Artist: Gregg Allman | Album: Southern Blood | Released: 2017 | Genre: Rock, Southern Rock | Country: US | Duration: 00:46:12

Gregg Allman’s most visible contribution to rock music was as lead singer, organist, and songwriter with the Allman Brothers Band, founded by his brother Duane in 1969. He never threatened to eclipse the band that carried his family name, but he found occasional success and popularity with his solo work, which was distinctly different, more soulful, and less focused on high-wattage virtuosity.

Allman’s instrument was the organ, and he was most effective, when in top form, as a singer. His first instrument, ironically enough, was the guitar, and he took it up before his older brother Duane did. But Duane learned it better and quickly eclipsed Gregg. Where Gregg did excel, however, was on the organ and as a singer (a role Duane was never comfortable with), which proved important but not at the center of a group that became famous for its 40-minute instrumental jams and three-hour sets. Through their early efforts, in bands like the Allman Joys and the Hour Glass, they shared the spotlight, with Duane taking the lengthy solos and Gregg fronting the band and offering Booker T. Jones-type keyboard playing. Liberty Records signed the Hour Glass and tried making Gregg into the focus of their efforts during the late ’60s, but it never quite worked.

Tracklisting:

01. My Only True Friend (6:19)
02. Once I Was (3:59)
03. Going Going Gone (4:32)
04. Black Muddy River (4:40)
05. I Love The Life I Live (3:34)
06. Willin’ (3:38)
07. Blind Bats and Swamp Rats (4:35)
08. Out of Left Field (4:12)
09. Love Like Kerosene (4:21)
10. Song for Adam (feat. Jackson Browne) (6:22)

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Gregg Allman – He never threatened to eclipse the band that carried his family name, but he found occasional success and popularity with his solo work, which was distinctly different, more soulful, and less focused on high-wattage virtuosity.
Gregg Allman – My Only True Friend 6:19
Gregg Allman – Once I Was 3:59
Gregg Allman – Going Going Gone 4:32
Gregg Allman – Black Muddy River 4:40
Gregg Allman – I Love The Life I Live 3:34
Gregg Allman – Willin’ 3:38
Gregg Allman – Blind Bats and Swamp Rats 4:35
Gregg Allman – Out of Left Field 4:12
Gregg Allman – Love Like Kerosene 4:21
Gregg Allman – Song for Adam feat. Jackson Browne

Category:Rock
Main catalog

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