- Gregg Allman is an American musician, singer and songwriter
| Real name: | Gregory LeNoir Allman |
Gregg Allman Height
| | How tall was Gregg Allman? | 185 cm / 6 ft 1 in | | Born: | 08 December 1947 Comment | | When did Gregg Allman die? / Died | 27 May 2017 | | How many years did Gregg Allman live? / Lived | 69 years | | Where was Gregg Allman born? | Nashville, Tennessee, USA | | Where did Gregg Allman die? / Deathplace | Savannah, Georgia, US | | Nicknames: | Gregg | | Zodiac sign: | Sagittarius |
Gregg Allman Net worth 2024 (estimated)
| | How much is Gregg Allman worth? | $15,000,000
| | Nationality: | American | | Hair color: | Blonde | | Eyes color: | Blue |
Who was Gregg Allman? / Facts
- He is best known for performing in the Allman Brothers Band
- He was born and spent much of his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee, before relocating to Daytona Beach, Florida
- He and his brother, Duane Allman, developed an interest in music in their teens, and began performing in the Allman Joys in the mid-1960s
- In 1967, they relocated to Los Angeles and were renamed the Hour Glass, releasing two albums for Liberty Records
- In 1969, he and Duane regrouped to form the Allman Brothers Band, which settled in Macon, Georgia
- The Allman Brothers Band began to reach mainstream success by the early 1970s, with their live album At Fillmore East representing a commercial and artistic breakthrough
- Shortly thereafter, Duane was killed in a motorcycle crash in 1971
- The following year, the band's bassist, Berry Oakley was also killed in a motorcycle accident very close to the location of Duane's wreck
- Their 1973 album Brothers and Sisters became their biggest hit, and Allman pursued a solo career afterward, releasing his debut album, Laid Back (album) the same year
- Internal turmoil took over the group, leading to a 1975 breakup
- Allman was married to pop star Cher for the rest of the decade, while he continued his solo career with the Gregg Allman Band
- After a brief Allman Brothers reunion and a decade of little activity, he reached an unexpected peak with the hit single "I'm No Angel" in 1987
- After two more solo albums, the Allman Brothers reformed for a third and final time in 1989, and continued performing until 2014
- He released his most recent solo album, Low Country Blues, in 2011, and his next, Southern Blood, is set to be released in 2017
- For his work in music, Allman has received numerous awards including several Grammys; he has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Georgia Music Hall of Fame
- His distinctive voice placed him in 70th place in the Rolling Stone list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time"
- Allman released an autobiography, My Cross to Bear, in 2012
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I said, other people can write songs, let's see if I can. So the first 400 or 500 wound up on the floor somewhere. Then I wrote one called Melissa.
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I didn't think we would ever make enough money to pay rent by playing music.
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