Gregg Allman’s Final Album To Be Celebrated At 3 Upcoming Events

As reported the late great Gregg Allman’s final studio album, Southern Blood, will be issued by Rounder Records on September 8. Three Southern Blood: Celebrating Gregg Allman events will be held at a trio of U.S. cities next month.

The first Southern Blood: Celebrating Gregg Allman event will take place in Los Angeles at The Clive Davis Theater at The GRAMMY Museum on September 7. Here’s full details:

Presented by American Express in conjunction with the Americana Music Association and Rounder Records, the event will see Devon Allman, longtime friend and manager Michael Lehman, Gregg Allman Band guitarist/musical director Scott Sharrard, and SOUTHERN BLOOD producer Don Was joining GRAMMY Museum Executive Director Scott Goldman to pay homage to Allman with an exceptional evening of stories, memories, and incredible music. American Express pre-sale ticketing began Thursday, August 10th at 10:30 am (local); all remaining tickets will then be released to the general public on Thursday, August 17th at noon. For more information, visit GRAMMYMuseum.org.

A few days later, on September 9, The Big House in Macon, Georgia will host a similar event. Earlier in the day, the city’s mayor will issue a proclamation declaring December 8th will forever be known as “Gregg Allman Day.” The Macon Southern Blood: Celebrating Gregg Allman affair will feature Devon Allman, Michael Lehman, Scott Sharrard, and Allman’s closest friend Chank Middleton joined by Chuck Reece, Editor-in-Chief of The Bitter Southerner and will be catered by the H&H restaurant which kept the Allman Brothers fed for the entirety of their career.

This year’s Americana Music Festival & Conference in Nashville will host the final Southern Blood: Celebrating Gregg Allman event at the Ford Theater on September 15. Check out the details:

Presented by the GRAMMY Museum in conjunction with the Americana Music Association, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and Rounder Records, the event will feature Devon Allman and Michael Lehman sharing a stage with musicians Buddy Miller, Joan Osborne, Pony Bradshaw, and John Paul White, once again joined by GRAMMY Museum Executive Director Scott Goldman.

Gregg Allman co-produced Southern Blood with Don Was and Michael Lehman. Allman utilized his eponymous band for the effort. The 10-track LP was recorded at the renowned FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and includes songs penned by the likes of Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter, Lowell George, Bob Dylan, Willie Dixon, Jackson Browne, Tim Buckley, Scott Sharrard, Spooner Oldham & Dan Penn and others.

Watch the video for Southern Blood’s first single, “My Only True Friend”:

Various Southern Blood bundles are available for pre-order here.

Southern Blood Tracklist

1. My Only True Friend (Gregg Allman-Scott Sharrard)
2. Once I Was (Tim Buckley-Larry Beckett)
3. Going Going Gone (Bob Dylan)
4. Black Muddy River (Jerome J. Garcia-Robert C. Hunter)
5. I Love the Life I Live (Willie Dixon)
6. Willin’ (Lowell George)
7. Blind Bats and Swamp Rats (Jack Avery)
8. Out of Left Field (Dewey Lindon Oldham Jr.-Dan Penn)
9. Love Like Kerosene (Scott Sharrard)
10. Song for Adam featuring Jackson Browne (Jackson Browne)