The Ramblin' Blues Of Gregg Allman
One of the most recognizable voices of his generation, Allman was one of the namesakes of a band that pioneered Southern rock — yet his music was always haunted by a sense of mortality and loss.
by Felix Contreras
May 27, 2017
2 minutes
Gregg Allman had one of the most recognizable voices of his generation. And he always felt like a blues artist — one who was haunted by losses that propelled some of the most memorable music of the 1970s. Allman died Saturday due to complications of liver cancer. He was 69.
Gregg Allman and his older brother, Duane, were born in Nashville, Tenn., but raised in
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