Allman provides a skimpy analysis of the band’s output, even for the run of classics in the ’70s. I look forward to the album-by-album descriptions in these rock bios. Despite all this drama, the storytelling is rather pedestrian, sparse, and shallow. It’s all part of Gregg Allman’s narrative. Hepatitis C, liver transplant, and finally liver cancer. By 1975 and the Win, Lose or Draw album and tour (the only time I ever saw them), the band was disintegrating in a swirl of drugs, solo tours, Cher’s media attention, and animosity all around.įive kids with five different women. The album with “Ramblin’ Man” and “Jessica” became the band’s pinnacle. The band continued with Dickey Betts in a leadership role and released Brothers and Sisters in 1973. Tragedy struck again 13 months later when bassist and founding member Berry Oakley also died in a motorcycle accident. They dedicated 1972’s Eat a Peach to him. Gregg and the band’s world came to an abrupt halt on Octowhen Duane was killed in a motorcycle accident. Eric Clapton and Duane Allman playing together. The story of Duane stumbling upon the Layla sessions for the classic Derek and the Dominoes 1970 double album is a guitar lovers dream. Take a look at any top 10 list of best live albums and you’ll find this near, or at, the top. Songs from the band’s namesake debut album and second release ( Idlewild South) were immortalized in 1971 in Live at Fillmore East.

One early band was the Allman Joys (really). Allman Brothers, Dave Mason, and Little Feat – this was all that was left of my ticket (If you want to read more of what I really think about this check out my earlier post Concert Ticket Stubs: Another Cool Collectible Bites the Dustīorn in Nashville in 1947, Allman moved with his mother and brother to Daytona Beach in 1959 where the formative rock n’ roll years took place.

Gregg allman my cross to bear