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Warren Haynes - 87% match to Gregg Allman

6 April 1960, Asheville, North Carolina, USA. As a child Haynes was captivated by soul music, but at age 12 he took up the guitar. This brought about a shift in his musical influences, notably Eric Clapton and Cream. His older brothers, whose guitars he had first tried to play, directed him to other, even more strongly blues-orientated figures, such as Howlin’ Wolf. Hay Read more

The Allman Brothers Band - 63% match to Gregg Allman

Formed in Macon, Georgia, USA, in 1969 by guitarist Duane Allman (Howard Duane Allman, 20 November 1946, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, d. 29 October 1971, Macon, Georgia, USA), the band included brother Gregg Allman (b. Gregory Lenoir Allman, 8 December 1947, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; keyboards, vocals), Forrest Richard ‘Dickey’ Betts (b. 12 December 1943, West Palm Read more

The Marshall Tucker Band - 62% match to Gregg Allman

Duane Allman - 58% match to Gregg Allman

Howard Duane Allman, 20 November 1946, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, d. 29 October 1971, Macon, Georgia, USA. One of rock’s most inventive and respected guitarists, Allman initially garnered attention as a member of the Allman Joys. This promising group was succeeded by the Hour Glass who recorded two albums prior to their demise when their record company rejected their fi Read more

Dickey Betts - 56% match to Gregg Allman

12 December 1943, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Formerly with Tommy Roe’s Romans, this exceptional guitarist was also a member of the Second Coming, a Jacksonville group that featured bass player Berry Oakley. Both musicians joined the Allman Brothers Band at its inception in 1969 and Betts’ melodic lines provided the foil and support for leader Duane Allman’ Read more

North Mississippi Allstars - 49% match to Gregg Allman

Despite enlisting numerous special guest players, the core of US blues band North Mississippi Allstars is brothers Luther (guitar) and Cody Dickinson (drums), sons of renowned Memphis musician/producer, Jim Dickinson. Since they were around recording studios all their lives, the duo started appearing on other artists’ recordings while still teenagers, including the Replace Read more

Gov't Mule - 46% match to Gregg Allman

Modern day southern rockers Gov’t Mule started as merely a side-project for latter-day Allman Brothers Band members Warren Haynes (6 April 1960, Asheville, North Carolina, USA; guitar/vocals) and Douglas Allen Woody (b. 3 October 1955, USA, d. 26 August 2000, Queens, New York City, New York, USA; bass), but soon took on a life all its own. Haynes and Woody had been part Read more

Leon Russell - 46% match to Gregg Allman

Claude Russell Bridges, 2 April 1942, Lawton, Oklahoma, USA. The many talents of Russell include that of singer, songwriter, producer, arranger, entrepreneur, record company executive and multi-instrumentalist. While he tasted great honours as a solo star in the early 70s, it is his all-round contribution, much of it in the background, that has made him a vitally important f Read more

Susan Tedeschi - 45% match to Gregg Allman

7 November 1970, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. A blues singer/guitarist who draws adroitly from other musical traditions, including rock and reggae, Tedeschi’s literate songs are informed by writers such as Massachusetts poet Emily Dickinson. She grew up the youngest of three children in the Boston suburb of Norwell, immersing herself in her father’s blues and folk r Read more

Hot Tuna - 43% match to Gregg Allman

This US band was formed by two members of the Jefferson Airplane, Jack Casady (John William Casady, 13 April 1944, Washington, DC, USA; bass) and Jorma Kaukonen (b. 23 December 1940, Washington, DC, USA; guitar/vocals). The band evolved as a part-time extension of the Jefferson Airplane with Kaukonen and Casady utilizing the services of colleagues Paul Kantner (guitar) and S Read more

Delaney & Bonnie - 40% match to Gregg Allman

Delaney Bramlett (1 July 1939, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA) first came to prominence as a member of the Shindogs, the house band on US television’s Shindig. As well as recording with the group, Bramlett made several unsuccessful solo singles prior to meeting Bonnie Lynn (b. Bonnie Lynn O’Farrell, 8 November 1944, Acton, Illinois, USA) in California. His futur Read more

Robbie Robertson - 40% match to Gregg Allman

Jaime Robbie Robertson, 5 July 1943, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Robertson’s professional career began in 1960 when he replaced guitarist James Evans in Ronnie Hawkins’ backing group, the Hawks. Robertson’s rough, but exciting style prevails on several of Hawkins’ releases, including ‘Matchbox’, ‘Bo Diddley’ and ‘Who Do You Love Read more

Tab Benoit - 40% match to Gregg Allman

17 November 1967, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. Benoit started out playing classic rock cover versions in local bands. A gifted young guitarist, he was satisfied with this kind of music until a friend played him a copy of a Buddy Guy record. His musical world turned upside-down, Benoit set about recreating Guy’s deep-rooted emotion, adopting his style and researching mor Read more

Levon Helm - 37% match to Gregg Allman

Mark Lavon Helm, 26 May 1940, Marvell, Arkansas, USA. Helm is best known as the drummer and a singer with the Band, one of North America’s greatest and most fondly remembered rock groups. Raised on a farm in rural Arkansas, Helm learned to play guitar and drums as a young child, and formed his first group, the Jungle Bush Beaters, while still in high school. He played w Read more

Tedeschi Trucks Band - 37% match to Gregg Allman