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    • Dec 8, 1947
    Gregg Allman, of The Allman Brothers Band, is born in Nashville. The southern-rock singer and keyboard player will write "Midnight Rider," remade as a 1980 country hit by Willie Nelson
    Mar 26, 1969
    The Allman Brothers Band is formed in Jacksonville, Florida. Two members, Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts, will go on to earn country hits as songwriters
    Jun 27, 1971
    The Allman Brothers Band--featuring "Midnight Rider" songwriter Gregg Allman--plays the final show at New York's Fillmore East, along with The Beach Boys, The J. Geils Band and Mountain
    Aug 10, 1972
    "Midnight Rider" songwriter Gregg Allman and his wife, Shelley Kay Winters, welcome a son, Devon Allman, in Corpus Christi, Texas
    Aug 21, 1973
    The Allman Brothers Band's album "Brothers And Sisters" is certified gold by the RIAA. It includes their biggest hit, "Ramblin Man," referenced in Rascal Flatts' "Me And My Gang," The Eli Young Band's "Always The Love Songs" and Brad Paisley's duet with Keith Urban, "Start A Band"
    Mar 5, 1974
    Rocker Gregg Allman picks up a gold album from the RIAA for "Laid Back." It features his version of "Midnight Rider," destined to become a country hit in 1980 for Mr. Laid Back, Willie Nelson
    May 11, 1975
    Gregg Allman performs the future Willie Nelson hit "Midnight Rider" on CBS' "Cher," hosted by Allman's wife
    Jun 30, 1975
    Gregg Allman marries Cher at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Nine days later, she announces that she wants a divorce. His song "Midnight Rider" is destined to become a hit for Willie Nelson
    Jul 5, 1975
    Pop singer Cher separates from "Midnight Rider" songwriter Gregg Allman, just days after the couple was married. The newlyweds soon reconcile and maintain a rocky relationship until 1979
    Sep 8, 1975
    "Midnight Rider" songwriter Gregg Allman appears with his wife, Cher, on the cover of People magazine. "I haven't sung a lot of happy songs," he says. "The memory of pain is always there"
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