{"id":2369668,"date":"2026-04-12T14:18:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T14:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2369668"},"modified":"2026-04-12T14:18:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T14:18:01","slug":"gregg-allman-documentary-sets-theatrical-release-new-live-album-out-now-listen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/gregg-allman-documentary-sets-theatrical-release-new-live-album-out-now-listen\/","title":{"rendered":"Gregg Allman Documentary Sets Theatrical Release, New Live Album Out Now [Listen]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Nearly a decade after his death, the legacy of <strong>Gregg Allman<\/strong> lives on, great as ever. Two significant additions to that legacy arrive together: a new live album from the height of the <strong>Gregg Allman Band<\/strong>\u2018s touring years, and a feature documentary charting the iconic musician\u2019s complicated path through American music history.<\/p>\n<p>Out now via <strong>Sawrite Records<\/strong> (Allman\u2019s posthumous label), <em>Great As Ever: Live In Philadelphia \u201986<\/em> documents a sold-out performance at Philadelphia\u2019s <strong>Chestnut Cabaret<\/strong> from January 11th, 1986. By that point, the Gregg Allman Band\u2014featuring Allman on vocals, Hammond B-3, and acoustic guitar; brothers <strong>Dan\u00a0Toler<\/strong> on lead guitar and <strong>Frankie Toler<\/strong> on drums; <strong>Bruce Waibel<\/strong> on bass; <strong>Tim Heding<\/strong> on keyboards; and <strong>Chaz Trippy<\/strong> on percussion\u2014had been touring for four years, earning the confidence of a seasoned touring unit.<\/p>\n<p>The 13-song setlist drew heavily from the Allman Brothers Band songbook while also previewing the future: an early rendition of \u201cI\u2019m No Angel\u201d makes an appearance, two years before that song would top the charts and anchor Allman\u2019s celebrated 1987 comeback album of the same name. Other highlights include a soulful run through \u201cIt\u2019s Not My Cross to Bear\u201d, a tender reading of \u201cMelissa\u201d, which Allman dedicated to his then-estranged ABB bandmate <strong>Dickey Betts<\/strong>, and a performance of \u201cQueen of Hearts\u201d from his 1973 solo debut <em>Laid Back<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to <em>Great As Ever: Live In Philadelphia \u201986<\/em> below or on your <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/orcd.co\/9ndzye4\">preferred streaming platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Gregg Allman Band \u2013 <em>Great As Ever: Live In Philadelphia \u201986<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new album arrives with news that <em>Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul<\/em> will hit theaters across North America this summer. Drawing on previously unreleased interviews and rarely seen live concert footage, the highly anticipated documentary from award-winning director\u00a0<strong>James Keach<\/strong> offers an unflinching look at Allman\u2019s life, including the loss of his brother and bandmate Duane and his struggle with addiction.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n\t{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n\tif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n\tn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n\ts.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n\t'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\tfbq('init', '2301753229995801');\n\tfbq('track', 'PageView');\n\t<\/script><script>\n\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n\t{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n\tif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n\tn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n\ts.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n\t'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\tfbq('init', '1722852677794431');\n\tfbq('track', 'PageView');\n\t<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source liveforlivemusic.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly a decade after his death, the legacy of Gregg Allman lives on, great as ever. 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