Gregg Allman (1947-2017)

Music legend Gregg Allman, whose bluesy vocals and soulful touch on the Hammond B-3 organ helped propel the Allman Brothers Band to superstardom and spawn Southern rock, died Saturday, a publicist said. He was 69.

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Sun., May 28, 2017

In this May 16, 2016 photo, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Gregg Allman performs during Mercer University's Commencement Saturday at Hawkins Arena in Macon, Ga. Allman received an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree. On Saturday, May 27, 2017, his manager said the musician has died. He was 69.

Jason Vorhees Associated Press
In this May 6, 2016 photo, Greg Allman performs at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Catoosa, Oka. On Saturday, May 27, 2017, a publicist said the musician, the singer for The Allman Brothers Band, has died.

Tom Gilbert Associated Press
In this May 6, 2016 photo, Greg Allman performs at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Catoosa, Oka. On Saturday, May 27, 2017, a publicist said the musician, the singer for The Allman Brothers Band, has died.

Tom Gilbert Associated Press
In this May 6, 2016 photo, Greg Allman performs at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Catoosa, Oka. On Saturday, May 27, 2017, a publicist said the musician, the singer for The Allman Brothers Band, has died.

Tom Gilbert Associated Press
FILE - In this April 13, 2013 file photo, Gregg Allman performs at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 at Madison Square Garden in New York. On Saturday, May 27, 2017, a publicist said the musician, the singer for The Allman Brothers Band, has died.

Charles Sykes Associated Press
In this Friday, April 23, 2010 photo, Allman Brothers Band singer and organist Gregg Allman before the dedication of the Big House Allman Brothers Band Museum in Macon, Ga. On Saturday, May 27, 2017, his manager said the musician has died. He was 69.

Grant Blankenship Associated Press
FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 17, 2005 file photo, Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band performs at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, as part of their Antigone Rising Tour. On Saturday, May 27, 2017, a publicist said the musician, the singer for The Allman Brothers Band, has died.

Ben Devries Associated Press
FILE - In this Aug. 24, 1978 file photo, Gregg Allman plays the organ at a concert in Macon, Ga. On Saturday, May 27, 2017, his manager said the musician has died. He was 69.

Jerome Mcclendon Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In this undated photo, members of the Allman Brothers Band, from left, Dickey Betts, Duane Allman, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, Gregg Allman and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanso, eat at the H&H Restaurant in downtown Macon, Ga. On Saturday, May 27, 2017, Gregg Allman's manager said the musician has died. He was 69.

The Macon Telegraph Associated Press