My Cross to Bear

"In a grizzled, laconic drawl, Allman provides a rambling backstage account. . . . and he doesn't seem to hold anything back." —New York Times Book Review

Rock icon Gregg Allman tells the full, unflinching tale of his life on stage and off, from becoming rock royalty, to his string of failed marriages including his marriage to Cher, to his decades-long struggle with drugs and alcohol. In his unforgettable voice, Allman offers a vivid portrait of growing up with his brother, Duane, in the 1960s South, a place of uneasy racial and cultural transformation, where a new sound emerged—the sound of slide guitar comingling with keyboards and wailing vocals. The sound of the Allman Brothers.

Yet with success came tragedy, including Duane Allman and bassist Berry Oakley's deaths, a year apart, in motorcycle accidents. For decades substance abuse plagued Gregg, and though he eventually overcame his demons, in 2010 he required a life-saving liver transplant. Gregg Allman opens up about these struggles and more, detailing the hardships, the personality clashes, and ultimately the joy that went into making some of the most electrifying rock and roll ever recorded. Documenting an era in which Southern music came alive, he holds nothing back in this essential volume eagerly awaited by every fan of good, old fashioned rock 'n' roll.

"A soul-searching rumination on a hard-lived." —USA Today

"A fiercely honest memoir." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Rich and moving . . . Nothing less than profound. Life, love and music from one of the most influential American recording artists of the last forty years." —Kirkus Reviews

Fans of the Allman Brothers Band are certain to relish the revelations." —Birmingham News

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My Cross to Bear

"In a grizzled, laconic drawl, Allman provides a rambling backstage account. . . . and he doesn't seem to hold anything back." —New York Times Book Review

Rock icon Gregg Allman tells the full, unflinching tale of his life on stage and off, from becoming rock royalty, to his string of failed marriages including his marriage to Cher, to his decades-long struggle with drugs and alcohol. In his unforgettable voice, Allman offers a vivid portrait of growing up with his brother, Duane, in the 1960s South, a place of uneasy racial and cultural transformation, where a new sound emerged—the sound of slide guitar comingling with keyboards and wailing vocals. The sound of the Allman Brothers.

Yet with success came tragedy, including Duane Allman and bassist Berry Oakley's deaths, a year apart, in motorcycle accidents. For decades substance abuse plagued Gregg, and though he eventually overcame his demons, in 2010 he required a life-saving liver transplant. Gregg Allman opens up about these struggles and more, detailing the hardships, the personality clashes, and ultimately the joy that went into making some of the most electrifying rock and roll ever recorded. Documenting an era in which Southern music came alive, he holds nothing back in this essential volume eagerly awaited by every fan of good, old fashioned rock 'n' roll.

"A soul-searching rumination on a hard-lived." —USA Today

"A fiercely honest memoir." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Rich and moving . . . Nothing less than profound. Life, love and music from one of the most influential American recording artists of the last forty years." —Kirkus Reviews

Fans of the Allman Brothers Band are certain to relish the revelations." —Birmingham News

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"In a grizzled, laconic drawl, Allman provides a rambling backstage account. . . . and he doesn't seem to hold anything back." —New York Times Book Review

Rock icon Gregg Allman tells the full, unflinching tale of his life on stage and off, from becoming rock royalty, to his string of failed marriages including his marriage to Cher, to his decades-long struggle with drugs and alcohol. In his unforgettable voice, Allman offers a vivid portrait of growing up with his brother, Duane, in the 1960s South, a place of uneasy racial and cultural transformation, where a new sound emerged—the sound of slide guitar comingling with keyboards and wailing vocals. The sound of the Allman Brothers.

Yet with success came tragedy, including Duane Allman and bassist Berry Oakley's deaths, a year apart, in motorcycle accidents. For decades substance abuse plagued Gregg, and though he eventually overcame his demons, in 2010 he required a life-saving liver transplant. Gregg Allman opens up about these struggles and more, detailing the hardships, the personality clashes, and ultimately the joy that went into making some of the most electrifying rock and roll ever recorded. Documenting an era in which Southern music came alive, he holds nothing back in this essential volume eagerly awaited by every fan of good, old fashioned rock 'n' roll.

"A soul-searching rumination on a hard-lived." —USA Today

"A fiercely honest memoir." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Rich and moving . . . Nothing less than profound. Life, love and music from one of the most influential American recording artists of the last forty years." —Kirkus Reviews

Fans of the Allman Brothers Band are certain to relish the revelations." —Birmingham News


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780062112040
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 02/27/2024
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 561
File size: 17 MB
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About the Author

About The Author

Gregg Allman is one of the original members of the Allman Brothers Band, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and a recipient of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He continues to make music as a solo artist and with the Allman Brothers and lives in Georgia.

Alan Light is a former editor-in-chief of Vibe and Spin magazines, and a frequent contributor to the New York Times and Rolling Stone.

Table of Contents

Prologue: January 1995 3

1 Brothers 9

2 Dreams 29

3 The Foot-Shootin' Party 55

4 Hollyweird 79

5 Us Against the World 105

6 The People's Band 131

7 Come and Go Blues 159

8 Uppers and Downers 179

9 October 29, 1971 195

10 "Who's Gonna Be Next?" 207

11 Multi-Colored Ladies 225

12 Cher 241

13 Trials, Tribulations, and the White House 261

14 It Just Ain't Easy 277

15 No Angel 295

16 Ain't Wastin' Time No More 313

17 One Way Out 335

18 Low Country Blues 345

19 Trouble No More 365

Acknowledgments 379

Index 383

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