Dickey Betts — one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band — has been hospitalized after suffering a head injury at his home in Sarasota, Florida. Betts was playing with the family dog in his backyard Monday when he slipped and cracked…
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Sunday, May 28, 2017
Gregg Allman: Mourned, Remembered by Stars Everywhere
The music world has lost a legend.
On Saturday, May 27, Gregg Allman died peacefully at his home in Georgia.
While a cause of death has not yet been established, reaction to this unexpected passing has poured in from the music industry and beyond.
Here"s a look at what various celebrities have said/written in response to Allman"s death:
1. Cher
Tweeted Allman’s ex-wife: “IVE TRIED…WORDS ARE IMPOSSIBLE GUI GUI FOREVER, CHOOCH… Thinking bout funny,crazy,amazing Macon days,dear friend…”
2. Keith Urban
My heart breaks today at the passing of soul brutha Gregg Allman. Blessings and peace to all the Allman family.
3. Bob Seger
Gregg was one of my favorite rock singers of all time… so sad, we’ve lost another music titan.
4. Melissa Etheridge
My southern-rock heart is breaking
5. Sheryl Crow
Broken heart. Gregg Allman I will miss you.
6. Ringo Starr
Rest in peace Greg Allman peace and love to all the family.
Saturday, May 27, 2017
Gregg Allman Dies; Rock Legend Was 69
Gregg Allman, the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known as the longtime frontman of The Allman Brothers Band, has passed away at the age of 69.
Sources close to his family say Allman died peacefully at his home in Savannah.
No cause of death was given, but a statement on his official website notes that Allman had been battling a number of serious ailments in recent years.
“Gregg struggled with many health issues over the past several years,” the statement reads.
“During that time, Gregg considered being on the road playing music with his brothers and solo band for his beloved fans, essential medicine for his soul. Playing music lifted him up and kept him going during the toughest of times.”
Gregg formed the Allman brothers band with his brother, Duane Allman, who tragically passed away in a motorcycle accident in 1971 at the age of 24.
Together, the brothers penned such Southern rock classics as “Midnight Rider,” “Whipping Post,” and “Melissa.”
For many, the band’s distinct blend of bluesy roots rock and jam band psychedelia became one of the defining sounds of the late ’60s and early ’70s.
Musically active until his final days, Allman’s influence as a singer, songwriter, and paragon of counterculture cool cannot be overstated.
At the height of his fame, Allman was almost as well-known for his hedonistic lifestyle and high-profile romances as for his trailblazing music.
Stories of Allman’s hard-partying ways contributed to his status as a living legend, but never eclipsed his music.
(Asked by Stephen Colbert if the story of a private flight crew spelling out “Welcome, Allman Brothers Band” in cocaine was true, Gregg replied, “They abbreviated ‘Brothers."”)
Allman was married and divorced six times and became a tabloid staple during his highly-publicized split from music icon Cher in 1975.
Within minutes of the news of his death, Allman’s name became the number one trending topic on Twitter, with tributes pouring in from family, friends, and a legion of devoted friend.
“Words are impossible,” tweeted a clearly grief-stricken Cher.
“I have lost a dear friend and the world has lost a brilliant pioneer in music,” wrote Allman’s friend and longtime manager, Michael Lehman.
“He was a kind and gentle soul with the best laugh I ever heard. His love for his family and bandmates was passionate as was the love he had for his extraordinary fans. Gregg was an incredible partner and an even better friend. We will all miss him.”
Allman is survived by five children, including musicians Devon and Elijah Blue.
Gregg Allman Dead at 69
Gregg Allman — the musician, singer and songwriter known for fronting The Allman Brothers Band for 45 years — has died. Allman was known for his long blonde hair and being a rock n’ blues pioneer along with his brother Duane. They founded…
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Allman Brothers Drummer Butch Trucks 911, "My Husband Just Shot Himself!" (AUDIO)
Allman Brothers drummer Butch Trucks pulled the trigger on a handgun and killed himself while his wife frantically dialed 911. The recording of the call was just released, and you can hear Melinda Trucks screaming immediately after what sounds like…
Allman Brothers Drummer Butch Trucks 911, "My Husband Just Shot Himself!" (AUDIO)
Allman Brothers drummer Butch Trucks pulled the trigger on a handgun and killed himself while his wife frantically dialed 911. The recording of the call was just released, and you can hear Melinda Trucks screaming immediately after what sounds like…
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Butch Trucks Dies; Allman Brothers Band Co-Founder Was 69
Butch Trucks, one of the co-founding members of beloved group the Allman Brother Band, was found dead on Tuesday.
He was 69 years old.
No cause of death has been determined or made public, but the sad passing was confirmed by Rolling Stone, who spoke with Trucks’ booking agent, Page Stallings.
Butch’s cousin, Lee, also confirmed the unfortunate news on Facebook, writing this morning:
“My cousin Butch Trucks died. Great drummer. Good person.”
Moreover, the Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival, where Trucks was scheduled to perform in May, left the following message on its Facebook account about an hour ago:
We are shocked and sad to report that Butch Trucks, one of the founding members of the Allman Brothers, has passed away at the age of 69.
We will repost the official press release when we get it. Sorry to be the bearer of such sad news.
A native of Florida, Trucks started the Allman Brothers alongside Duane and Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley and Jai Johanny Johanson.
The band struck it big in the early 1970s, gaining a large following as a result of an improvisational style that mixed multiple genres and instruments.
They played hundreds of live dates every year and finally gained a mainstream following in July of 1971 with the release of the live album “At Fillmore East.”
Recalling how it all came together with that album, Trucks said many years ago:
“That weekend in March of ‘71 when we recorded ‘At Fillmore East,’ most of the time it clicked. We were finally starting to catch up with what we were listening to.
“We had lived together…we got in trouble together; we all just moved as a unit. And then, when we got onstage to play, that’s what it was all about — and it just happened to all come together that weekend.”
This live album (which was recorded in New York City) went platinum and started a streak of popularity for the band, which included the following records:
- Eat a Peach (1972, released after Duane Allman’s death the prior year).
- Brothers and Sisters (1973, it went to number-one on the Billboard chart).
- Win, Lose or Draw (1975).
- Enlightened Rogues (1979, the band’s last Top 10 full-length).
The Allman Brother would go on to issue several more studio, live and archival LPs through the decades.
In the Allman Brothers biography, “One Way Out, guitarist Dicky Betts described Trains as a musician with “drive and strength.”
In an interview with Rolling Stone last year, Trucks thought back on the Allman Brothers Band’s unexpected status as concert headliners.
“We were in another universe,” he said at the time, expounding as follows:
“We were out spreading the gospel of this music we had discovered. We never thought that we would be more than an opening act.
“Atlantic Records was riding our ass constantly to get Gregg out from behind the organ, stick a salami down his pants and jump around the stage like Robert Plant. We told them to go fuck themselves. ‘We’re playing this for ourselves. We’ve tried it your way before.
“We didn’t make any money and we had a miserable time…’
“Little by little, people started understanding what we were doing. But it had to start with us.
“Once the crowd got in and we could feed on their energy, we’d feed it back to them.”
We send our condolences to the friends, family members and loved ones of Butch Trucks.
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