Gregory LeNoir "Gregg" Allman is an American rock and blues singer-songwriter, keyboardist, guitarist and a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. He was inducted with the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 [1] and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2006. His distinctive voice placed him in 70th place in the Rolling Stone list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time".

At the beginning of the 1970s, The Allman Brothers Band enjoyed huge success and a number of their most characteristic songs were written by Gregg Allman. While it was unusual at the time, the band was based in the Southeastern United States. The Allman Brothers Band music was called ‘Southern Rock’, a term that was coined by Gregg Allman, himself. ‘Southern Rock’ incorporated an innovative fusion of rock, blues, and country back in the 1970s, and the genre of music is still popular today.

Following the death of his older brother, guitarist Duane Allman in 1971, and a year later, bass guitarist Berry Oakley, both in motorcycle accidents, the band continued to perform and record. In addition, Allman developed a solo career and a band under his own name. Allman’s solo music has perhaps a greater resonance of soul music than his work with ABB, possibly because of the influence of artists such as Bobby Bland and Little Milton, singers who he has long admired.

Despite recent health issues, Allman still tours.

Allman's memoirs of his life in music, My Cross to Bear, was released on May 1, 2012.


Gregg has so many tatttoos he has gotten over the years that they have all blended into each other. What began as just lone tattoos all over have morphed into two full sleeves. It is very hard these days to find a musician that doesnt express themselves through tattoos.






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