![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It is a testament to his talent that he remained a performer through the early 2010's. It made hard but compelling reading.Īll the same, the book gave me a new appreciation of his music, and the music that blossomed in the fertile days of the late 1960's and early 1970's. The life of a touring and performing musician often does not blend well with domesticity. It was known, early on, that they were destructive. The self-destruction in their lives was, simply put, a waste. "My Cross to Bear" is an illustration, even "Exhibit "A" of the Neil Young song, "Needle (or bottle) and the Damage Done." Many of the musicians, including Gregory (as he preferred to be called) were so intelligent and talented. A friend of mine introduced me to Gregg Allman's solo music during the summer of 1979, with the album "Laid Back." My favorite song of his, on that album, "These Days" (written by Jackson Browne), is still going through my head. I started listening to the Allman Brothers in 1971, when I started listening to WNEW-FM. I wasn't sure I was going to like this book but for $1.50 it was worth the try. I purchased My Cross to Bear, by Gregg Allman at a library-sponsored used book sale about four or five years ago. ![]()
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