Update: Rumors that spread earlier today stating that Gregg Allman was in hospice care appear to be false. Allman posted the following on his Facebook page:
“A message from Gregg: ‘Hey everyone. I just wanted y’all to know that I’m currently home in Savannah resting on my doctor’s orders. I want to thank you for all the love that you are sending. Looking forward to seeing everyone again. Keep Rockin’'”
And Michael Allman, Gregg’s son, also posted on Facebook, “Everybody settle down, I just spoke with Chank Papa’s doing fine right now. I’m still going to see him next week.”
Here is our original April 24 report, now apparently debunked:
According to several online reports, Gregg Allman has entered into hospice care. Although no official confirmation has been forthcoming from Allman’s management, several posted articles, citing Tampa Bay radio station 97x as the source, state that Allman is now in hospice care.
Country star Travis Tritt tweeted, “Sending up prayers for my friend @GreggAllman. Praying for healing and a restoration of your health, my friend. God bless you!”
Allman, 69, canceled his entire 2017 tour schedule in March. Those dates had been rescheduled following a previous cancelation due to health issues. He had been scheduled to play shows in his hometown of Macon, Ga., along with shows in Chattanooga, Tenn., and Robinsville, Miss.
Allman, who is a singer, keyboard player, guitarist and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band has, in recent years, suffered from an irregular heartbeat, a hernia operation and a liver transplant.
His older brother, guitarist Duane Allman, died in a motorcycle accident in 1971 at age 24. A year later, the band’s bassist, Berry Oakley, died of the same cause; he was also 24. And just earlier this year, Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks took his own life, at age 69.
Related: Read an interview with Gregg Allman from 2015
Last fall, upon canceling his scheduled shows, Allman issued a statement: “Not making a show is a really hard decision for me because I want to play so bad, but it’s also hard on my partners and fans who make plans to be with me. I never want to put anybody in a bad spot. I’m so grateful for the people that I work with and for the fans that come to my shows and I want to be at my best for all of them. That means I’m going to have to wait until I’m feeling really good, not just good enough like I have been. Good enough isn’t working for us all.”
Watch Gregg Allman perform “Melissa” with Jackson Browne
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