Saturday, May 27, 2017

Gregg Allman, Southern Rock Pioneer, Dies at 69

Via Billy


Gregg Allman, whose hard-jamming, bluesy sextet the Allman Brothers Band was the pioneering unit in the Southern rock explosion of the ‘70s, died Saturday due to complications from liver cancer, his longtime manager, Michael Lehman, confirmed to Variety. He was 69.

As recently as April 24, reports surfaced claiming Allman was in hospice, although Lehman denied those reports, which Allman then substantiated in a Facebook post. However, he had suffered a number of ailments in recent years — including an irregular heartbeat, a respiratory infection, a hernia and a liver transplant — and cancelled many scheduled tour dates in recent months for health reasons. Lehman said that Allman’s liver cancer recurred around five years ago, but the singer chose to keep the news private.

Allman completed a solo album, “Southern Blood,” that is set for release late this year.

More @ Variety

2 comments:

  1. Little by little, it's all drifting away - all the greatness
    of this country. I remember in Macon, Georgia, kids and
    such would hang around the studio in Macon hoping to get glimpse. Hope GA is in peace.

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    1. Little by little, it's all drifting away - all the greatness of this country.

      The future looks bleak.

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      Hope GA is in peace.

      Hopefully, at least he doesn't have to deal with this insane world anymore.

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