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Gregg Allman

Actor, Director
Born December 8, 1947Died May 27, 2017 (69 years)
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".

Known For

  • Rush
  • Sidemen: Long Road to Glory
  • The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods

Gregg Allman Filmography

2016
2009
The Allman Brothers Band: 40 · as Hammond B-3 Organ, Piano, Lead Vocals
2003
1999
Family Guy (TV Series) · as Gregg Allman (voice)
1992
1992
1991
Rush · as Gaines
1989
Rush Week · as Cosmo Kincald
1989
Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) · as Toland (segment "on A Deadman's Chest")
1988
1988

2020
2018
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Singer, Songwriter, Musician Of Allman Brothers Band (in Memoriam)
2018
2015
2014
2013
2013
Muscle Shoals · as Self
2013
The Big Interview (TV Series) · as Self
2012
2011
Piers Morgan Tonight (TV Series) · as Self
2010
Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self
2009
The Jay Leno Show (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest
2005
The Colbert Report (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2004
2004
Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self
2003
2003
2002
Rising Low · as Himself
2002
Still Cher · as Self
2000
BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self - Singer And Musician
1999
Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Self
1995
The History of Rock 'n' Roll (TV Series) · as Self
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest
1992
Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self
1989
MTV Unplugged (TV Series) · as Self
1989
1987
Biography (TV Series) · as Self
1984
1982
Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self
1977
1975
Cher (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest
1971
The Old Grey Whistle Test (TV Series) · as Self
1952
Today (TV Series) · as Self

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