Gregg Allman who was a founding member of The Allman Brothers band passed away in his home yesterday. Allman is credited for creating the “Southern Rock” genre, alongside Dickey Betts and Butch Trucks (who also passed away this year). The Allman Brothers band is heralded as one of the most prolific touring acts of all time. A few years back, they were founders of The Peach Festival in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
CNN – “Gregg Allman, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band who overcame family tragedy, drug addiction and health problems to become a grizzled elder statesman for the blues music he loved, has died. He was 69.
Allman died due to liver cancer complications at his home in Savannah, Georgia, and he was “surrounded by his family and friends,” Michael Lehman, Allman’s longtime manager and close friend, told CNN.
He will be buried at Rose Hill cemetery in Macon, Georgia, though a funeral date has not yet been set, Lehman said. Two other founding members of the Allman Brothers — guitarist Duane Allman and bassist Berry Oakley — are also buried at Rose Hill Cemetery.”