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Gregg Allman
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Gregory LeNoir Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He was known for performing in the Allman Brothers Band. Allman grew up wit…
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Gregory LeNoir Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He was known for performing in 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 at times. He wrote several of the band's biggest songs, including "Whipping Post", "Melissa", and "Midnight Rider". Allman also had a successful solo career, releasing seven studio albums. He was born and spent much of his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee, before relocating to Daytona Beach, Florida and then Richmond Hill, 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. Shortly thereafter, Duane was killed in a motorcycle crash. The band continued, with Brothers and Sisters (1973) their most successful album. Allman began a solo career with Laid Back the same year, and was perhaps most famous for his marriage to pop star Cher for the rest of the decade. He had an unexpected late career hit with his cover of the song "I'm No Angel" in 1987, and his seventh solo album, Low Country Blues (2011), saw the highest chart positions of his career. Throughout his life, Allman struggled with alcohol and substance abuse, which formed the basis of his memoir My Cross to Bear (2012). His final album, Southern Blood, was released posthumously on September 8, 2017. Allman performed with a Hammond organ and guitar, and was recognized for his soulful voice. For his work in music, Allman was referred to as a Southern rock pioneer and received numerous awards, including one Grammy Award; he was 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".
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2026
Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul
Movie Self
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2020
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
Movie Self
- 2018
- 2017
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2016
RockNRollers
Movie Self
- 2016
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2015
Gregg Allman Live - Back to Macon, GA
Movie Hammond B-3,Lead Vocals & Guitar
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2015
Lynyrd Skynyrd: One More For The Fans
Movie Self
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2014
The Allman Brothers Band - The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings
Movie Organ, vocals
- 2014
- 2013
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2013
Muscle Shoals
Movie Self
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2012
Gregg Allman - I'm No Angel
Movie Himself
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2012
Southern Rock At The BBC
Movie Self
- 2012
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2011
The Allman Brothers: Live In Germany 1991
Movie self
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2010
Conan
TV show Self
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2009
The Allman Brothers Band: 40
Movie Hammond B-3 Organ, Piano, Lead Vocals
- 2009
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2007
Rolling With the Blues
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2005
The Colbert Report
TV show Self - Guest
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2004
Lightning in a Bottle
Movie Self
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2003
A Tribute to Muddy Waters - Live
Movie Self
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2003
The Allman Brothers Band: Live at the Beacon Theatre
Movie Organ, Pians & Lead Vocals
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2003
Bluesy Entertainment: Live
Movie Self
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2002
Rising Low
Movie Self
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1999
Family Guy
TV show Gregg Allman (voice)
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1998
The Allman Brothers Band: Brothers of the Road
Movie Self - Keyboards & Vocals
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1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV show
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1991
Rush
Movie Gaines
- 1991
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1991
The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods
Movie Keyboards & Vocals
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1989
Rush Week
Movie Cosmo Kincald
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1989
Tales from the Crypt
TV show Toland (segment "On a Deadman's Chest")
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1988
Superboy
TV show
- 1982
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1975
Cher
TV show Self - Musical Guest
