1. SubscriberSuzianne
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    27 May '17 20:172 edits
    Details are sketchy; it's still a 'developing story'.

    Post more here as details become available.


    Edit:
    http://us.cnn.com/2017/05/27/entertainment/gregg-allman-obituary/index.html
  2. Subscribermoonbus
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    27 May '17 21:38
    I saw the band live in the 1970s in their heyday. Rest In peace.
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    27 May '17 21:43
    Here are the words of Warren Haynes, one of the great, great guitarists and singers who played alongside Greg for so many years:

    I am at a loss for words. I was moved by Gregg’s voice when I first heard the Allman Brothers Band in 1969. I was nine years old. I had not even picked up a guitar yet but thanks to my to older brothers I had been exposed to a lot of great soul music with the best singers in the world. But this was something different. This music was making a deep emotional connection with me even though it was too complex for me to really understand.

    Somehow, though, it had this "common man” quality that allowed that music to connect with people on so many different levels without analyzing the ingredients that went into it-soul, blues, rock, country, jazz-all mixed together in a way no one had ever done before. And on top of it all was this beautiful voice that could be soothing, terrifying, mellow, angry, and amazingly natural and soulful all at the same time-and instantly captivating. It drew me in. It drew us all in.

    Over the next few years I would begin to play guitar as everyone of my music loving friends became Allman Brothers’ freaks. That music spoke to anyone who heard it but in the South it resonated with us. It spoke volumes. It brought a voice to people like myself in the midst of some confusing, ever-changing times. Here was this group of Southern hippies with an integrated band coming out of the Deepest South with equally deep music on the heels of some extremely deep changes.

    We didn’t realize how heavy that was at the time but we sure realized how heavy the music was. Every guitar player in every Southern town was listening to the Live at Fillmore East record and worshipping at the altar of Duane Allman and Dickey Betts. But the icing on the cake was always Gregg’s voice. That’s what separated the ABB from being a band that only connected with music freaks. Women whom previously had only listened to the radio would tolerate the long jams to get to the parts where Gregg melted their souls with that angelic voice.

    It turned casual music fans into fanatical fans who were discovering a new multi-dimensional music that a few years prior wasn’t even in existence. And it was all due to Gregg’s voice-and the songs. He wrote these amazing songs that were as natural as his voice was. The words and melodies felt so perfectly unpretentious and, when delivered by him, made an emotional connection that only happens when music is genuine and honest. I learned an enormous amount about singing and songwriting from him-most of it before we ever met.

    I am truly honored to have been fortunate enough to have written many songs with him and equally honored to have traveled the world with him while making the best music the world has ever known. I will never, ever take that for granted. And on top of all that-he was my dear friend. My fondest memories will always be of Gregg, myself, and Allen Woody sharing a tour bus together-listening to great music and laughing our asses off mile after mile. Traveling- like life- is so much better when you’ve got friends to share the experience with. I’ve lost too many lately and this one is gonna be hard to get past. There is some comfort in knowing that millions of people all over the world feel the same way. I love you Gregory - Warren Haynes
  4. Subscriberjosephw
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    27 May '17 21:57
    Ramblin' man. Back in the day.
  5. R
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    28 May '17 03:13
    Sad day... My favorite all time band. The best albums in my opinion were Live at the Filmore and Eat a Peach.
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    28 May '17 03:17
    He had an album in the pipeline.

    http://greggallman.shop.redstarmerch.com/product/G8CD10/gregg-allman-album?cp=10795_73049
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    28 May '17 12:23
    He was killed by Ramsey's curse.
  8. Subscribersonhouse
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    28 May '17 15:50
    Originally posted by FMF
    He had an album in the pipeline.

    http://greggallman.shop.redstarmerch.com/product/G8CD10/gregg-allman-album?cp=10795_73049
    Is it finished? I remember Layla, Eric Clampton and Duane Alllman, seemed to me Duane taught Eric to play blues, totally outshining Eric on that song. Greg was one of the greatest southern rock voices to come down the pike. RIP.
  9. Standard membersundown316
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    29 May '17 03:18
    '70's Southern Rock is my favorite genre. The Allman's were the first to find success, tho that success cost 4 of the original 6 members their lives. But all those other rebel rockers-Skynard, ZZ Top, The Outlaws, OMD, they must acknowledge the ABB as the pioneers of the genre. RIP Greg, Duane, Berry, and Butch.
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