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Gregg Allman Undergoes Liver Transplant Surgery
Rolling Stone ^ | 6-24-10

Posted on 06/24/2010 11:01:31 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache

Allman Brothers Band cofounder Gregg Allman underwent successful liver transplant surgery this morning, forcing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band to cancel its performance at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival at Chicago's Toyota Park on Saturday. The Derek Trucks Band will replace the Allmans on the lineup, which also includes Jeff Beck, John Mayer, B.B. King and Buddy Guy.

Check out Rolling Stone's rundown of the Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

Allman is being treated at Jacksonville, Florida's Mayo Clinic after battling Hepatitis C for several years. In 2007, the singer was advised that the damage to his liver was severe enough to necessitate a transplant, and he went on a wait list for the organ. "I changed my ways years ago, but we can't turn back time," he said in a statement. "Every day is a gift, and I can't wait to get back on the road making music with my friends."

Adding that he hopes to make a speedy recovery, Allman said, "I feel pretty good, considering everything that's happened." Doctors notified Allman this morning that an appropriate liver had been donated and the surgery was quickly scheduled. "All I can really say is 'thanks,' " Allman said.

While the Crossroads date is definitely off, the status of Allman's two solo shows plotted for late September is currently unknown.


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: allmanbrothers; greggallman; hepatitis; hepatitisc; hepc; livertransplant; organtransplantation
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1 posted on 06/24/2010 11:01:33 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache
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To: My Favorite Headache

My prayers for his recovery and special prayers for the donor and their family.


2 posted on 06/24/2010 11:04:10 AM PDT by SueRae (I can see November from my HOUSE!)
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To: My Favorite Headache

One of my favorite bands, timeless music that never dies.


3 posted on 06/24/2010 11:05:16 AM PDT by Reaganwuzthebest
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To: My Favorite Headache

I find it odd that the surgery is called “successful” and it just took place this morning. It seems to me that it would be a while before we know it is “successful.”

That said, I hope he recovers well.


4 posted on 06/24/2010 11:05:25 AM PDT by Persevero (It's going to be a long summer.)
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To: My Favorite Headache
Prayers for a speedy recovery. The Allman Brothers are an American institution.

Point of trivia . . . "Melissa" (one of my favorite songs from that band) was written by Gregg Allman as an ode to the long-haul truck driver that he probably would have been had he not been successful in music.

5 posted on 06/24/2010 11:05:47 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Let the Eastern bastards freeze in the dark.")
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To: My Favorite Headache

Treat that new one nice now!

6 posted on 06/24/2010 11:06:11 AM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: My Favorite Headache
All those years of boozing will take a toll on you.

Another great guitar festival for Clapton. Good for him. He's about the only guy left who could pull this off. Contrast Eric (& Jeff Beck) who's still putting out quality material and shows with the imbecile Paul McCartney who's living on what he did over 40 years (oh my) ago!
7 posted on 06/24/2010 11:07:11 AM PDT by truthguy (Good intentions are not enough.)
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To: My Favorite Headache

Based on his drug abuse and alcohol consumption, he shouldn’t have been on the transplant list. No non-celeberity would be. I love his music too.


8 posted on 06/24/2010 11:08:04 AM PDT by HospiceNurse
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To: 537cant be wrong; Aeronaut; bassmaner; Bella_Bru; Big Guy and Rusty 99; Brian Allen; cgk; ...

PING


9 posted on 06/24/2010 11:08:41 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (I wish our president loved the US military as much as he loves Paul McCartney.)
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To: My Favorite Headache

How did he qualify? I thought you had to be drug and alcohol free to even be considered? Maybe he got the David Crosby exemption?


10 posted on 06/24/2010 11:09:17 AM PDT by equalitybeforethelaw
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To: Reaganwuzthebest
One of my favorite bands, timeless music that never dies.

Or, in the case of Rambling Man, never ends.

11 posted on 06/24/2010 11:09:55 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Judas Iscariot - the first social justice advocate. John 12:3-6)
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To: My Favorite Headache
Lots and lots of famous people on this list, many of them needle drug users, obviously.

What Not To Share: Celebrities with Hepatitus C

12 posted on 06/24/2010 11:11:23 AM PDT by Jack Black ( Whatever is left of American patriotism is now identical with counter-revolution.)
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To: Reaganwuzthebest

Fancy pick’n


13 posted on 06/24/2010 11:13:58 AM PDT by SMARTY ("What luck for rulers that men do not think." Adolph Hitler)
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To: equalitybeforethelaw

Greg quit doing drugs a long time ago. As far as I know Hep C is a blood transmitted disease and can not be caught from drinking booze. It was not reported that he had cirossis, though Hep C makes one more susceptable to other forms of liver damage.


14 posted on 06/24/2010 11:14:25 AM PDT by Jack Black ( Whatever is left of American patriotism is now identical with counter-revolution.)
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To: billorites

? That looks like Crosby?


15 posted on 06/24/2010 11:14:25 AM PDT by Scythian
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To: truthguy

Beck and Clapton are basically performers, and as long as a performer keeps up his chops, he can maintain his career.

McCartney is basically a song writer. It is neither easy nor normal to produce creatively over an extended period of time. McCartney produced some great songs over about a span of about a decade. Now the well is dry.


16 posted on 06/24/2010 11:15:38 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Judas Iscariot - the first social justice advocate. John 12:3-6)
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To: Jeff Chandler

of about . . .


17 posted on 06/24/2010 11:16:23 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Judas Iscariot - the first social justice advocate. John 12:3-6)
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To: Scythian; billorites
? That looks like Crosby?

It is David Crosby.

18 posted on 06/24/2010 11:16:36 AM PDT by upsdriver (ret.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

That’s a warmup song. :)


19 posted on 06/24/2010 11:16:55 AM PDT by Reaganwuzthebest
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To: Jack Black

Gregg Allman claimed in a radio interview he contracted Hepititis C from a tatoo parlor.


20 posted on 06/24/2010 11:19:47 AM PDT by oilfieldtrash
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