He was known for performing in the Allman Brothers Band. Allman grew up with an interest in rhythm and blues music, and the Allman Brothers Band fused it with rock music, jazz , and country. He wrote several of the band's most popular songs, including " Whipping Post ", " Melissa ", and " Midnight Rider ".
Allman also had a successful solo career, releasing seven studio albums. He was born and spent much of his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee , before relocating to Daytona Beach, Florida and then Macon, Georgia. He and his brother Duane Allman formed the Allman Brothers Band in , which reached mainstream success with their live album At Fillmore East , but shortly thereafter, Duane was killed in a motorcycle crash. The band continued, and released Brothers and Sisters , which became their most successful album, in Allman began a solo career with Laid Back the same year.
He gained some additional fame for his to marriage to pop star Cher. He had an unexpected late-career hit with his cover of the song " I'm No Angel " in , and his seventh solo album, Low Country Blues , saw the highest chart positions of his career.
Throughout his life, Allman struggled with alcohol and substance use, which formed the basis of his memoir My Cross to Bear His final album, Southern Blood , was released posthumously on September 8, Allman performed with a Hammond organ and guitar, and was recognized for his soulful voice. For his work in music, Allman was referred to as a Southern rock pioneer [ 1 ] and received numerous awards, including one Grammy Award ; he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.
Army , and were later married. Their first child, Duane Allman, was born in Nashville in November 20, On December 26, , Willis offered a ride to a hitchhiker, Michael Robert "Buddy" Green , an Army veteran, who shot and killed him during an armed robbery in Norfolk , Virginia. Green was captured, convicted, sentenced and paroled in With little to do, he studied often and developed an interest in medicineβhad he not gone into music, he hoped to become a dentist.
