Gregg Allman

Born: December 8, 1947, Nashville, Tennessee;
Died: May 27th, 2017, Savannah, Georgia
Brother to Cher from 1975 to 1979.

Early on the two brothers played in the bands Hour Glass. After two psychedelic releases, which Duane didn't like, they split up.

Liberty wanted Gregg to go solo after the breakup of Hour Glass. However, Gregg became tired of the solo arrangement and reed his brother Duane in his newly formed group when they needed a singer. This was the beginning of The Allman Brothers Band.

Allman began a solo career with 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).

Gregg Allman died on May 27, 2017, due to complications from liver cancer. He was 69 years old. His final album, Southern Blood, was released posthumously on September 8, 2017.