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Greg Allman dead at 69: Legendary father of Southern rock passes away 'peacefully' at home after
dailymail ^ | 5/27/17 | Dailymail.com Reporter

Posted on 05/27/2017 1:11:12 PM PDT by ColdOne

Full Title...................Greg Allman dead at 69: Legendary father of Southern rock passes away 'peacefully' at home after founding pioneering band with his tragic brother and marrying a total of five women including Cher...................Gregg Allman, the legendary singer and father of southern rock, has died at the age of 69.

His death comes just two months after the Allman Brothers Band co-founder cancelled all tour dates for the year.

He 'passed away peacefully' at his home in Savannah, Georgia on Saturday, according to a statement on the singer's website.

The father-of-five was married five times, including to the singer Cher - the father of his son Elijah Blue Allman.

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To: ColdOne
The father-of-five was married five times, including to the singer Cher - the father of his son Elijah Blue Allman.

I've read this a few times and I'm sure it's both grammatically and factually incorrect.

21 posted on 05/27/2017 1:52:22 PM PDT by Oratam
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To: SamAdams76

Juice Newton is still alive and well:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juice_Newton


22 posted on 05/27/2017 1:53:45 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono
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To: Oratam

Yeah some father Cher was. They sure screwed that up.


23 posted on 05/27/2017 2:05:28 PM PDT by TexasCruzin (Trump is the man. #TrumpPence16)
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To: SamAdams76

I disagree. All of their music is still here and online at our fingertips as well. I never dreamed of having such a collection of music to play instantly.


24 posted on 05/27/2017 2:08:42 PM PDT by TexasCruzin (Trump is the man. #TrumpPence16)
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To: FatherofFive
Not a Rambling Man anymore.

That was a Dicky Betts tune.

25 posted on 05/27/2017 2:13:20 PM PDT by tflabo
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To: Col Frank Slade

“Butch Trucks and now Greg Allman.”

The days of our youth are truly past and only the sweet memories remain.


26 posted on 05/27/2017 2:17:45 PM PDT by oldvirginian (Government is at best a necessary evil, at worst a millstone around the neck of the citizenry.)
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To: Az Joe

Wait a minute, what were you wearing? I might have seen you.


27 posted on 05/27/2017 2:27:38 PM PDT by Yogafist
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To: Az Joe

I was at that concert as well. Worst sound... ever. Being the 1st concert in the superdome they had not quite figured it out.


28 posted on 05/27/2017 2:34:42 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: MIchaelTArchangel

Women almost always outlive their men. Alan King did a standup bit about it long ago.


29 posted on 05/27/2017 2:38:36 PM PDT by xp38
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To: ColdOne

Duane was the brilliance behind the AB. After he ate the peach it was just replaying of the good stuff from his era.

Greg was the Hollywood partyboy. Cavorting with the likes of Cher.


30 posted on 05/27/2017 2:39:49 PM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Az Joe

Man, that must have been one hell of a show.


31 posted on 05/27/2017 2:44:57 PM PDT by AFreeBird
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To: plain talk

Remember the floor...it was hard. I think it started around 1pm? Got down around midnight?


32 posted on 05/27/2017 3:04:09 PM PDT by Az Joe (Gloria in excelsis Deo)
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To: FredZarguna

Before Duane was killed right?


33 posted on 05/27/2017 3:06:21 PM PDT by Az Joe (Gloria in excelsis Deo)
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To: Alberta's Child

One million of my friends and I were at Simon and Garfunkel’s 1981 Central Park reunion concert.


34 posted on 05/27/2017 3:08:37 PM PDT by Steven Scharf
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To: Yogafist

I’m 5’9”.... I was with a 5’11 1/2” tall ash blonde


35 posted on 05/27/2017 3:08:53 PM PDT by Az Joe (Gloria in excelsis Deo)
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To: Az Joe

Yes.


36 posted on 05/27/2017 3:11:47 PM PDT by FredZarguna (And what Rough Beast, its hour come round at last, slouches toward Fifth Avenue to be born?)
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To: plain talk
New Orleans Superdome August 31, 1975
37 posted on 05/27/2017 3:12:02 PM PDT by Az Joe (Gloria in excelsis Deo)
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To: plain talk
I heard the crowd was 100,000 but.... As recalled by NOLA.com commenter nattyfred, the Louisiana Superdome's first concert was dubbed the "Pride of Dixie" and featured The Marshall Tucker Band, Wet Willie and The Charlie Daniels Band, as well as the Allmans. According to a story on The Gambit website: "The Allman Brothers later sued ... claiming the band did not receive money for more than 25,000 tickets sold." The Times-Picayune's John Alan Simon reported that the audience numbered 80,000. A 1979 Times-Picayune story lists the attendance as 55,000. 
38 posted on 05/27/2017 3:29:16 PM PDT by Az Joe (Gloria in excelsis Deo)
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To: ColdOne

I liked the band, but his hippie followers seemed to be extra smelly and burnt. I left Red Rocks and couldn’t wait to take a shower.


39 posted on 05/27/2017 3:36:22 PM PDT by TBall
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To: Az Joe

Thanks for the pictures. Brings back memories. Greg Allman was a unique talent. I saw the Allmans many times including one time in 1970 when they opened for an underground band at the time called Pink Floyd. Greg also had a laid back way of playing that Hammond that was cool. RIP Greg.


40 posted on 05/27/2017 3:54:11 PM PDT by plain talk
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