my Cross to bear Gregg Allman

My Cross To Bear is the autobiography by one of the founding members of American's popular rock group of the 70's The Allman Brothers Band Gregg Allman. In this book he talks about growing up in the south with his brother Duane as well as losing their father who was murdered, going to military school as well as getting his first guitar, played his first gig when he was in seventh grade at RJ Longstreet Elementary, drifting from band to band with Duane including the Allman Joys,the Escorts, the hour Glass and 31st February and both Gregg and Duane got together with4 others blokes to forge something new an unique sound which was shaped by soul,rock and blues as well as brimming with experimentation an sound that was not just an band but an Family that became the Allman Brothers Band. Gregg talks about the run ins with the law, meeting girls on the road as well as jamming at Fillmore East as well as taking drugs as well as going behind the scenes of some of the greatest rock music ever recorded as well as talking about the sad deaths of his brother Duane on October 29th 1971 and bassist Berry Oakley on November 11th 1972 which he speaks for the first time about his brother's death had the profound impact it had on him. he talks about personality clashes, drugs and alcohol that led to series of break up that culminated with the band's permanent reunion in 1989 which they are still going strong today as well as battling substance abuse which he went to rehab no less than 11 times as well as an string of failed marriages including the tabloid frenzied marriage to Cher which they had an son Elijah Blue before cleaning up once and for all as his recent fight against hepatitis C and an liver transplant as well as the Allman Brothers Band ongoing triumphant resurgence and many others. It's an BRILLIANT and an EXCELLENT book with great stories by Gregg Allman telling about the life he lived and tells in with honesty as well as fascinating providing an glimpse inside one of the most beloved and notorious bands in the history of American rock n roll and also Alan Light who writes for Rolling Stone and the New York Times as well as being an former editor in chief for Spin and Vibe magazines as well as being an 2 time winner of the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for excellence in music writing. It's an must for any rock n roll fans of the 70's as well as fans of the Allman Brothers which I hope you enjoy reading the book and I give this 4 and a half stars which it's in the shops now