There is no word yet on the long-term vision Allman and The Allman Brothers might be able to live again on stage, even if Gregg would say in his statement of pre-clinical admission that "I can not wait to get back on music along the way with my friends. Gregg Allman, co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band and a former husband of Cher, undergoing a liver transplant on Wednesday.
Allman, 62, was diagnosed with hepatitis C at the end of 2007 and was the fight against diseasesince then. The group announced the transplant on Wednesday afternoon, shortly after Florida Allman had the procedure at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, suspended the group tour plans, forcing him to bow to Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival on Saturday in the Chicago area.
Allmans guitarist Derek Trucks is connected in crosses with his band, his wife, Susan Tedeschi to fill. The Crossroads Festival is the only window on its summer tour. The Allman BrothersBand reached its artistic and commercial progress in 1971 with the publication of The Fillmore East. One of his most popular discs, features renditions of their hits more popular word "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" and "Whipping Post" and is considered one of the best live albums of all time.
After his hepatitis, Allman in an interview with Billboard magazine, said that the disease was diagnosed idle for a bit 'and then just kind of crept up on me. I foundtook me all the time. I was 10 or 11 hours of sleep a day just so I could set two or three hours of play.
It could be people who read this now, and they can have and not know they have it. Just a blood test. "It 's just one of those things that sneak on you and it's just kind of go until you know you have it. If you catch an early stage, before real tired and exhausted as I did, you can be beat.
Allman, co-founderAllman Brothers Band in 1969 with his brother Duane and his remaining original members of Butch Trucks and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson, adding that after the treatment, he "had more appreciation for life ... Gregg went on to say:" I feel pretty good when you consider that all this happened. All parties here, my doctors and nurses at the hospital and all the fans Allman Brothers Band, who have all been just great ... All I can say is thank you.
The Allman Brothers Band was disbanded in 1976,reformed briefly at the end of 1970, with further personnel changes, and re-dissolved in 1982. They last played in March 2010 live at the United Palace Theatre, performed their traditional home in New York City.
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