Credit: Patricia O'Driscoll
Credit: Patricia O’DriscollToday marks what would have been Gregg Allman‘s 70th birthday, and in honor of the milestone, an official video for the late singer’s recent cover of his friend Jackson Browne‘s tune “Song for Adam” has debuted on YouTube. Allman’s rendition of the song appears on his Grammy-nominated posthumous album, Southern Blood, and features backing vocals by Browne.
The video, which was shot in various Texas locations, poignantly depicts a nostalgic flashback to a road trip taken by two motorcycle-riding friends, one of whom apparently died young.
Similarly, “Song for Adam” is sung from the perspective of a man who has found out that a troubled friend of his, who he hadn’t seen in many years, has died. When Gregg recorded his version of the tune, his voice broke with emotion during the final verse because it reminded him of his brother and band mate Duane Allman, who was killed in a motorcycle crash at age 27. Although Gregg never completed the final line of the song, Southern Blood producer Don Was decided to leave the performance unfinished.
Allman died in May of this year at age 69 from complications of liver cancer.
Meanwhile, Gregg’s adopted hometown of Macon, Georgia, marked Allman’s birthday today by celebrating its first Gregg Allman Day, which, moving forward, will be commemorated annually in the city on December 8.
In addition, a special concert celebrating Allman’s 70th birthday will be held Friday night at The Fillmore in San Francisco. Gregg’s son Devon and his group Devon Allman Project will headline the show, which also will feature Robert Randolph, ex-Derek and the Dominos member Bobby Whitlock, Wet Willie singer Jimmy Hall, G. Love and Allman Brothers Band family members Duane Betts, Brooklyn Allman and Berry Oakley Jr.
Copyright © 2017, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.