Gregg Allman --- The 1977 "Inner-view" radio Interview

[@rachelyannucci9802]

“Perfectly weathered voice” Beautiful to look upon Amazing to listen to

[@sandipage9525]

Gravel ,honey, ,salt water..train whistles, red clay mud ,raw organic talent, and heartache.. are the ingredients that come to my mind when I hear Gregg sing ..I can sense a sadness a longing a homesickness for his brother Duane and a father he has no recollection of ...he states in this interview he loved his brother and he still does...today they are jamming together somewhere I'm sure ..we kept him for 69 years one year short of 70 ..it seems to me our Gregory Allman felt he was a day late and a dollar short more than once ..but we know better ..don't we ? ..From losing his dad, his brother ,his bass player ..and his sobriety ,his mind he probably felt at times..but he never lost his love for the music ,his fans , ..and most of all his brother ...May he forever fly ..💙✌🍄🍑🎶🌠🌠..

[@gingermaters4101]

Still hard to believe this beautiful man is gone but we’ll always have that wonderful voice, like no other! Raw, soulful, bluesy hot!

[@bethvosburgh9075]

Ginger , U nailed it !! He was all of that with Genuine integrity and intelligence to boot! What a great guy he was ❤️

[@paulareid7478]

Wow... hearing his voice again, his speaking voice, brought SO many memories rushing back... what a true Southern Gentleman. Soft spoken, so witty, SMART AND FUNNY, creative, endearingly sweet, and kind. Raw emotionally, his writing cathartic and REAL. One of the most UNDER APPRECIATED creative forces of nature...his humility played into it, unfortunately... Coming back here to Muscle Shoals to record his last album, so bittersweet. Bookending the ABB legacy. Gregory, sometimes I can feel you, still...

[@jessicarahmanovic5348]

Greatest singer who ever lived will be missed tremendously

[@richardgray8593]

Cher is the greatest singer who ever lived.

[@barbaramichiels5503]

When I got married in the 80's my new husband and I danced our first dance, as man and wife, at the reception, to Blue Sky. A few years later when our daughter was born I held her tightly, lovingly, and danced to the same song. Thank you, Allman Brothers. Thanks.

[@robertstroud7561]

Thanks for posting. Read your intro. I can tell you are a fan. I have been since 1977, I was nine, my parents had a copy of Win Lose or Draw. I was hooked, mezmirized, stunned, awe struck, got chills, got scared, cried, felt happy, AND they still do that to me today. These guys are living proof The Creator shows Himself in humans and that He really, really, likes, tasteful, music.

[@rustybird4955]

Man,that shows their skills...was a their worst album..... loved it myself😵💩😎😱😀😀😀

[@ballantine58]

❤ what you wrote.

[@rev.j.rogerallen9328]

The greatest white blues singer that ever lived.

That voice speaks to my inner soul.

[@oneeyedtrousersnake8843]

Rev. J. Roger Allen - That would be Gregg Allman.

[@shellywatson2784]

Yes, one of the best singers period. Greg is one of my favorite singers ever!

[@SouthernRocker]

I think his strength was that he shared his soul, holding nothing back, as did Duane

[@tonyboyer28]

I agree, and have to add Eric Clapton to the short list. The blues does not depend on race, though I freely admit black folks have had it worse in many ways.

[@lorrainespagnuolo4149]

Gregory was the very BEST. May he RIP.♥️

[@bethclambert]

This is incredible. I was living in Tucson Arizona at the time and remember laying in bed listening to this interview in 1977. I never forgot it. Thank you so much for posting!!

[@maryhall3730]

I saw Gregg Allman and Stevie Ray Vaughan together. What a fabulous concert Indeed. RIP to both excellent musicians. xoxo

[@ballantine58]

Wow !!! You are lucky.

[@michelebintliff3582]

Me too.

[@cyndeelancaster455]

I saw Gregg and Stevie Ray Vaughan together also! What can I say? I miss so many that had to go, but Gregg is by far my Southern Gentleman! He is in my heart, to stay✝️☮️💞♾🍊

[@mardicole4202]

Me too - Daytona Beach, FL 1987 - talk about a double bill...

[@BrentMFisher]

dream come true ~ kimie

[@PizzlePro1]

He covers a lot of his struggles and triumphs. What a great musician. RIP. You can't take it with you when you're gone. He left so many great memories for the world!

[@Justmarksinging]

I love Greg Allman though I’ve never met him but I’ve met him through his music and hear his integrity when he talks, thank you for this great interview and thank you for sharing it

[@KevinSean116]

Love hearing him talk again... He had such a unique sound to even his speaking voice. To me he was just a regular guy and put on no airs... I'll always miss the man and his music!

[@greglang848]

We will always remember you Gregg. RIP forever!

[@carolhogue]

There is too much to say. He is in my heart. I love that man. His vocals stretch.... his soul is out in the open. His song writing is soulful. He is my brother in my heart. Gregory Lenoir Allman, I love you. My life would not be the same without you and your music and your soulful songs.

[@me67226]

He was a true Gentleman. His Mama raised Duane and Greg to be real Southern gentlemen.

[@nocturnalmadness9517]

I loved Inner View in it's heyday. It was a great show. I also loved Gregg's music. There will never be another like another like him.

[@jamesshaw187]

Nope never again

[@wthendrix5047]

I played "Will the circle be unbroken" "Midnight Rider" and "Melissa" his favorite . God's speed to both Allman Brothers.

[@deniskostic1502]

Gregg you are brother to all of us here !!! R.I.P. We love your songs and Allman Brothers Music.

[@RUNNOFT71]

"The night before the sound's will cease, a devoted crowd of hundreds is packed into the reverberating room where the real perfectionist of rock history have held court into the early hours of the new dawn. tonight they're listening to the Allman brothers band." Hell yes.

[@soniagarcia7447]

So sad. We lost another legend.

[@deplorabledixie2834]

You did an absolutely superb job on this. Thank you so very much for preserving and repairing this precious footage so we can hold on to these memories. So much appreciation.

[@pattivernucci691]

Gregory Allman...absolutely my favorite artist, ever. Period.

[@colleenstack210]

Loved him as a musician and in the movie Rush (1991) 🥰

[@me67226]

I've never seen it I'll look for it online

[@me67226]

Cher never seemed to be a good match for Greg. She liked the press too much.

[@renee8642]

I was only 14yrs old when I saw them in Athens Ga. What a memory!

[@ballantine58]

Dang! You got blessed.

[@michellepeterson5241]

Wow- this is priceless. Thanks for sharing this.

[@christineadams1284]

❣️❣️

[@ballantine58]

Man music was great back then. All the greats are dying off. I love Gregg Allman.

[@gailstarke7288]

One of the greats. RIP and condolences to his family.🙏🏼

[@rkfarmranch8214]

Gregg Allman, simply the best ever. Totally original…. I was 15 years old riding a Greyhound bus across the USA in the summer with three other friends exploring the USA on summer break…..and we had one cassette tape, the Allman Brothers live at Fillmore. This year marks the 50th year since our summer trip and I was fortunate off to see the Allman Bros 16 times live in concert…1973 first time at Watkins Glen with 600,000+ people and the last two times back to back nights in 2015 in San Diego at the Belly Up Tavern. 50 year is my favorite musician and also a man who was a really nice person and good guy. His music is so “one-of-a-kind,“ that for people like me nothing else comes close…. It’s been the joy of my musical life being able to listen to Gregg Allman and the Allman Brothers Band

[@danielmorris3687]

For all you people in the comments section yapping off about how messed-up Gregg is in this interview I only have 1 question? Havn't any of you ever heard him speak before? He is from the South. He has always spoken with the same slow southern drawl. If you think I'm full of shit listen to his interview from 2012 with Howard Stern. Exact same slow speaking style. And by that time he had been sober for years and had had a liver transplant

[@irisheyzgrl24murphy92]

daniel morris .. I can testify to that myself.. I am from the south, we talk slow. Take it soft & slow.. Make fun of us all you want cos we don't give a damn..thank you.

[@danlee6712]

You tell 'em Daniel.

[@danlee6712]

And great interview.

[@tonyboyer28]

Gregg was the living example of the Southern Gentleman. This world is poorer now that he's gone. A true man who behaved with class throughout his lifetime. God bless Gregg Allman and I pray and hope he is happy and at peace in a better place than in this world we have to live in.

[@MD-rp9nc]

@Peter Paj Yeah, I agree. He does talk slower, and he’s also stoned,. And that’s by his own admission. He stated it explicitly in the book he wrote, and he stated it explicitly in his excellent interview with Dan Rather. Still and all, what a great musician. It’s sad that he’s gone.

[@christineadams1284]

This interview is absolute Gold. ❣️❣️ I am so glad I saw him in concert at The Palms in Las Vegas the year he passed. Thank you for sharing.

[@pappy017]

great interview!! Thx for posting!!

[@audreycaruso8111]

RIP Gregg..I hope you and Duane are together...

[@joannthompson3764]

Gregg was a great singer RIP Brother Gregg and he was cute.

[@Curtiskatie1]

Thank you for this! It's gold!

[@bethvosburgh9075]

He’s been influential in my life since Brothers and. Sisters Album came out in 74 ‘ !! I saw him in Concert twice and even met him once ! Such a genuine guy !! ❤️❤️

[@christineadams1284]

jamie c Yes, this is Gold. I listen to Gregg's voice and fall asleep. ❣️

[@charlesrusso2960]

I just read the comments all's good people all I can say is that I ran hard for 45 year's on the east coast with the ABB family.. even hired for a good 12 year's and Gregg not very high in the interview,I have seen all sides of Gregory... Best of moment's in life for me..I'm sure I will be joining the great gig in the sky with the rest of the family.RIP!

[@bethvosburgh9075]

Wow ! R U Lucky !!

[@CEBREESE]

Hello, the interviewer stipulated that Greg was exausted...he may or may not have been in an "altered state," but unless you've spent 10 out of 11 months of every year on the road touring and playing gigs, you really don't know what you're talking about. Thank you, jaxflfreebird for posting!

[@charlenebrooks2211]

He sounds totally normal to me. Pretty much every man I grew up with here in Georgia sounds just like this. Southerners usually drop off the end of each word, they mumble often. We basically use our lower jaw more and not much of our upper lip.

[@TheGreatAlan75]

I didn't realize that. Thanks for telling me how I speak. I appreciate it. Stereotype much?? Just kidding 😀

[@papasteve215]

We soften our speech by dropping the hard sounding consonants off the ends of our words.

[@christineadams1284]

Charlene Brooks Interesting you mention the lower jaw. I have been watching / listening to a lot of Gregg lately and I noticed how he uses his lower jaw. Thanks

[@jillclark531]

mellisa is my favorite song and i listen to him daily

[@NancyLawson2020]

"Why don't we just go up to Atlanta, find us a park and start playing? 3 hours later there were 3,000 people there. That's how it all started."

[@perijetton9275]

I was there! Piedmont park with my older sister who was babysitting me! I had just turned 8!

[@ballantine58]

Wow i cant imagine rolling up on that !! That's what im talkin bout.

[@bethvosburgh9075]

That’s Priceless !! To the “T”. So well said, captures so much !!

[@sharonstark7697]

thanks for posting this. I think Gregg and Cher did love each other but he couldn't live in Beverly Hills (its wasn't his style) and she wasn't going to move down South. Her work was in CA and his drug and alcohol abuse was getting out of hand according to her book.

[@marlenegb3267]

Don't blame it all on him. Southern men don't like coming home and seeing their wife naked with 12 people around trying on her ridiculous outfits. And she KNEW before she married him, that he used.

[@SunyCartoons]

@@marlenegb3267 Cut the "southern men" bullshit. Did Cher have her issues? Of course she did; she's a human being like him. But Gregg himself had admitted his drug and alcohol problem mostly caused issues. They were both good, decent people who just couldn't make things work.

[@jjk109]

@@SunyCartoons yes!

[@lizsa317]

Love me some Gregory Allman, that's all I can say

[@goldsmithstudent]

Rip brother

[@jaxflfreebird]

For anyone who hasn't read my comments on this inteview, I SAVED this thing. I got it on a cdr and put it back to tape and slowed the pitch down. It played chipmunk fast. I restored the speed and I vined. The vine went some 8 or more pages. I really put it back out there. As far as the interview goes, yeah Gregg sounded like a guy with drug dementia. He was in his own special mind set for this interview. I guess that is what drugs can do to you, just turn your mind into jello. I know I've been drinking too much lately. I'll get up and I'll have a little vertigo and my head feels like it's on crooked. Just imagine being on heroin, cocaine, pot and and all the new shit that is out there, crack-- which is not new, or meth. So many ways to alter your mind. And don't forget dropping acid. Just ask Syd Barret of Pink Floyd and Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac about acid.

[@michellebabuta4603]

+jaxflfreebird - Learn from those before us and if you know that you're drinking too much, only you can control that = ) Thank you for taking the time to getting this interview out there for our listening pleasure. As fucked up as he sounds, he still sounds more intelligent and grounded then so many others.

[@robertstroud7561]

Pot saves lives, brah. Mushrooms get you closer to the Great Spirit.

[@screeningmimi]

Hey, thanks so much for caring to do the work on this recording, and sharing it with us all. Recordings are far too few, and I really appreciate what you've done here.

[@CJReed-qd8xk]

jaxflfreebird Enjoyed all of your work.

[@rustybird4955]

Dayyummm man preach bro....we Southerners...first I've heard this aww jeeze blessyall

[@willcarpenter8823]

Miss him

[@kendall9339]

That is my aunt in the background Barbara Bradley. She was his high school girlfriend and kept in touch with him throughout the years until his death. If you happen to have any more interviews or pictures with her in it I would greatly appreciate if you could pass them along to me. Thanks so much ✌️

[@adhdawg]

Great soundtrack, brother.

[@jillclark531]

I love gregg allman

[@denenewilcox3372]

I so agree......

[@slide4375]

Rip Greg🎼🎸

[@christineadams1284]

🎸🎼❣️

[@christakintner9412]

Why do people say he sounds stoned? If you've ever known anyone like that a lot of it is pain in his voice too..

[@debomb721]

I mean he did struggle with drugs quite a bit, I don’t think it’s a far speculation. We don’t know if he was or not but even if he was that doesn’t make him any less of a person

[@MD-rp9nc]

I am really trying to get to the place where I “want to, want to.”

[@SunyCartoons]

I personally don't like how the interviewer kept talking about Duane. I love Duane, but to me he and Gregg were equally talented. You should focus on the subject of your interview, not other people. Like it's one thing to ask things like "What's your favorite memory of your brother" or something like that, but it's another to go on and on about him. I don't know, but I imagine Gregg must've gotten tired of the same questions over and over again. I feel bad for Gregg and Cher. I think they genuinely cared about each other, and Cher herself even said that he was a good husband.(Better than Sonny even) Gregg's drug addictions were too much to handle.

[@blondelebanese9922]

Fun fact: During his time with Cher, my husband and our best friend partied with Gregg and a chick that was not his wife in Daytona Beach Florida at the condo of the Native Tan founder. Gregg was pretty fucked up but he wasn’t snorting or boozing. Turns out he had a trunkful of cough medicine containing a powerful narcotic. He didn’t share but everyone else was smoking cocaine base so they didn’t care. He had fun as did everyone else. 🥰

[@russelljohnson6131]

Ron Rice? I used to live in Daytona back in the mid/late seventies... I remember seeing Gregg at the Wreck Bar. Molly Hatchet was playing and he got up and played a couple songs with them. Mama A was often in there with friends. I remember someone on stage shouting out hello to her before .

[@bethvosburgh9075]

That’s what he told in his interview w Mr. Stern. To refine, that he used a pharmacy. Just saying-

[@kendall9339]

Hey there, did it happen to be Barbara ( tronci) Bradley. She was Greg’s high school girlfriend, obviously she was from Daytona. They keep in touch through out his life until his passing. I’m just curious if it was her? Would love to hear back from you, thanks. ✌️

[@kendall9339]

Hey there, I was wondering if it was Barbara “Tronci” Bradley that was the girl he was hanging out with. She’s my aunt and was Greg’s high school school girlfriend. She was obviously from Daytona, they keep in touch throughout his entire life until his passing. Would love to know if it was her that your referring to as the chick. Would love to hear back from you, thanks so much. ✌️

[@greenman7612]

Go to Elliott Mintz’s website to hear more of his interview with Gregg and his chick friend. The quality is better and clear. This post here on KZbin has been edited and much is edited out. But it also has more than what is on Mintz’s website so you should listen to both.

[@christineadams1284]

greenman7612 Thanks I Love his voice. ❣️❣️

[@kendall9339]

That is my aunt in the background, Barbara Bradley. They were highs school sweet hearts and kept in touch throughout his left until his passing. Just a fund tidbit ✌️

[@stephaniemcgill285]

what would the South have done without Dewayne &Gregg Almond? I would have hated to not had the Allmond Brothers wiyldnt be the South without them!

[@jaxflfreebird]

+stephanie mcgill You're drunk right? They were the ALLMAN Brothers, Duane not Dewayne. The Allmond Brothers? Yeah, they must have been your moist beast feaverite bend.

[@julietate9310]

lmao! Man, please. I'm FROM Macon, GA and you would not BELIEVE how many people "went to school with Duane & Gregg." NOT! Unless you went to Sea Breeze HS in Daytona Beach, you DID NOT! And hey, you know, I sang backup for Paul McCartney. lol.

[@copperbluej1997]

+Julie Tate I met Gregg.... kinda. I was staying in Daytona Beach and saw a white Trans Am. Gregg was parked, waiting on someone. He was really shy. He was one of my favorites and I was speechless. We were near the water and the wind blew at night and his hair was beautiful. He was nice but I was scared!

[@shellywatson2784]

That would be Duane Allman, not Dewayne. Duane is my very favorite guitar player of all time.

[@richarddouros7280]

Is she trying to be funny. To answer her question comedically. I guess Dickey,Butch,and Berry could have opened for Lynyrd Skynyrd

[@connieemmonsburn4161]

This very interesting at one time my name was Herring

[@connieemmonsburn4161]

Scooter Herring, John Charles Herring is a extra Herring, Connie

[@denise3250]

How did he think straight - so many waisted on drugs - but that music 🎵 was so soulful- such a shame that he and Cher couldn’t sustain a relationship especially for the sake of their son - guess it was a sign of the times back then Cher remained consistent and strong for both her children, she loved them so much and has supported them always 2022 January 🇦🇺😎. Love Cher 🎵

[@greenman7612]

As typical, the narrator, Elliott Mintz, presents some falsehoods. Why can’t they get facts correct. Of course I’m not sure that Gregg is getting a few things correct either. I had heard that Duane looked like nothing had happened to him, Gregg says here that there was rebar on the flat bed truck and it impaled him. That’s a new one! And Gregg says he wasn’t called until 8:30 the next morning! Don’t think that was correct! Even I knew at 10:00 pm the day of the accident. All in all, Gregg was a smart guy and comes across that way.

[@marksmemorabilia3743]

Hello Is this Elliot Mintz doing this interview? As many of you know, he was a friend of John Lennon's? Or a puppet of Yoko's? Is this Elliot Mintz or is my hearing bad?

[@Jim_Miller904]

Definitely him....over enunciating ass kisser.

[@ashleycompton6832]

Can someone link me the original source, I want to use this in a research paper.

[@definitedoll]

The interviewer is none other than Elliott Mintz.

[@bouyboy100]

He remembers every date and all the numbers because he sold his soul.... for rock n roll

[@russelljohnson6131]

I always thought that he and Cher's marriage must have been "arranged". She always appeared too "trans" to be an actual woman. But.. she gave birth to 2 babies. Duane and Berry's deaths seemed odd too. But whatever.... they created some incredible music that will live on forever. 🍑

[@bethvosburgh9075]

No ! He simply wrote them down ! U R absolutely incorrect here!

[@keeponrollin7922]

she got off on being angry..

[@deplorabledixie2834]

he'd probably cringe if he had to listen to that unhinged libtard hag attention seeker today.

[@vinniemoran7362]

@@deplorabledixie2834 In his last interview with Dan Rather in May 2017, Gregg called her good people.

[@cyndeelancaster455]

Cher was not able to take Gregg’s lifestyle! Only thing good from that marriage was Elisha Blue

[@anthonyspare]

Man, talk about messssed up! Probably didn't even remember doing this interview.

[@ballantine58]

I wish he never got involved with Cher. But atleast he had Elijah Blue.

[@Jeff95117]

Cher didn't mess him up. She didn't hurt him...just Cher haters out there.

[@ballantine58]

He never smoked weed? Cool. Back then everyone did.

[@tonyboyer28]

Cher was worried about too much too soon? This woman has screwed anything that moves all her life. More likely she didn't have any idea how to react to a real Southern Gentleman.

[@rhondabitler2461]

How do you know she screwed everything or everyone...rubbish

[@SunyCartoons]

No, fool, if you actually read his book he says that his addictions ruined their marriage. She was very concerned for his well-being, and simply couldn't take it anymore. And no, as far as I know she didn't screw anything that moved, as far as I know they were pretty loyal to each other during their marriage. And not for nothing, the man slept around quite a bit himself.

[@motowngirl5891]

That’s a very stupid statement

[@Tagg63]

What a smarmy interview...Greg seems stoned out of his mind too. 3 yrs sober? Lmao!

[@DETROITBULLET]

He was clean

[@greenman7612]

The interviewer is a piece of work!

[@lindacull3447]

Sniffs a lot.......

[@mariedicristoforo9057]

Gregg is from the South .this guy talking can't be Gregg.ans he also talked slower and his laugh was different too this creep taking is not Gregg !!!!

[@christineadams1284]

It's Gregg, are you on drugs.