Washburn Artists: Gregg Allman

Gregg Allman, Allman Brothers

Gregg Allman's smoky soulful vocals, heavy duty Hammond organ playing and acoustic guitar strumming have been the anchor of the Allman Brothers Band for 30 years. Starting out in the mid-60's in bands such as the Allman Joys and Hour Glass, Gregg, along with brother Duane, the group evolved into the Allman Brothers. The band's debut album was released in 1969 and they soon laid the blueprint for all Southern blues-rock to come. Gaining notoriety for their 40 minute instrumental jams and 3 hour live shows the Allmans popularity grew by the day. Their classic "Live at The Fillmore" documents what a live tour-de-force the band was. Songs like "Whipping Post," "In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed," and "One Way Out" became platforms for the soaring improvisational interplay of Gregg, Duane and guitarist Dickey Betts. Tragedy struck the band in 1971 when a motorcycle accident claimed Duane's life. At 23 Duane was hailed as a slide guitar visionary. A year later bassist Barry Oakly was killed in another motorcycle accident. The band persevered, going through many line-up changes surviving to this day. They recently commemorated their 30th anniversary with a celebratory tour in the summer of 1999. Gregg has two limited edition signature Washburn acoustic guitars. One is the "Melissa" guitar with its namesake inlaid in the fingerboard. The other features a distinctive abalone mushroom inlay on the headstock.

The Gear

Dave uses an EA20 Acoustic/Electric.

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