RIP- Gregg Allman

[wpod]

Gregg Allman passes.

RIP in the Blue Sky.

[Cicli]

Bummer.

[thwart]

Led one of the iconic bands that helped me get through my 'formative years'.

RIP, Mr. Allman.

[OtayBW]

Originally Posted by thwart

Led one of the iconic bands that helped me get through my 'formative years'.

RIP, Mr. Allman.

Me, too. That's terrible. So sad to hear.
RIP Greg Allman

[bthornt]

At Fillmore East, what an album.

[cmg]

RIP. saw allman bros. in austin right before dicky betts left the band, an excellent memory. tied to the whipping post

[guido]

Sad news! He will be missed.

[bking]

Originally Posted by bthornt

At Fillmore East, what an album.

wow, lucky man. If I only got to choose one to listen to the rest of my life, this might well be it.

Their long play instrumentals were so so good.

Very sorry to hear. RIP Gregg.

[Frankwurst]

Originally Posted by thwart

Led one of the iconic bands that helped me get through my 'formative years'.

RIP, Mr. Allman.

Hell. Led one of the iconic bands that helped me get through yesterday.

[rePhil]

He was an occasional resident and was always popular in here in SW Fla. Rest in Peace.

[KJMUNC]

Originally Posted by Frankwurst

Hell. Led one of the iconic bands that helped me get through yesterday.

This x1000

Esp considering I'm stranded in London due to this BA mess....Fillmore East is on heavy rotation.

[tmarcus1076]

Saw them many times. Was at one of the Fillmore East shows that was recorded. The played with Johnny Winter and Elvin Bishop. I believe tickets were $5.50. A friend of mine who's birthday is in March would always have his birthday party at the Beacon theater when the Allman Brothers in town for the week.

[djg21]

Originally Posted by OtayBW

Me, too. That's terrible. So sad to hear.
RIP Greg Allman

I saw the Allmans the first time at 16 years old in the mid 70s, during the Enlightened Rogues tour. An uncle of mine, since deceased, was working for the band, and when they came to the town where I grew up I got to hang backstage and go out post-show with Dickey Betts and Bonnie Bramlett (the drinking age was 18 back then, and no one cared except for my dad who wasn't happy with his brother when I showed up home pretty wrecked early the next morning). Gregg seemed to be a mess back then, and needed help from his assistant/bodyguard to get to and from his organ. He was shuttled around separate from the rest of the band and just showed up to play and was taken back to the hotel immediately after the show. Bonnie was hot, and really nice to me -- I was smitten.

I've seen the Allmans countless times over the past 40 years, and last saw Greg perform with his own band about two years ago. He looked relatively healthy. I was really hoping he pulled through and we'd be seeing him and Butch Trucks get back together for some shows with Dickey Betts after the Derek Trucks/Warren Haynes incarnation of the Allmans ended.

It's really sad seeing the generation of rock icons that I grew up listening to in my youth pass.

[Climb01742]

Originally Posted by bthornt

At Fillmore East, what an album.

+1

That version of 'Whippin' Post' is as good as rock/blues gets.

[tv_vt]

My band back in last few years of high school. Saw the original band at the Auditorium in Chicago in August '71. Remember it well. I was with the girl of my dreams (at the time) and she fell asleep during one of the very long jams. They weren't exactly her thing.

But Statesboro Blues - that will fire me up any day, any time.

...drown myself in sorrow..