For Immediate Release

October 17, 2010

Contact:  Kathy Summerlin, 850-462-1256

ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMER
GREGG ALLMAN
LOW COUNTRY BLUES TOUR
AT THE SAENGER THEATRE IN PENSACOLA
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10 AT 8 PM
WITH SPECIAL GUEST JAIMOE'S JASSSZ BAND

October 17, 2011, Pensacola, FL - On tour in support of his critically acclaimed Rounder Records release Low Country Blues, Gregg Allman will make an exclusive Pensacola area stop at the Saenger Theatre on Tuesday, January 10 at 8 pm with special guest Jaimoe's Jasssz Band. . Reserved tickets priced at $59.50, $39.50 and $29.50 will be available at the Saenger Theatre box office, at all ticketmaster locations, online at ticketmaster.com or charge by phone 800.745.3000 and go on sale this Friday, October 21 at 10am. For a complete list of tour dates, log on to www.greggallman.com.

"I've got my hand over my heart," Gregg Allman says of his extraordinary new album, "and if it's a hit there, it's a hit."

As a founding member of the one and only Allman Brothers Band and in his own storied solo career, Allman has long been a gifted natural interpreter of the blues, his soulful and distinctive voice one of the defining sounds in the history of American music. Low Country Blues marks the legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Famer's seventh solo recording and first in more than 13 years. Produced by T Bone Burnett, the album finds Allman putting his own stamp on songs by some of the blues giants whose work has long informed his own, from Muddy Waters and BB King to Buddy Guy and Magic Sam. Named for the coastal Georgia region Allman calls home, Low Country Blues stands as a high water mark in an already remarkable body of work, rich with passion, verve, and the unerring confidence of a true survivor.

Though Allman has been a constant presence on the road over the past decade, with The Allman Brothers Band as well as with his own crack combo, he has spent precious little time in the studio since the 2002 death of producer Tom Dowd - the man behind the glass for much of his recorded career. So when his manager suggested he veer off from a 2009 tour for a Memphis meeting with the multiple Grammy Award-winning Burnett, Allman admits to being not entirely enthused.

"I said, ‘Oh man, I don't wanna start meeting a string of dudes, all of ‘em trying to outdo the other one," he recalls. "But we stopped in Memphis and here comes T Bone. The first sentence out of his mouth was something like, ‘Tommy Dowd was The Man, wasn't he? I've patterned a lot of my stuff after that gentleman.' I thought, ‘Right, what've we got here?'"

The two musicians quickly bonded, chatting about favorite records, mutual friends, and reminiscences of Nashville's renowned clear channel station, WLAC, which introduced rhythm & blues music to a generation of late night listeners from New York to Miami.

"He told me some guy gave him a hard drive, it has 10,000 obscure blues songs," Allman says. "He says, ‘I'm gonna pick out twenty of ‘em and send ‘em to ya and you tell me what you think.' He said, ‘They're old, like Billie Holliday old, and when you listen to ‘em, I want you to think about us gettin' in there and about bringin' ‘em up to today.'"

Allman found the idea irresistible and in January 2010, a stunning combo was assembled at Los Angeles' The Village Recorder, comprising Burnett and Doyle Bramhall II on guitars, backed by the brilliant rhythm section of upright bassist Dennis Crouch and drummer Jay Bellerose. What's more, the lineup included a brass section arranged and conducted by trumpeter Darrell Leonard, whose illustrious resume extends back to his work with Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (featuring Gregg's late, great brother Duane). As if that weren't enough, sitting in on piano was a dear old friend, the Night Tripper himself, Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack, with whom Allman co-wrote Let This Be A Lesson To Ya' on The Gregg Allman Band's 1977 classic, Playin' Up A Storm.

This powerhouse band - which of course also features Gregg's own acoustic guitar expertise and trademark Hammond B-3 organ - cooks up an earthy and atmospheric musical stew infused with gritty R&B muscle, spooky Southern psychedelia, and greasy deep soul grooves.

"If it works right, it all turns real magic," Allman says. "And that's what happened this time, more so I think than anything I've ever recorded. We got 15 masters in 11 days; let me tell ya, they just went Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!"

An inveterate road warrior, Allman is understandably itching to return to the endless highway. Moreover, Allman is justifiably proud of Low Country Blues and is eager to get out there to bring these songs to his countless fans.

"When you have a new record it always feels different," he says. "Man, you gotta get out there and move the muscles, you gotta move it and shake it."

Simply put, Low Country Blues is Gregg Allman at his very best, a self-assured, spirited collection that will stand as a major milestone in what is undeniably an exceptional career. "Places you been, things that you done/Somehow you're still on the run," Allman sings on Just Another Rider. Long may he run.

The Pensacola Saenger Theatre is managed by SMG through a management agreement with the City of Pensacola. Headquartered in Philadelphia, SMG provides facility services to 195 venues, including 72 arenas, in 41 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada and Europe. SMG controls over 1.7 million entertainment seats worldwide. For additional company information, visit www.smgworld.com.

For more information on upcoming events at the Pensacola Saenger Theatre visit our website at www.pensacolasaenger.com.

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