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Gregg Allman, Southern Rock Pioneer, Dies at 69
Variety ^ | May 27, 2017 | Chriss Morris

Posted on 05/27/2017 1:36:16 PM PDT by Dacula

Gregg Allman, whose hard-jamming, bluesy sextet the Allman Brothers Band was the pioneering unit in the Southern rock explosion of the ‘70s, died Saturday due to currently unknown causes. He was 69.

As recently as April 24, reports surfaced claiming Allman was in hospice. His manager previously denied those reports to Variety, which Allman then substantiated in a Facebook post. However, he had suffered a number of ailments in recent years — including an irregular heartbeat, a respiratory infection, a hernia and a liver transplant — and cancelled many scheduled tour dates in recent months due to undisclosed health reasons.


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To: Dacula

An American original. Not an exemplary life, but one amazing career.


21 posted on 05/27/2017 1:59:15 PM PDT by scottinoc
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To: Dacula

Pray he made The List. And his brother too.


22 posted on 05/27/2017 2:01:27 PM PDT by ReaganGeneration2
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To: howlinhound

Live at the Fillmore East ..I agree. The best, all time absolute favorite album of all time. In Memory of Elizabeth and Greg.


23 posted on 05/27/2017 2:02:48 PM PDT by EnquiringMind
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To: TigersEye
These Days
24 posted on 05/27/2017 2:05:35 PM PDT by TigersEye (Make up my mind, NBC,CBS,CNN,ABC. What are the "facts" today?)
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To: Patriot Babe

Her kids by two different fathers are freaks. Is it genetic after all, or is it because their mother is a bizarre meathead?


25 posted on 05/27/2017 2:06:15 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Great comment from a viewer on that clip:

"This song makes me want to sit down by a river in a VW bus."

LOL.

26 posted on 05/27/2017 2:06:22 PM PDT by Alberta's Child
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To: Dacula

I’ve been run down and I’ve been lied to.
And I don’t know why, I let that mean woman make me a fool.
She took all my money, wrecks my new car.
Now she’s with one of my good time buddies,
They’re drinkin in some cross-town bar.

Sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel,
Like I been tied to the whippin’ post.
Tied to the whippin’ post, tied to the whippin’ post.
Good Lord, I feel like I’m dyin’.

My friends tell me, that I’ve been such a fool.
But I had to stand by and take it baby, all for lovin’ you.
Drown myself in sorrow as I look at what you’ve done.
But nothing seemed to change, the bad times stayed the same,
And I can’t run.

Sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel,
Like I been tied to the whippin’ post.
Tied to the whippin’ post, tied to the whippin’ post.
Good Lord, I feel like I’m dyin’.

Sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel,
Like I been tied to the whippin’ post.
Tied to the whippin’ post, tied to the whippin’ post.
Good Lord, I feel like I’m dyin’.


27 posted on 05/27/2017 2:10:56 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
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To: Dacula

Article on CNN:

“Allman died due to liver cancer complications at his home in Savannah, Georgia, and he was “surrounded by his family and friends,” Michael Lehman, Allman’s longtime manager and close friend, told CNN.”


28 posted on 05/27/2017 2:11:42 PM PDT by Carriage Hill ( Poor demoncrats haven't been this mad, since the Republicans took their slaves away.)
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To: TigersEye

Please keep the tribute songs and links going.

Brings back memories.


29 posted on 05/27/2017 2:12:08 PM PDT by Dacula (President and CEO at Being Awesome)
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To: Dacula

The Allman Bros. played my high school graduation dance (Lakeside High, DeKalb County Ga. 1970)....probably their last small gig before hitting the big time nationally.

Brother Duane was the best guitarist I ever saw.


30 posted on 05/27/2017 2:12:46 PM PDT by eddie willers
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To: Dacula

Not a huge surprise. Greg has been in poor health since the Bush Administration, the second Bush.


31 posted on 05/27/2017 2:13:25 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Dacula
Thanks! Yes, it does.

I'm No Angel

32 posted on 05/27/2017 2:17:21 PM PDT by TigersEye (Make up my mind, NBC,CBS,CNN,ABC. What are the "facts" today?)
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To: MUDDOG

Capital idea!


33 posted on 05/27/2017 2:18:44 PM PDT by Clutch Martin (Hot sauce aside, every culture has its pancake, just as every culture has its noodle.)
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To: Dacula

I had a beer with Gregg Allman one time many many moons ago.

We talked for about 15 minutes between sets. I can’t recall what? Haha!

Although I do remember he did not act all high and mighty. It was like I was talking to a neighbor.


34 posted on 05/27/2017 2:19:26 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Dacula

God rest you Greg. You’ve given me many road miles of good tunage, and your passing makes me feel a little older and and little more alone.


35 posted on 05/27/2017 2:23:48 PM PDT by VR-21
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To: Dacula

Amen. They were one hell of a band.


36 posted on 05/27/2017 2:26:45 PM PDT by jmacusa (Dad may be in charge but mom knows whats going on.)
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To: Dacula

Eat a peach.


37 posted on 05/27/2017 2:27:19 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Some people consider government to be a necessary evil, others their personal Ponzi scheme.)
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To: TigersEye

The end of that video could never be shown in this day and age.


38 posted on 05/27/2017 2:31:18 PM PDT by Dacula (President and CEO at Being Awesome)
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To: Dacula
The other Mr. Cher.

-PJ

39 posted on 05/27/2017 2:34:24 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: MUDDOG

lol. and an Obama one 2.


40 posted on 05/27/2017 2:35:58 PM PDT by ronniesgal (still winning (and a self satisfied Pr!ck, according to WMarshal))
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