypt

Lightning in a Bottle

Family Guy

Rising Low

Muscle Shoals

Conan

Lynyrd Skynyrd: One More For The Fans

Southern Rock At The BBC

The Allman Brothers: Live In Germany 1991

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

The Allman Brothers Band: Live at the Beacon Theatre

Cher

Allman Brothers Band - With Eric Clapton at the Beacon Theatre, NYC

Rush

The Allman Brothers Band: 40

Superboy

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013

The Allman Brothers Band: Brothers of the Road

The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods

Sidemen: Long Road To Glory

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Rush Week

All My Friends - Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman

Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul

Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent Castiglia

RockNRollers

The Allman Brothers Band - The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings

Gregg Allman LIVE at Sturgis

Gregg Allman - I'm No Angel

Rolling With the Blues

A Tribute to Muddy Waters - Live

Bluesy Entertainment: Live

The Allman Brothers Band Live At University Of Florida Bandshell 1982