Gregg Allman's Final Album, 'Southern Blood,' To Be Commemorated With Events In L.A., Nashville, Macon, GA

'Southern Blood': Celebrating Gregg Allman

A series of special events in LOS ANGELES; NASHVILLE; and MACON, GA will help celebrate the release of GREGG ALLMAN's final album, "Southern Blood," due out on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th on ROUNDER RECORDS. First-run-only limited editions are on offer, including a deluxe CD with behind-the-scenes DVD, vinyl test presses, t-shirts, and limited edition heavyweight vinyl

The album includes the new original song, "My Only True Friend," written by ALLMAN with band guitarist/musical director SCOTT SHARRARD. The song is available now at all digital service providers. RELIX premiered the official music video this past FRIDAY (8/11).

"SOUTHERN BLOOD: CELEBRATING GREGG ALLMAN" events will be held in three U.S. cities he held dear, beginning THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th at the GRAMMY MUSEUM's CLIVE DAVIS THEATER in LOS ANGELES, 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, collaborator SCOTT SHARRARD, and album producer DON WAS joining GRAMMY MUSEUM Executive Director SCOTT GOLDMAN to pay homage to ALLMAN with stories, memories, and music. For more information, visit GRAMMYMuseum.org.

Later that week, MACON, GA Mayor ROBERT REICHERT will issue a proclamation declaring FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8th (ALLMAN's birthday) to forever be known as "GREGG ALLMAN DAY." On FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th, ALLMAN will be posthumously honored with the key to his beloved hometown at a commemorative celebration to be held at the ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND MUSEUM at THE BIG HOUSE in MACON, home to the original band and their families during their initial golden era of 1970-1973. In addition, that same evening will see THE BIG HOUSE hosting a "SOUTHERN BLOOD: CELEBRATING GREGG ALLMAN" event featuring DEVON ALLMAN, MICHAEL LEHMAN, SCOTT SHARRARD, and ALLMAN pal CHANK MIDDLETON, joined by THE BITTER SOUTHERNER Editor-In-Chief CHUCK REECE, catered by the H&H restaurant which kept the ALLMAN BROTHERS fed for the entirety of their career, even in the early days when they couldn't pay.

The third and final event will then be presented at the 18th annual AMERICANAFEST: THE AMERICANA MUSIC FESTIVAL & CONFERENCE, set for FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 15th at the COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM's FORD THEATER in NASHVILLE, TN featuring DEVON ALLMAN and MICHAEL LEHMAN with musicians BUDDY MILLER, JOAN OSBORNE, PONY BRADSHAW, and JOHN PAUL WHITE, once again joined by GRAMMY MUSEUM's SCOTT GOLDMAN. 

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