There was sad news for all lovers of great American rock music this week with the death of Gregg Allman. The last time a German audience got to see Allman was actually at the now defunct Museumsplatz here in Bonn. In the previous year he had undergone a liver transplant and hopes were high of a full recovery. Bonn was set to be just the first date of Allman’s 2011 German tour, but sadly turned out to be the last after a lung infection meant the cancellation of remaining gigs in Munich, Nürnberg, Tuttlingen and a festival in Burg-Herzberg.
For non-german speaking readers HERE is my review of that classic evening – also featuring Krissy Matthews, and co-starring Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks. For german speakers and Allman fans, I recommend an excellent article from Spiegel Online HERE
Give your favourite Allman Brothers disc a spin in his honour…