Gregg Allman
Gregory LeNoir "Gregg" Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known for performing in the Allman Brothers Band. He was born and spent much of his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee, before relocating to Daytona Beach, Florida. He and his brother, Duane Allman, developed an interest in music in their teens, and began performing in the Allman Joys in the mid-1960s. In 1967, they relocated to Los Angeles and were renamed the Hour Glass, releasing two albums for Liberty Records. In 1969, he and Duane regrouped to form the Allman Brothers Band, which settled in Macon, Georgia.
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| Full name at birth | Gregory Lenoir Allman
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| Claim to fame | The Allman Brothers Band
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| Date of birth | 8 December 1947
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| Place of birth | Nashville, Tennessee USA
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| Date of death | 27 May 2017
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| Age | 69 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Savannah, Georgia USA
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| Cause of death | Complications Of Liver Cancer
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| Resting place | Rose Hill Cemetery
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| Occupation | Singer, Songwriter, Organ, Piano, Guitar, Keyboard
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| Height | 6' 1" (185 cm)
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| Pets | Duane Allman
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| Net worth | $18,000,000 USD
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![Record Collectors' Magazine Cover [Japan] (August 2000)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/o/z/ozsa3sl48gx7s8s7.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Hit Parader Magazine Cover [United States] (March 1974)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/d/z/dz6ewpgz2lkowkz.jpg?skj2io4l)
![The Allman Brothers Band - Goldmine Magazine Cover [United States] (April 2020)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/3/t/3tkg5aij8cj2c3ig.jpg?skj2io4l)
- Being treated for Hepatitic C (March 28, 2008).
- Is featured in the film Rush (1991). That film's score was written by Eric Clapton, who recorded the album "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs" with help from Gregg's brother, Duane Allman.
- e Allman Brothers Band were voted the 52nd Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artists of all time by Rolling Stone.
- His first band, with his brother, was named the Allman Joys.
- Also plays the acoustic guitar, and the electric piano.
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