Gregg Allman

American musician

Also known as: Gregory Lenoir Allman

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Gregg Allman was an American musician, best known as the keyboardist and lead singer for the Southern rock band The Allman Brothers Band. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1947 and passed away in 2017. Allman was instrumental in shaping the band's unique bluesy, jam-oriented sound, which became a hallmark of the Southern rock movement in the 1970s.

Before forming the Allman Brothers Band with his brother Duane, Gregg played in various Florida-based bands. The group's breakthrough album, At Fillmore East (1971), showcased their improvisational prowess. Allman was married seven times and had five children, including a son with singer Cher. The Allman Brothers Band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.12

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the Allman Brothers Band
), Gregg Allman (in full Gregory Lenoir Allman; b. December 8, 1947, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.—d. May 27, 2017, Savannah, Georgia), Berry Oakley (in full Raymond Berry Oakley III; b. April 4, 1948, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—d. November 11, 1972, Macon, Georgia), Dickey Betts (in full Forrest Richard…
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), Gregg Allman (in full Gregory Lenoir Allman; b. December 8, 1947, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.—d. May 27, 2017, Savannah, Georgia), Berry Oakley (in full Raymond Berry Oakley III; b. April 4, 1948, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—d. November 11, 1972, Macon, Georgia), Dickey Betts (in full Forrest Richard…
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Cher
Personal life and honors
…(from her marriage to musician Gregg Allman, which lasted from 1975 to 1979). Cher’s enduring popularity with many different generations was evident with a successful (and elaborate) Las Vegas residency from 2008 to 2011. In 2017 she began another concert residency, in Las Vegas and Washington, D.C. Her later albums…
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…(from her marriage to musician Gregg Allman, which lasted from 1975 to 1979). Cher’s enduring popularity with many different generations was evident with a successful (and elaborate) Las Vegas residency from 2008 to 2011. In 2017 she began another concert residency, in Las Vegas and Washington, D.C. Her later albums…
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