Gregg Allman
Chris Charlesworth, Melody Maker, 26 January 1974
GREGG ALLMAN picked up an old Gibson acoustic guitar and allowed his nimble fingers to slide over the six new strings. He tuned it and cursed and tuned it again. It was a 1920 model that had once belonged to his brother.
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