Reelin’ In the Years 136: Jessica. RIP Gregg Allman
Posted in 1970s, Events dear boy. Events, Music, Reelin' In The Years at 12:00 on 2 June 2017
This is perhaps the most abiding legacy of the Allman Brothers band, whose member, Gregg, died earlier this week.
I might have included it in this series before if it had not had the (mis)fortune to have become the theme tune to Top Gear. Still that’s not the Allmans’ fault and it was chosen long before the programme was hi-jacked by the play-to-the-lowest-common-denominator tendency.
The Allman Brothers Band: Jessica
https://youtu.be/yRDivUb5EeA?feature=shared
Gregory LeNoir “Gregg” Allman: 8/12/1947- 27/5/2017. So it goes.
Tags: Jessica, Reelin' In The Years, The Allman Brothers Band, Top Gear
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