Thanks pehare - and your response was dead spot on. No doubt he had his demons but the musical memories I have of him as well as the Allman Brothers will stay with me for the rest of life. I too had some really great times seeing him and as I noted were the backdrop of my life musically as I get older. There were a bunch of times that I missed him or the ( original ) Grateful Dead when they were on tour and came by which was all the time it seemed back then as I was married, had a career and had responsibilities but believe you me I caught them both a lot. I will listen to Gregg's version of the Beatles ; '' Rain '' as I do not recall that or have listened to that in a long time. Thank you again.
Gregg Allman .......I cannot believe it has been 5 years.
Hello Audiogoners - and with a sad note I realized that Gregg Alllman left us 5 years ago today. I understand especially right now …...that there is a lot more sadness to be found and going around in this world. But, musically this guy was my musical North Star. I first saw him perform live in dive bar back in 1976 or 1977 ( it was the seventies ) and although I really liked the Allman Brothers, his solo stuff had me hooked. I followed him around as well as the Allman Brothers for the next 40 years. ( I still wished that they all could have worked things out with Dickey as they were NEVER the same after he left or was asked to leave . Derek Truck is an exceptional guitarist but IMO never sounded good with them ) I just miss that man's voice and his sound......his songs and the Allman Brothers songs are the backdrop to my life. The '' Road Goes on Forever '' ….miss you and your music today Gregg Allman
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