Gregg Allman, the soulful singer-songwriter and rock n’ blues pioneer who founded The Allman Brothers Band with his late brother, Duane, and composed such classics as “Midnight Rider,” “Melissa” and the epic concert jam “Whipping Post,” has died at age 69, Billboard has learned. He was diagnosed with hepatitis C in 1999 and underwent a liver transplant in 2010.
He “passed away peacefully at his home in Savannah, Georgia,” according to a statement on Gregg Allman’s official website, noting that the family planned to release a statement soon.
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Wow, what a musician… Wow…
My husband’s favorite band and Whipping Post favorite song. Great rock bands never die, they play forever in our heart and minds and vinyl collections.
Cher will be playing the “grieving” widow shortly and milking it for all its worth to boost her relevancy. Just wait and see.
RIP
Enjoyed his work.
Live at Fillmore East one of the best blues rock albums of all time. RIP
I just it on.
It’s getting to the point that there are more dead rock n rollers than live. I liked The Allman Brothers, Duane was the big loss there. It’s hard to imagine the Cher connection. RIP Gregg Allman.
Smartest thing he ever did, divorcing Cher. He had to, following the dumbest thing he ever did. RIP, I enjoyed his music (can’t say the same for his ex-wife).
Getting a Spotify account and Bluetooth wireless speaker was one of the smartest things I’ve ever done.
You can listen to nearly anything ever recorded.
I had Fillmore East up and running in 20 seconds sitting here on the patio.
HUGE influence. RIP Gregg.
Experiencing a “In memory of Elizabeth Reed” flashback involving tequila and 8 stitches to my forehead.
Good times.
GodSpeed…
Live at Fillmore East should be issued at age 13. Maybe there wouldn’t be so many snitpusses in “college”
NOOOOOOoooOOOOOOOOoooOOOO gasp NOooooOOOOooooO
One of my favorite favorites.
RIP. You were great. so sad.
I agree with PHenry, and have always said that if I had a time machine, the first stop would be at Fillmore East to hear them play. I saw them several times, but not with my favorite guitar player of all, Duane.
Thanks for the memories and tunes Gregg. RIP.
i guess He finally caught the Midnite Rider
Allman Bros. – My kinda music. Sad to hear of Greg’s passing. RIP
I’ve given up on the current crop of English-speaking rock musicians. I still love blues, but for casual drive-time listening I go to a Tampa Latino station that plays éxitos y música variada. The “classic rock” stations intersperse the good stuff, e.g. Allman Bros., with too much crap.
Probably my favorite vocalist. Kind of a whiskey growl, but very melodic.
So glad I’ve seen him live several times. Very good concerts. Always had great musicians.
Except that one time I snagged front row tickets (Wow! Great!), but the drunk dude next to me kept trying to sing along. Okay, I get it. Very memorable tunes. I get wanting to sing along. But I paid good money to hear Gregg Allman, not Mr. Drunk Dude. I kept elbowing him, and he’d stop for a while, but he couldn’t help himself.
He always played a weird instrument, a dobro I think, during ‘Sweet Melissa’.
‘I Ain’t No Angel’, ‘Multi-Coloed Lady’, Midnight Rider’. All fantastic stuff.
Gregg will be missed.
@Uncle Al. Youtube Peter Green (former fleetwood mac). He has soulful voice, Almann may have been influence by him.
RIP Gregg
Sad to hear of his passing. Glad that he shared his music with us and he left us with a legacy that will be remembered influence for years. He had seen some hard times and tragedy in his life.
I won’t ever forget New Year’s Eve at Fillmore East- Love, with Arthur Lee, opened, then The Allman Brothers, then the Grateful Dead at midnight. One of the best shows ever. Duane and Greg together, two sets of drums. I think it was 1970, I’m not sure.
Make a joyful noise and rest in peace Greg.
Ain’t but one way out.
Great voice and his brother Duane was one of the all time great guitarists.
God rest his beautiful soul.
Sadly, another musical icon from my youth has shuffled off the mortal coil. I listened to a lot of Allman Brothers in the early 70s. I am trying to see all the rock legends from that era that still tour while I can. Have tickets for Paul Simon next month and Peter Frampton/Steve Miller Band in August.
Makes you wonder. Fast forward 40 years from now. Will people who are graduating high school now even care about current pop stars once they exit? We’ve lost many people who were integrated into our daily lives in our youth. I just don’t see people getting sentimental about today’s “artists” because they all sound exactly the same. Curious to see if I am alone in my disdain for the universal sameness perpetrated by the music industry.
I’m serious about this discussion and full disclosure, I’m still in the dying music industry (in IT) but I’ve been arguing for the last 20 years that the problem isn’t as much music sharing or other delivery services, but lack of interesting content and likeable performers and content.
Think of the 60s. Beatles, Rolling Stones, kinks, them, The Who, ? And the mysterians, etc etc
70s. Allman brothers, Eagles, Elton John, Steve miller, Alan parsons, iggy pop, pretenders, Leon Russell
80s Elvis Costello, Cars, flock of seagulls, Joe Jackson…even juice newton.
I’ll stop and recognize that I’ve left major Bands and performers out. Point is that there is no diversity anymore. There was once some uniqueness I might concede that country is different but big stars there are using auto tune.
New music sucks and there is an increasing void as old timers check out.
Name a performer and a song that came out in the last year that should draw my attention. That’s what make these recent losses so terrible. We didn’t just lose a person but a linkage to a time when music was the soundtrack to our individual lives.
Not to mention Motown that was once played on the same radio stations for a while. Temptations, Supremes, Four tops, Stevie wonder. Originality and diversity used to be the norm.
Nowadays it’s a mush of sameness and formulaic check boxes.
Sorry for the rant.
First concert I saw was Allman Brothers at Pine Knob Music Theatre 1978. Still have the tee shirt. This makes me sad. Thank you for the music. Rest well Greg.
RIP Gregg Allman. We listened to Allman Bros. albums and songs hundreds of times, oh the parties and good times. Brings back a flood of wonderful memories from many years ago. Damn we are getting older. Allman Brothers Band, one of the all-time greats.
I still listen to him all the time and Stormy Monday is my favorite….RIP so sad.
“Lord knows it feels like I’m dying…”
*thud*
Where’s that confounded bridge?
@PHenry: That’s what make these recent losses so terrible. We didn’t just lose a person but a linkage to a time when music was the soundtrack to our individual lives.
Well said. That’s exactly how I feel.