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The Ramblin' Blues Of Gregg Allman

One of the most recognizable voices of his generation, Allman was one of the namesakes of a band that pioneered Southern rock — yet his music was always haunted by a sense of mortality and loss.
Gregg Allman performs at The Fox Theatre in January 2014, in Atlanta, Ga. / Michael Loccisano / Getty Images

Gregg Allman had one of the most recognizable voices of his generation. And he always felt like a blues artist — one who was haunted by losses that propelled some of the most memorable music of the 1970s. Allman died Saturday due to complications of liver cancer. He was 69.

Gregg Allman and his older brother, Duane, were born in Nashville, Tenn., but raised in

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