My Cross to Bear

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Harper Collins, May 1, 2012 - Biography & Autobiography - 561 pages
For the first time, rock music icon Gregg Allman, one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band, tells the full story of his life and career in My Cross to Bear. No subject is taboo, as one of the true giants of rock ’n’ roll opens up about his Georgia youth, his long struggle with substance abuse, his string of bad marriages (including his brief union with superstar Cher), the tragic death of  brother Duane Allman, and life on the road in one of rock’s most legendary bands.
 

Contents

Title page Dedication Appreciation September
January
Dreams
The FootShootin Party
Trouble No More
Hollyweird
Us Against the World
The Peoples Band
Whos Gonna Be Next?
MultiColored Ladies
Cher
Trials Tribulations and the White House
It Just Aint Easy
No Angel
Aint Wastin Time No More
One Way

Come and Go Blues
Uppers and Downers
October 29 1971
Low Country Blues
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Gregg Allman is one of the original members of the Allman Brothers Band, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and a recipient of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He continues to make music as a solo artist and with the Allman Brothers and lives in Georgia.

Alan Light is a former editor-in-chief of Vibe and Spin magazines, and a frequent contributor to the New York Times and Rolling Stone.

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