New Gregg Allman Documentary Explores Trauma and Addiction
A new documentary on Gregg Allman delves into his life of trauma, addiction, and redemption, highlighting how his father's murder and brother's death fueled decades of struggle. The film explores his rivalry with his brother Duane and his lifelong effort to impress him.
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‘He experienced a full life of trauma’: documentary explores troubled tale of Gregg Allman
A new documentary focuses on the hugely successful musician whose life was punctuated by tragedy Late in the afternoon on 29 October 1971, one of the world’s greatest guitarists, Duane Allman, was riding his motorcycle when he swerved to avoid colliding with a flatbed truck that suddenly stopped short in an intersection. He wound up slamming into the back of the truck with such force, it threw him under his bike which skidded and dragged him for 50 ruinous feet. Suffering a collapsed chest, a...
By Jim Farber
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New documentary explores how Gregg Allman's father's murder, brother Duane's death and years of addiction shaped his music and led to redemption.
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James Keach, director of Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul, which opens June 17 in theaters, on why he didn't shy away from the singer's flaws
By Joseph Hudak
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Gregg Allman is the subject of a new documentary, Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul.
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