The Allman Brothers Band enters the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 

Gregg was later interviewed about this night. He said it was a turning point in his life. He rewatched it a few days later and was horrified to see how he spoke and looked. Said he was drinking apprx a qt of vodka daily. At this moment he decided to get off alcohol, drugs, and cigarettes. He hired a male nurse to live in his home with him while he detoxed. He had been to 16 rehabs, failing at all of them. Seeing himself barely able to stand up was his magic moment. He never again drank, took any drug and stopped smoking - all cold turkey. He said it was the hardest thing he had ever done. Such a brilliant singer/songwriter. He left a huge void in the lives of all who loved his music.

My life lies right between Melissa and The Whipping Post. Shaped the road we traveled. Forever a Allman Brothers Band Fan. Rock On My Friends!

Jaimoe is a classy guy.

Galladreille Allman, so sweet. A lot of emotion there. 🙏🏻🙏🏻 Sky Dog lives. RIP Duane.

"Always the first to face the fire..." I remember watching this the night he says that and I've never forgotten it. I use the term all the time. RIP Gregg...now with Duane

Greg might have been a little sauced but he delivered a great tribute to his big brother. "Was always the first to face the fire" And wow, there is no mistaking Berry Oakley's son!

Man seeing drunk Greg have nothing else to say other than praise be to my late big brother is very touching.

R.I.P. Dickey...😞🙏

Man, I'm So Glad Gregg was able to escape addiction. You See Him Here, You Know, The Fun Is Over. He went on to have 20 more Quality Years and was a Class Act. Thank You GOD Indeed.

This band was so influential to me, during so many different times in my life. It’s music that will stand the test of time, and I really believe that it will live on forever. God bless the Allman Brothers Band. ❤️

Rest easy now Gregg... God bless and thank you for such soulful, inspiring music.

Live at the Fillmore....ANOTHER of the reasons I took up a '68 Gibson SG and a 100w Marshall Plexi double stack! These guys, both here and "gone on", are ROCK GODS! LONG LIVE the ABB! Rock on!

All that tragedy and dope couldn't tear them apart, one of the best bands ever.

RIP DB. Thanks for all the great music.

My Number #1 Favorite Band for 40 years! Damn I have great taste in music! 💞

I spent my 21 birthday in a small auditorium...maybe 150 people, being knocked out by the best southern rock band of all time! It was before people had caught on to how freakin talented they were. There wasn't even anyone at the door to collect our tickets! We just walked in, and down the aisle to the front row and sat in these wooden seats center stage, which were maybe 5 feet from a small stage that actually had a curtain, and were blown away for 2 hours by a Gregg, Duane, Berry, Dickie and Butch giving it their all as if they were playing for thousands! They played for 2 hours, took a break , sat down on the floor at the back of the stage and enjoyed some "refreshments" along with the rest of us, then got up and played for another hour! So up close and personal....the following year, they WERE playing to thousands! Much respect....hard earned and well deserved!!

There are a lot of influential musicians and bands in the HOF, but none more deserving than the Allman Brothers. I loved them as a teen when they were just hitting, and even more so now when compared to other bands over the decades. Truly one of a kind.

That was great . About time to see the band get what they deserve .... R.I.P. 👍🏻🍄💯

That was Gregg's "come to Jesus" moment. He saw it sobering up, was mortified, ashamed, and embarrassed by what he saw. no reason to EVER wish one brother died over the other. Duane wouldn't feel that way.

Greg and Ronnie Van Zant was what made the 70s great Sad they are gone but what great music those two guys left us with that never gets old

RIP Gregg Allman...........may you "go on forever" with your Dad and brother Duane and Berry Oakley. Thanks for the best music!

Gregg never got over losing Duane but all Greggs problems are over now and that's something to be thankful for. Something else to be thankful for ; The Rambling Man is still with us. RIP Duane, Gregg & Berry

The greatest band ever.

The greatest band that ever was, Allman Brothers Band. 1970s was the best years. Thank you for all the songs ABB ♥️

They will never be a band this good The greatest blues band

When Dickey honors Bill Graham, he gets some nice support from Neil Young!

THIS BAND IS SO LUVED BY COUNTRY, BLUES AND ROCK ARTISTS EVERYWHERE!! 🤘

God Bless all of you, my dedication to ya'll has never waivered, not even for one second. RIP Butch and Gregg, be with Sir Duane and Berry.

I hadn't seen this, so thank you. The ABB was my first concert, but saw them many times after. No one like them and they really influenced many genres of music and musicians. Superb talent. And for perspective, Duane was only 24 yrs old when he died and had made a huge reputation already for the artist he was. No slackers in that band, they were ALL incredible.

Over the years, I’ve met hundreds of celebrities and Gregg Allman was right at the top of that list.

I was reading Gregg's memoir recently and he wrote that this way the turning point in his life and he was embarrassed rewatching the footage, seeing himself shit-faced. He said he promised himself he wouldn't get drunk before the ceremony but people were buying him drinks left and right and he couldn't resist. Allegedly Jaimoe was crying in his hotel room that night because he thought Gregg was going to die. The next day when he was going to rehab Gregg filled his pockets with those small bottles of Jacks and vodka and downed them knowing he would never drink again. Gregg has been sober for about twenty years now. Good for him. Long live the Allman Brothers.

Gregg was truly buzzed but he spoke from his heart and when he saw himself on this show that’s when he started to turn his life around

That night changed Gregg's life forever! It was after this night that he got sober forever!

I have loved this band and especially Gregg as since I was able to appreciate music!! Heard Ramblin Man and it was LOVE!! They were and are an Extremely talented group of Men!! His son Micheal Sean lives in the same town as I do, plays locally and is very talented in his music with that AWESOME DEEP RASPY VOICE I JUST LOVE!! And brings back many great memories of Gregg and his musical talent. My favorite concert ever was seeing him at Ruth Eckerd Hall! RIP Gregg!! Thanks for all the great music and memories!!

Dicky, this is the best crowd ever to a tepid, polite clap. Maybe not so much. WHIPPING POST! Now THAT was a crowd.

God bless Duane's daughter. Long live the ABB.

One of the best band ever. I listen their music since 1976. Thanks from Sénégal.

A very dignified induction for perhaps the greatest of American bands. A beautiful introduction from Willie and some moving words and memories from the band and family. Duane is still so sorely missed by us all, and for all the great musicians lost too soon and too young, it is perhaps Duane's passing that still touches us the most. In response to another poster, out of all the marvellous and epic music they created, it will always be Blue Sky that most evokes the memories and nostalgia for me.

Duane this is for you man, we'll never forget you

"I've never stood before such an amazing audience in all my life" ... Followed by the WEAKEST applause in history. 0:11

Wow, very moving...thanks for posting.

RIP Greg

Blue Sky is their best song, one of the greatest of alltime in fact.

RIP Gregg Allman. Deepest Condolences to the family & friends. He was a great talent. The 70's wouldn't had been the same without him and the band. It was a damn shame that Duane died so young and then Berry Oakley was also killed in a motorcycle accident very close to the location of Duane's wreck the following year in 1972. RIP Gregg. Cause of deathComplications from liver cancer.

Great band.. I've been playing alot of their music lately. Out in the yard in my truck always playing.

These guys were hardcore rockers and I loved them!!!! I only wish I could go back to the late 60's thru the 70/s and hear some real rock n roll...you don't hear it these days -- the bands that followed based their music on the bands of this era..you can hear it...and where are the real rock bands today...there aren't any like this!!!!!!!

Allman brothers are my #1 favorite group! Freshman in college in '77, we listened to them endlessly! 🇺🇲♥️

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Jaimoe is like the nicest person in the world :')

What a beautiful family and band!!!

Thanks for posting this hard to find piece of rock n roll history.

Well Deserved & Long Overdue!

You`re right.Although he was drunk, he did`nt sound to bad, he got all the words out, and from what I`ve read he wanted to say alot more. But what he did say was short and sweet and touching. To me, his short speech seemed to have worked well. Thanks.

My Condolences to The Allman Family members and friends of Gregg Allman...😢😢🕇🕇🕇🌷🌷🌷🌷

I love it that you posted this so I could see it. I Love The Allman Brothers Band

The greatest of all time.

God I wish Duane would've been alive for this. The music world lost major part of Rock music the day that Duane died. His loss is immeasurable. I still shed tears for Duane to this day, over 51 years after he was tragically taken from us.

Wow! Powerful stuff! Thank you Allman Brothers Band!

They never should have kicked Dicky out of the band. The live shows never had the visual electricity once he was forced out. Big mistake Butch. 1989-2000 were powerful years for the band and they proved to be one of the greatest American bands of all time.

They were such a good band, that I remember even when they appeared on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, they were one of the few bands that Doc Severinsen and his orchestra would jam with! Doc loved playing his trumpet with those guys--that was an honor for him!

I heard gregg attribute seeing the replay made him get clean.

I don't see where Gregg was so drunk he claps for the guy thanking his mother at 3:20 I thought he was pretty respectful imo

Warren is carrying on with class

Thank you.

R.I.P. Gregg Allman :(

Supposedly when Gregg walked up on stage to shake Willie Nelson’s hand, Willie said “Jesus Gregg, are you alright?” Thank God he got away from that. They were the best.

Bless him. What a hard life a celebrity must lead.

One of the greatest bands of all time!

R.I.P. Gregg

I am so happy to see this. Warren Haynes & Allen Woody! Warren sang very well. He was as good as Gregg. That is saying a lot, because Gregg Allman had one of the best voices in music generally.

LUV YA GREGG ..... NO MATTER WHAT..... THIS IS THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND........ALLMAN IS THE NAME...

Gregg Allman greatest Southern Blues Rocker ever graced the state or picked up the guitar!!! STELLAR!

Good job Gregg you did big bro proud. And galadriel looks just like her daddy. God bless you all.

Dickey was a cool dude, with a dry sense of humor,he held it together for this speach

I was just in Macon. Visited the Big House and Duane and Berry's graves at Rose Hill Cemetery. Spoke with someone down there who knew Gregg somewhat and seemed in the loop. This was just after the bogus hospice reports. Apparently Gregg is not doing well. He's home but the whispers are not encouraging. The one person I spoke with had tears in their eye. Let's pray for Gregg. May he come to know his Savior while there is still time.

Greg said he didn't rember this at all, and it was the reason he got clean. And i thought he was clean years before , i met him at The Joint in Vegas and rember him that he was very nice to the fans after the show..

Very classy. Great group.

Gregg's 1973 solo album "laid back" is very good but unheralded.

Watch the video from 1972 @ Hofstra University NY. Only Betts on guitar and Berry on bass. Dickey singing Rambin Man and playing his leads wishing he had Duane on stage with him. Berry watching Dickey with the same lonely look in his eyes. 9 days later Berry died in Macon Georgia only 3 blocks from where Duane died after hitting a truck. How does a band come back from that loss. Gregg continued on for his brother and band mates and he knew the music would eventually save him too.

Betts was always phenomenal

Dickey Betts is a hoot in this.

Greg said he could barely stand up. He seen this tape a couple days later & said he cried like a baby. Alcohol is such a horrible drug. It does horrible things to people.. He said coming off of it was just diabolical. I'm sure missing Greg Allman. One of my favorites. I hope he is at peace & with his baybra...( That's what Duane would say. Its a southern thing )

Greg did OK. Being drunk ain't pretty but he didn't say anything stupid. No Mike Love action here.

It's a shame nobody mentioned Chuck Leavell who was a big part of the band for years.

Crossroads seem to come and go

Can't get enough of the Almond Brothers although I've always been a Mounds man myself. Sometimes you're feeling your nuts, but best you don't.

Barry Oakley Jr. was actually raised by Chuck Negron, one of the singers in Three Dog Night (the one with the great mustache). Negron married Julia Densmore who was married to the Doors Drummer who she divorced then briefly dated Oakley before he died. Whew.

Poor Gregg. But it was a Crossroads in his life. He got better as a result of this. God bless one of the greatest bands ever

Recently I listened to Gregg's fantastic audio book and he talked about this period in his life and this induction ceremony and brother, he wasn't kidding about being a mess and on death's door step and ashamed of himself.

Just finished reading, "My Cross to Bear" by Gregg and he says he hit his bottom at that time, the alcohol was killing him. He was pretty wasted when he got to the awards ceremony.

not afraid to say, Duane's daughter speech broke me up

I’m still in AWE of this band - here, after listening to them starting in 1988 , when I was in high school. They’ve never not been one of my faves - and I always come back and listen again, more intently, and I hear new things I missed before. They have such a rich legacy and will forever be a part of the American music experience . So proud of who they were/are and what they did.

Wish dickey would of been with the band on their 50th anniversary

"You read that I'll kill ya!!"... gotta love Butch!!

Gregg talked about his speech to Dan Rather ,,, Right after that night he quite all the vices …

Berry Oakley was peerless in the world of bass players, as peerless as the others were in their field of fame. I have found a lot of praise for for all the others ABB members, but not a lot about Berry's innovative style and the benchmark he set for future bass players.

Gregg Allman said seeing himself on this made him get sober

If you want the real truth, ask a drunk. Gregg was right and truthful, Duane was always there and damn well FIRST to face the fire. You would go through him if there was any trouble. RIP.

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I read Gregg's book and I don't blame him for being drunk one bit. It was a very emotional night for him and he never stopped missing his brother. I'd do the same fucking thing.