Goodbye Gregg

[Starling]

Gregg Allman, Soulful Trailblazer of Southern Rock, Dies at 69.

Gregg Allman, Soulful Trailblazer of Southern Rock, Dies at 69

[Apeman]

Now he can be bullied by Duane in rock and roll heaven. RIP Rambling man. Brain fart, Dicky was the ramblin man, Greg is the Midnight Rider

https://youtu.be/TLbnWr1-Qsc

[Spoon]

Probably a blessing. I understand he was real sick for quite a while.

[joseph]

damn shame.

[LotusBud]

Wow. None of these guys are even living up to the average life expectancy for American men.

[Spoon]

Any actuary will tell you the average life expectancy for an American man who’s also a professional musician is about forty years.

[Apeman]

Considering the full tilt rock n roll lifestyle Greg lived for the better part of his life, 69 doesn’t seem so bad.

[Wabbit]

I thought it was 27.

[Spoon]

That’s a Special Club that also includes women.

I don’t know the real number now…in 1970 it was 38.

[Apeman]

Yeah bunch of rock n rollers and various artists checked out at 27, just Google the 27 club

[Spoon]

In astrology, 27 years is a tuff cycle tied to the orbital period of Saturn.

[Wabbit]

I was born in February, we Aquarians don’t believe in astrology.

[Apeman]

True story, i could probably corroborate that, if that is important.

[RooseBolton]

Same age as Lemmy.

[Wabbit]

Researchers find out the REAL age musicians and pop stars die

So, what is the age rock and rollers make their graves? 27? 38? 45? 56? First read this then guess: Most startling was that Kenny found musicians’ lifespans were up to 25 years shorter than nonmusicians. Additionally, accidental death rates were up to 10 times higher, suicide rates were up to seven times greater and the chance of homicide was eight times more likely. In short, it’s a dangerous field. So, 27? 38? 45? 56? Researchers Have Discovered the Actual Age Musicians Die, and It’s Not 27 By Jordan Taylor Sloan 18 hours ago Everyone knows about the 27 club — the early deaths of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse and Jim Morrison have become such legend that anyone who plays guitar is worried about reaching their late 20s. But is there any truth to the claim that most musicians die at 27? A recent study shows there’s not. But a cursed age does in fact exist: Musicians have a notably higher statistical chance of dying at the curious age of 56. The deadly myth was put to the test this year by Dianna Kenny, professor of psychology and music at the University of Sydney. She looked at performing pop musicians of all popular genres who died between 1950 and June 2014, and then compared the causes and rates of death for them to the equivalent US population. Her findings were shocking. Most startling was that Kenny found musicians’ lifespans wer…