My absolute favorite musician Gregg Allman died today

[Gatordiddy]

Duane was 24. Like Duane, the ABB bass player Berry Oakley died one year later in a motorcycle crash just a couple of blocks from Duane's fatal motorcycle crash. He was also 24. Weird huh?

Very weird...
I thought 33 was the weird age:
John Belushi
David Koresh
Carole Lombard
Carolyn Kennedy
Chris Farley
Don Rich (of the Buckaroos)
And of course ... Jesus

 

[78]

The Allmans at the UF Bandshell, January 1982.



Is that Lake Alice?

 

[Gatordiddy]

Is that Lake Alice?

It's the only lake right near the Bandshell

 

[78]

It's the only lake right near the Bandshell

What I thought. Betts played there in May '78, a month before graduation. Was an awesome concert.

 

[Gatordiddy]

What I thought. Betts played there in May '78, a month before graduation. Was an awesome concert.

damn...I'm jealous.
I got to G'ville exactly eight months after the '82 concert above.

 

[78]

damn...I'm jealous.
I got to G'ville exactly eight months after the '82 concert above.

I'd have rather seen Betts with the Allmans. I was back in Florida in January 1982 but I missed it. Betts is ridiculously good in concert.

 

[g8tr72]

 

[crosscreekcooter]

 

[78]

Amazing how many bands copied the Allmans. Amazing, too, how many bands got their start in Jacksonville, including the Allmans.

 

[78]

Skynyrd is probably the only band to outdo the Allmans in dead members.

 

[crosscreekcooter]

Amazing how many bands copied the Allmans. Amazing, too, how many bands got their start in Jacksonville, including the Allmans.

This deserves it's own thread

 

[crosscreekcooter]

Here's a cover of a great Skynyrd song by Gregg thats damned good. He did this at a Skynyrd tribute show in Atl a few years ago.

 

[crosscreekcooter]

Skynyrd is probably the only band to outdo the Allmans in dead members.

Seven are now deceased.

 

[cover2]

I had the pleasure of seeing him in Tallahassee in '79 I think it was. He was part of a three-act deal with a couple of country guys, Johnny Lee, who was up and coming at the time, and "The Possum," George Jones. Kind of an odd mix, but Allman was far and away the best that night. "Midnight Rider" was really good. Only thing I remember about the other two was Jones ran off the stage in the middle of a song to get a few swigs from the bottle. Band kept on playing and didn't miss a beat. He ran back in like nothing happened.

Wish I'd have seen the Allman's together live. They were always a featured group at the impromptu pasture parties in my teens and early twenties. They could play.

 

[daytonacane]

My son is a plumbing contractor and when he first started out he did a lot of service work. One of his first customers was Geraldine Allman. He was doing some work for her one day and got to meet Greg & Cher who were staying with Mrs. Allman. She was a free spirit and was exceptionally smart and worked as an accountant to support her family. The "Allman Joys" played @ some of the local teenage hangouts here in Daytona Beach. She passed away in 2015 at the age of 98. See attached
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