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Gregg Allman
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Person · Male · autobiographer · guitarist · keyboardist

Gregg Allman

Allman, Gregg · Greg Allman · Gregory LeNoir Allman
Born 8 Dec 1947Died 27 May 2017United States16 albums

American musician (1947–2017)

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Biography

Gregory LeNoir Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was known for being a founding member, lead singer, and keyboardist for the Allman Brothers Band. Allman grew up with an interest in rhythm and blues music, and the Allman Brothers Band fused it with rock music, jazz, and country. He wrote several of the band's most popular songs, including "Whipping Post", "Melissa", and "Midnight Rider". Allman also had a successful solo career, releasing eight studio albums. He was born and spent much of his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee, before relocating to Daytona Beach, Florida, and then Macon, Georgia. He and his brother Duane Allman formed the Allman Brothers Band in 1969, which reached mainstream success with their 1971 live album At Fillmore East, but shortly thereafter, Duane was killed in a motorcycle crash. The band continued, and released Brothers and Sisters, which became their most successful album, in 1973. Allman began a solo career with Laid Back the same year. He gained some additional fame for his 1975 to 1979 marriage to pop star Cher. He had an unexpected mid-career hit with his cover of the song "I'm No Angel" in...

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People

Member of

The Allman Brothers Bandguitar, lead vocals, organ · 1969–2014Allman & WomanHour GlassThe 31st of FebruaryThe Allman BrothersThe Allman JoysThe Gregg Allman Band

Children

Michael Allman1966–nowDevon Allman1972–nowElijah Blue Allman1976–nowLayla Brooklyn Allman1993–now

Brothers and sisters

Duane Allman

Married to

Cher1975–1978

Songs written

  1. Midnight Ridercomposer, lyricist, writer1970 · 529 releases
  2. Whipping Postcomposer, lyricist1969 · 350 releases
  3. Dreamscomposer, lyricist1969 · 244 releases
  4. Melissacomposer, lyricist1972 · 177 releases
  5. Hot ’Lantacomposer1971 · 134 releases
  6. Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’composer, lyricist1970 · 131 releases
  7. Ain’t Wastin’ Time No Morecomposer, lyricist1972 · 130 releases
  8. It’s Not My Cross to Bearcomposer, lyricist1969 · 107 releases
  9. Wasted Wordscomposer, lyricist1973 · 101 releases
  10. Come and Go Bluescomposer, lyricist1973 · 99 releases
  11. Mountain Jamcomposer1970 · 96 releases
  12. Blackhearted Womanwriter1969 · 85 releases
  13. Stand Backwriter1972 · 75 releases
  14. Every Hungry Womanwriter1969 · 69 releases
  15. Please Call Homecomposer, lyricist1970 · 64 releases
  16. Rockin’ Horsewriter1994 · 63 releases
  17. Leave My Blues at Homewriter1970 · 61 releases
  18. End of the Linewriter1991 · 47 releases
  19. Queen of Heartscomposer, lyricist1973 · 37 releases
  20. Good Clean Funwriter1990 · 36 releases
  21. Win, Lose or Drawcomposer, lyricist1975 · 36 releases
  22. High Cost of Low Livingwriter2003 · 35 releases
  23. Jelly Jellywriter1973 · 35 releases
  24. Please Call Homewriter1970 · 32 releases
  25. Get on With Your Lifecomposer, lyricist1991 · 30 releases
  26. Desdemonawriter2003 · 29 releases
  27. Just Ain’t Easycomposer, lyricist1979 · 29 releases
  28. Sailin’ ’Cross the Devil’s Seawriter1994 · 25 releases
  29. Old Before My Timewriter2003 · 20 releases
  30. Never Knew How Much (I Needed You)composer, lyricist1981 · 19 releases
  31. Multi-Colored Ladycomposer, lyricist1973 · 17 releases
  32. Leavin’writer1981 · 16 releases
  33. All Night Trainwriter1992 · 15 releases
  34. Demonswriter1988 · 14 releases
  35. Just Another Riderwriter2011 · 14 releases
  36. Double Crosswriter1974 · 12 releases
  37. Let This Be a Lesson to Yawriter1977 · 12 releases
  38. Neverthelesswriter1975 · 12 releases
  39. Things You Used to Dowriter1981 · 12 releases
  40. Mystery Womanwriter1980 · 11 releases
  41. One More Ridecomposer1989 · 11 releases
  42. What’s Done Is Donewriter1992 · 11 releases
  43. Temptation Is a Gunwriter1992 · 10 releases
  44. Firing Linewriter2003 · 9 releases
  45. House of Blueswriter1997 · 9 releases
  46. Lead Me Onwriter1987 · 9 releases
  47. My Only True Friendwriter2017 · 9 releases
  48. Wade in the Waterwriter2018 · 9 releases
  49. Early Morning Blueswriter2013 · 8 releases
  50. Just Say Whenwriter2014 · 8 releases
  51. Bring It on Backwriter1977 · 7 releases
  52. God Rest His Soulwriter1972 · 7 releases
  53. Oncoming Trafficwriter1974 · 7 releases
  54. One More Trywriter1977 · 7 releases
  55. The Endingdedication2019 · 7 releases
  56. Anything Goescomposer, lyricist1987 · 6 releases
  57. Faces Without Nameswriter1987 · 6 releases
  58. Ocean Awash the Gunwalewriter1988 · 6 releases
  59. Yours for the Askingwriter1987 · 6 releases
  60. So Longwriter1980 · 5 releases
  61. Things That Might Have Beenwriter1987 · 5 releases
  62. Been Gone Too Longwriter1974 · 4 releases
  63. Fear of Fallingwriter1988 · 4 releases
  64. Islandwriter1988 · 4 releases
  65. Night Gameswriter1988 · 4 releases
  66. Come Back and Help Mewriter1997 · 3 releases
  67. Honest to Godwriter1993 · 3 releases
  68. If Looks Could Killwriter1993 · 3 releases
  69. Silence Ain’t Golden Anymorewriter1997 · 3 releases
  70. Startin’ Overwriter1997 · 3 releases
  71. Wolf’s a’ Howlin’writer1997 · 3 releases
  72. Boid is so weidcomposer, lyricist1992 · 2 releases
  73. Gotta Get Awaywriter1973 · 2 releases
  74. Bad Dreamwriter1997 · 1 releases
  75. Bell Bottom Britcheswriter1973 · 1 releases
  76. Changing of the Guardwriter1973 · 1 releases
  77. Doctor Fone Bonewriter1973 · 1 releases
  78. Oh Johnwriter1973 · 1 releases
  79. The Forest for the Treeswriter1973 · 1 releases
  80. Whipping Postcomposer2011 · 1 releases
  81. You’ll Learn Somedaywriter1973 · 1 releases

Songs recorded

  1. Midnight Rider22 versions
  2. Melissa10 versions
  3. These Days9 versions
  4. Before the Bullets Fly6 versions
  5. Please Call Home5 versions
  6. Queen of Hearts5 versions
  7. Statesboro Blues5 versions
  8. Love Like Kerosene4 versions
  9. Whipping Post4 versions
  10. Will the Circle Be Unbroken4 versions
  11. Brightest Smile in Town3 versions
  12. Come and Go Blues3 versions
  13. Dreams3 versions
  14. I Can’t Be Satisfied3 versions
  15. Just Another Rider3 versions
  16. My Only True Friend3 versions
  17. One Way Out3 versions
  18. Are You Lonely for Me Baby2 versions
  19. Brother to Brother2 versions
  20. Don't Mess Up a Good Thing2 versions
  21. Don't Stand In My Way2 versions
  22. Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’2 versions
  23. Double Cross2 versions
  24. Floating Bridge2 versions
  25. Have a Little Faith2 versions
  26. Hot ’Lanta2 versions
  27. I Can't Be Satisfied2 versions
  28. I Feel So Bad2 versions
  29. I Love the Life I Live2 versions
  30. I'm No Angel2 versions
  31. I’m No Angel2 versions
  32. I’ve Found a Love2 versions
  33. My Love Is Your Love2 versions
  34. Rendezvous With the Blues2 versions
  35. Soulshine2 versions
  36. Stormy Monday2 versions
  37. Sweet Feelin’2 versions
  38. The Needle and the Damage Done2 versions
  39. The Weight2 versions
  40. Tuesday’s Gone2 versions
  41. Turn On Your Lovelight2 versions
  42. Two Steps From the Blues2 versions
  43. Wasted Words2 versions
  44. Whippin’ Post2 versions
  45. Adam’s Song / Shadow Dream Song (solo demo)
  46. Ain't Wastin' Time No More
  47. Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More
  48. All My Friends
  49. All My Friends (alt. version)
  50. All My Friends (demo)
  51. All My Friends (early mix)
  52. Anything Goes
  53. Are You Lonely for Me, Baby
  54. Back Down Home With You
  55. Back to the Swamp: The Making of Southern Blood
  56. Bad Dream
  57. Bell Bottom Britches
  58. Black Muddy River
  59. Blind Bats and Swamp Rats
  60. Blind Man
  61. Bring It On Back (solo demo)
  62. Bring It on Back
  63. Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
  64. Can You Fool (demo)
  65. Can’t Lose What You Never Had (demo)
  66. Catfish Blues (solo demo)
  67. Changing of the Guard
  68. Checking on My Baby
  69. Come & Go Blues
  70. Come Back and Help Me
  71. Come Down and Get Me
  72. Come On In My Kitchen
  73. Crossroads
  74. Cryin’ Shame
  75. Dark End of the Street
  76. Demons
  77. Devil Got My Woman
  78. Doctor Fone Bone
  79. Don't Keep Me Wonderin'
  80. Don't Mess Up a Good Thing (early mix)
  81. Done Somebody Wrong
  82. Don’t Deny Me
  83. Don’t Mess Up a Good Thing
  84. Drown in My Own Tears
  85. Evidence of Love
  86. Faces Without Names
  87. Feature: The Gregg Allman Band at the H&H
  88. Free on the Wing
  89. God Rest His Soul
  90. God Rest His Soul (Rough mix)
  91. God Rest His Soul (Solo Guitar & vocal demo)
  92. God Rest His Soul (band demo)
  93. God Rest His Soul (solo demo)
  94. Going Back To Daytona
  95. Going Going Gone
  96. Gotta Get Away
  97. Holiday Greetings From
  98. Honest to God
  99. Hoochie Coochie Man
  100. Hopelessly Miss You
  101. House of Blues
  102. I Believe I’ll Go Back Home
  103. I Feel So Bad (rehearsal)
  104. I'll Be Holding On (main title version)
  105. If Looks Could Kill
  106. In the Morning When I’m Real
  107. Interview: Practicing in Macon
  108. Interview: Songwriting for the Allman Brothers
  109. Interview: We Worked Hard
  110. Interview: What Macon Was to Us
  111. Island
  112. It Ain’t No Use
  113. It’s Not My Cross to Bear (demo)
  114. I’ll Be Holding On
  115. I’ll Be Holding On (End Titles version)
  116. I’ll Be Holding On (Opening Titles version)
  117. I’ll Change for You
  118. I’ve Got News for You
  119. Just Like a Woman
  120. Just Say When

Albums

Duane & Greg Allman
Duane & Greg AllmanDuane & Gregg Allman · 1972
Early Allman
Early AllmanThe Allman Joys feat. Duane and Gregg Allman · 1973
Laid Back
Laid BackGregg Allman · 1973
The Gregg Allman Tour
The Gregg Allman TourGregg Allman · 1974
1992-08-30: Wetlands Preserve, New York, NY
1992-08-30: Wetlands Preserve, New York, NYWarren Haynes with Gregg Allman and Allen Woody · 1992
One More Try: An Anthology
One More Try: An AnthologyGregg Allman · 1997
Searching for Simplicity
Searching for SimplicityGregg Allman · 1997
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Gregg Allman
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Gregg AllmanGregg Allman · 2002
No Stranger to the Dark: The Best of Gregg Allman
No Stranger to the Dark: The Best of Gregg AllmanGregg Allman · 2002
2006‐09‐02: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
2006‐09‐02: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, COGregg Allman & Warren Haynes · 2006
One More Silver Dollar: The Solo Years (1973–1997)
One More Silver Dollar: The Solo Years (1973–1997)Gregg Allman · 2009
Gregg Allman Live At The 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Gregg Allman Live At The 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage FestivalGregg Allman · 2011
Low Country Blues
Low Country BluesGregg Allman · 2011
Playlist: The Very Best of Gregg Allman
Playlist: The Very Best of Gregg AllmanGregg Allman · 2012
Gregg Allman Live: Back to Macon, GA
Gregg Allman Live: Back to Macon, GAGregg Allman · 2015
Southern Blood
Southern BloodGregg Allman · 2017

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