Short Biography

Gregory Lenoir Allman (born December 8, 1947 in Nashville, Tennessee), known as Gregg Allman (sometimes spelled Greg Allman), is a rock and blues singer, keyboardist, guitarist and songwriter, best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 with The Allman Brothers Band, and personally received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2006.


Raised in Daytona Beach, Florida, attended Seabreeze High School along with his older brother Duane, Gregg took an interest in the guitar before Duane did. But while Duane would soon become the superior guitarist, Gregg focused more on vocals. Little Milton was one of his favorite singers.

Allman struggled with drugs both legal and illegal, primarily cocaine, heroin, and alcohol, from the 1970s onward. He is sober as of the mid-1990s. He continues to tour every year with The Allman Brothers Band, which in 2003 released, Hittin` the Note, its first studio album in nearly a decade.

Allman has been married at least six times, most famously to the singer/actress Cher from 1975 to 1979. Together they became the parents of a son, Elijah Blue Allman, who later formed his own band, Deadsy. The couple even tried a musical collaboration, releasing their record album Two the Hard Way (billed as Allman and Woman) in 1977. It was universally panned, and it has long since been out of print. The Hard Way Tour was staged with Cher making appearances, and it did not meet with much success either.

At time of first solo album, Laid Back, Allman was married to Jan Blair (1973-1975) sister of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers bassist Ron Blair.

Allman was married to Juli Bindas (parents Julian and Lotte Bindas) from 1979 to 1981; they had a daughter, Island Allman.

Gregg had a relationship with Shannon Wilsey (who was later to be known as adult actress Savannah) between 1986 and 1988, a relationship which apparently ended when she became pregnant at 18. (The pregnancy ended in a miscarriage.)

He married Stacey Fountain in 2001. They currently reside in Richmond Hill, Georgia.

Allman`s son Devon, from his first marriage with Shelley Kay Winters, later Jefts, was born on August 10, 1972, he is also a musician. Devon leads the band Honeytribe, and has appeared with the Allman Brothers Band on a few occasions.

His daughter, Layla Brooklyn, is 15 and lives in the San Francisco Bay area. She is the lead singer of Lane Four.

He also had one child before his first marriage, with Mary Lynn Sutton (now married with the last name Austin), Michael Sean Allman. Michael now lives in the Atlanta area and has a band named Hard Labor Creek. Michael has 2 sons, Brandon Michael & Christopher Lenoir

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