61 Facts About Gregg Allman

Gregory LeNoir Allman was an American musician, singer and songwriter.

Gregg Allman was known for performing in the Allman Brothers Band.

Gregg Allman grew up with an interest in rhythm and blues music, and the Gregg Allman Brothers Band fused it with rock music, jazz, and country at times.

Gregg Allman had a successful solo career, releasing seven studio albums.

Gregg Allman was born and spent much of his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee, before relocating to Daytona Beach, Florida and then Macon, Georgia.

Gregg Allman began a solo career with Laid Back the same year.

Gregg Allman gained some additional fame for his 1975 to 1978 marriage to pop star Cher.

Gregg Allman 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, saw the highest chart positions of his career.

Gregg Allman performed with a Hammond organ and guitar, and was recognized for his soulful voice.

The couple had met during World War II in Raleigh, North Carolina when Gregg Allman was on leave from the US Army, and were later married.

Gregg Allman was rarely hazed at Castle Heights as his brother protected him, but often suffered beatings from instructors when he received poor grades.

Gregg Allman was exposed to music through Jimmy Banes, a mentally handicapped neighbor of his grandmother in Nashville, who introduced him to the guitar.

Gregg Allman worked as a paper boy to afford a Silvertone guitar, which he purchased at a Sears when he saved up enough funds.

Gregg Allman returned to Daytona Beach and pursued music further, and the duo formed another band, the Shufflers, in 1963.

Gregg Allman attended high school at Seabreeze High School, where he graduated in 1965.

The group performed constantly as music became their entire focus; Gregg Allman missed his high school graduation because he was performing that evening.

Gregg Allman avoided being drafted into the Vietnam War by intentionally shooting himself in the foot.

Gregg Allman later regarded Pensacola as "a real turning point in my life", as it was where he learned how to capture audiences and about stage presence.

Gregg Allman received his first Vox keyboard there, and learned how to play it over the ensuing tour.

Gregg Allman soon grew tired of performing covers and began writing original compositions.

Gregg Allman arranged a recording contract with Liberty Records in June 1967, and they began to record an album under the new name the Hour Glass, suggested by their producer, Dallas Smith.

Gregg Allman stayed behind to appease the label, giving them the rights to a solo album.

The rest of the band mocked Gregg Allman, viewing him as too scared to leave and return to the South.

Gregg Allman, who had struggled to write in the past, became the band's main songwriter, composing songs such as "Whipping Post" and "Midnight Rider".

Gregg Allman's last conversation with Duane was an argument over cocaine: Gregg took some of his brother's supply, and later denied it when accused.

At his funeral, Gregg Allman performed "Melissa", which was his brother's favorite song.

Gregg Allman later expanded upon his brother's passing in his memoir:.

Meanwhile, after some internal disagreements, Gregg Allman began recording a solo album, which he titled Laid Back.

Gregg Allman later pointed to a benefit for presidential candidate Jimmy Carter as the only real "high point" in an otherwise "rough, rough tour".

The "breaking point" came when Gregg Allman testified in the trial of security man Scooter Herring, who was arrested and soon convicted on five counts of conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

Gregg Allman married Cher in June 1975, and the two lived in Hollywood during their years together as tabloid favorites.

Gregg Allman recorded his second solo album, Playin' Up a Storm, with the Gregg Allman Band, and it was released in May 1977.

Gregg Allman worked on a collaborative album with Cher titled Two the Hard Way, which, upon its release, was a massive failure.

Gregg Allman returned to Daytona Beach to stay with his mother, spending the majority of his time partying, chasing women, and touring with the Nighthawks, a blues band.

Gregg Allman remembered that each member had his own reasons for rejoining, though he surmised it was a combination of displeasure with how things ended, missing each other, and a need for money.

Gregg Allman spent much of the 1980s adrift and living in Sarasota, Florida with friends.

Gregg Allman released another solo album the following year, Just Before the Bullets Fly, though it did not sell as well as its predecessor.

Gregg Allman married Danielle Galliano in what he dubbed midlife crisis.

Gregg Allman dabbled in acting for the first time, taking a small part in the film Rush Week, and his final role two years later in Rush.

In 1993 his youngest daughter Layla Brooklyn Allman was born while Gregg was living in Novato, California.

The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in January 1995; Gregg Allman was severely inebriated and could barely make it through his acceptance speech.

Gregg Allman hired two in-home nurses that switched twelve-hour shifts to help him through the process.

For much of the 1990s, Gregg Allman lived in Marin County, California, spending his free time with close friends and riding his motorcycle.

Gregg Allman recorded a fifth solo album, Searching for Simplicity, which was quietly released on 550 Music in 1997.

Gregg Allman moved to Richmond Hill, Georgia, in 2000, purchasing five acres on the Belfast River.

Gregg Allman co-wrote many songs on the record with Haynes, and he regarded it as his favorite album by the group since their earliest days.

Gregg Allman struggled with health problems during the last years of his life.

Gregg Allman was diagnosed with hepatitis C in 2007, which he attributed to a dirty tattoo needle.

Gregg Allman went on a waiting list and after five months, he underwent a successful liver transplant in 2010.

In 2011, Allman went public about his battle with hepatitis C He headlined Merck and the American Liver Foundation's "Tune In to Hep C Campaign" to raise awareness and urge baby boomers to get tested and treated.

Gregg Allman promoted the album heavily in Europe, until he had to cancel the rest of the trip due to an upper respiratory infection.

That year, Gregg Allman released his memoir, My Cross to Bear, which was 30 years in the making.

Gregg Allman attempted to keep a light schedule at the advice of doctors, who warned that too many performances might amplify his conditions.

Gregg Allman denied reports that he had entered hospice care, but was resting at home on doctor's orders.

Gregg Allman died at his home in Richmond Hill, Georgia, on May 27,2017, due to complications from liver cancer at the age of 69.

In My Cross to Bear, Gregg Allman reflected on his life and career:.

Gregg Allman gave him advice on how to sing from his stomach, as opposed to his chest.

Gregg Allman taught me to be absolutely sure of every note you hit, and to hit it solid.

Gregg Allman taught me to let the feeling come from your heart and go to your head.

Gregg Allman had five children, three with various wives and two with other women he had relationships with:.

Gregg Allman was averse to organized religion for many years, but claimed he always believed in a God.