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 +'''Gregory LeNoir Allman''' (December 8, 1947&nbsp;– May 27, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter.
-*[[Gregg Allman]], 69, American [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] singer-songwriter ("[[Ramblin' Man (The Allman Brothers Band song)|Ramblin' Man]]", "[[Midnight Rider]]") and musician ([[The Allman Brothers Band]]), liver cancer.+He is best known for performing in [[the Allman Brothers Band]]. He was born and spent much of his childhood in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], before relocating to [[Daytona Beach, Florida]]. He and his brother, [[Duane Allman]], developed an interest in music in their teens, and began performing in [[the Allman Joys]] in the mid-1960s. In 1967, they relocated to [[Los Angeles]] and were renamed the [[Hour Glass (band)|Hour Glass]], releasing two albums for [[Liberty Records]]. In 1969, he and Duane regrouped to form the Allman Brothers Band, which settled in [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].
-*[[Roger Moore|Sir Roger Moore]], 89, English actor ([[List of James Bond films#1970s|James Bond film series]], ''[[The Persuaders!]]'', ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]''), cancer.+
-*[[Ian Brady]], 79, British serial killer ([[Moors murders]]), COPD.+
-*[[Daliah Lavi]], 74, Israeli actress (''[[The Whip and the Body]]''), singer and model.+
-*[[Vito Acconci]], 77, American artist and architectural designer, stroke.+
-*[[Robert M. Pirsig]], 88, American writer and philosopher (''[[Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance]]'').+
-*[[Jonathan Demme]], 73, American film director (''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'', ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'', ''[[Rachel Getting Married]]''), complications from esophageal cancer.+
-*[[Cuba Gooding Sr.]], 72, American soul singer ([[The Main Ingredient (band)|The Main Ingredient]]).+
-*[[Toshio Matsumoto]], 85, Japanese film director (''[[Funeral Parade of Roses]]''), intestinal obstruction.+
-*[[J. Geils]], 71, American guitarist ([[The J. Geils Band]]).+
-*[[Michael Ballhaus]], 81, German cinematographer (''[[Goodfellas]]'', ''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula]]'').+
-*[[Radley Metzger]], 88, American filmmaker.+
-*[[Alessandro Alessandroni]], 92, Italian composer and musician.+
-* [[Chuck Berry]], 90, American rock and roll musician ("[[Johnny B. Goode]]", "[[Maybellene]]", "[[Roll Over Beethoven]]").+
-*[[Joni Sledge]], 60, American singer ([[Sister Sledge]]).+
-*[[Larry Coryell]], 73, American jazz guitarist, heart failure.+
-*[[Leon Ware]], 77, American musician, record producer, and songwriter ("[[Why I Came To California]]").+
-*[[Ren Hang (photographer)|Ren Hang]], 29, Chinese photographer, suicide.+
-*[[Seijun Suzuki]], 93, Japanese director and screenwriter.+
-*[[Clyde Stubblefield]], 73, American drummer ([[James Brown]]), kidney failure.+
-*[[Raymond Smullyan]], 97, American mathematician and philosopher.+
-*[[Alan Aldridge]], 73, British graphic designer ([[The Who]], [[Elton John]]).+
-*[[Jannis Kounellis]], 80, Greek-Italian artist.+
-*[[Dick Bruna]], 89, Dutch author, artist, illustrator and graphic designer, best known for his creation [[Miffy]].+
-*[[Al Jarreau]], 76, American jazz and R&B singer.+
-*[[Tzvetan Todorov]], 77, Bulgarian-French philosopher.+
-*[[David Axelrod (musician)|David Axelrod]], 83, American musician.+
-*[[Noel Simms]], 82, Jamaican reggae musician, lung cancer.+
-*[[Emmanuelle Riva]], 89, French actress (''[[Amour (2012 film)|Amour]]'', ''[[Thérèse Desqueyroux (1962 film)|Thérèse Desqueyroux]]'', ''[[Hiroshima mon amour]]''), cancer.+
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-*[[Mark Fisher (theorist)|Mark Fisher]], 48, British writer, cultural theorist and music journalist (''[[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]]'', ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]''), suicide.+
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-*[[William Onyeabor]], 70, Nigerian singer-songwriter.+
-*[[Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon]], 86, English photographer, filmmaker and former husband of Princess Margaret.+
-*[[William Peter Blatty]], 89, American novelist (''[[The Exorcist (novel)|The Exorcist]]'').+
-*[[Zygmunt Bauman]], 91, Polish-British sociologist.+
-*[[John Berger]], 90, English art critic and painter.+
-==See also==+The Allman Brothers Band began to reach mainstream success by the early 1970s, with their [[live album]] ''[[At Fillmore East]]'' representing a commercial and artistic breakthrough. Shortly thereafter, Duane was killed in a motorcycle crash in 1971. The following year, the band's bassist, [[Berry Oakley]] was also killed in a motorcycle accident very close to the location of Duane's wreck. Their 1973 album ''[[Brothers and Sisters (album)|Brothers and Sisters]]'' became their biggest hit, and Allman pursued a solo career afterward, releasing his debut album, ''[[Laid Back (album)|Laid Back]]'' the same year. Internal turmoil took over the group, leading to a 1975 breakup. Allman was married to pop star [[Cher]] for the rest of the decade, while he continued his solo career with the [[Gregg Allman Band]]. After a brief Allman Brothers reunion and a decade of little activity, he reached an unexpected peak with the hit single "[[I'm No Angel (1987 song)|I'm No Angel]]" in 1987. After two more solo albums, the Allman Brothers reformed for a third and final time in 1989, and continued performing until 2014. He released his most recent solo album, ''[[Low Country Blues]]'', in 2011, and his next, ''Southern Blood'', is set to be released in 2017.
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-* [[Deaths in 2015]]+== See also ==
-* [[Deaths in 2014]]+* [[List of Hammond organ players]]
-* [[Deaths in 2013]]+
-* [[Deaths in 2012]]+
-* [[Deaths in 2011]]+
-* [[Deaths in 2010]]+
-* [[Deaths in 2009]]+
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Gregory LeNoir Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter.

He is best known for performing in the Allman Brothers Band. He was born and spent much of his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee, before relocating to Daytona Beach, Florida. He and his brother, Duane Allman, developed an interest in music in their teens, and began performing in the Allman Joys in the mid-1960s. In 1967, they relocated to Los Angeles and were renamed the Hour Glass, releasing two albums for Liberty Records. In 1969, he and Duane regrouped to form the Allman Brothers Band, which settled in Macon, Georgia.

The Allman Brothers Band began to reach mainstream success by the early 1970s, with their live album At Fillmore East representing a commercial and artistic breakthrough. Shortly thereafter, Duane was killed in a motorcycle crash in 1971. The following year, the band's bassist, Berry Oakley was also killed in a motorcycle accident very close to the location of Duane's wreck. Their 1973 album Brothers and Sisters became their biggest hit, and Allman pursued a solo career afterward, releasing his debut album, Laid Back the same year. Internal turmoil took over the group, leading to a 1975 breakup. Allman was married to pop star Cher for the rest of the decade, while he continued his solo career with the Gregg Allman Band. After a brief Allman Brothers reunion and a decade of little activity, he reached an unexpected peak with the hit single "I'm No Angel" in 1987. After two more solo albums, the Allman Brothers reformed for a third and final time in 1989, and continued performing until 2014. He released his most recent solo album, Low Country Blues, in 2011, and his next, Southern Blood, is set to be released in 2017.

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