“Michael Allman is a undiscovered gem as an artist. It's time for the Blues Rock world to stop sleeping on him and celebrate his incredible music.” - Darren Flower - Host/Founder

— Rock It Up Radio!

Michael Allman’s story is a story of genetics, birthright, legacy, and the forging of one’s own way.

EARLY LIFE
Born on 3 July 1966 in Daytona Beach, Florida, Allman is the eldest son of the Southern rock icon, Gregg Allman.
“I was born before the Allman Brothers Band,” Allman says. “My mom was a go-go dancer at the time, and he (Gregg) was a skinny blonde surfer kid, just19 years old.”

In Gregg Allman’s 2012 autobiography, “My Cross to Bear,” the rock legend wrote about a brief Pling he had in 1965 with Mary Lynn Sutton, a waitress at a Daytona Beach club called the Bat Cave A Go Go.

“Twelve years later, I get a Christmas card,” Allman wrote. “I open it, and there’s a picture of a little kid, sitting behind these drums. The card says, ‘This is your son, Michael, and he’s doing Pine.’ ”

At 17 Michael lived with his famous father at his home on Anna Maria Island on Florida’s Gulf Coast following his mother’s breast cancer diagnosis. After high school, Allman drifted into the music world – working as a bartender, a sound board guy in clubs, and a DJ He went back at 21 and remembers that Gregg “was good to me”.

“My dad told me not to go into the music business. He said, ‘Do not go into this business.’” Despite that advice, Michael fronted his own band as the vocalist in the early 1990s. “Steve Perry was my idol – and my inspiration for my vocals,” says Allman. “That was the voice I had for a long time – until I discovered whiskey and cigarettes.”

“I also had two sons and wanted to have a good married life. So, I left music behind and worked in construction. I worked as a framing carpenter and then as an electrician.”

RECORDING
Michael Allman returned to music in 2009 by releasing the album “Michael Allman’s Hard Labor Creek,” a rootsy set of blues and blues rock. In 2020, Allman recorded his sophomore album, “Blues Travels Fast.” Unfortunately, things did not go as planned because of COVID. “I had 36 shows lined up and they all got wiped out by COVID,” said Allman. “That would have been a great year, but the album sat in dry dock. “My dad told me two things, ‘Don’t sign anything and don’t sign anything.’ So, I
own my record label with Floyd Skinner. Everything I do I put out on my own. If you go with someone else, they tell you where to go and what to do.” I write about half of the songs on my albums.

The newest album, Creature of Habit, was created at Farmadelica Sound, a studio in the palm trees of Pine Island (off Fort Myers beach) that his friend, “BuBu” introduced him to.

What he really wanted to do and needed to do was write music and play what came naturally

PERFORMING
Allman has developed a strong connection with Gregg’s music. Since he was a young man, he has worked as a singer and embraced his father’s legacy. “I have the emphasis and the terms down, and the style and the way he carries himself is becoming natural to me.” Here’s where genetics helps. The similarities between Michael and Gregg Allman cannot be denied.

“I can’t even grasp the expectations folks have about me. But if he was just a plumber down the road, I’d be honored to follow in his footsteps and use his tools. He’s my father. If he was a plumber, it would be a father and son plumbing company.”

Michael Allman, born in 1966, is the brother of Devon Allman (born 1972), Elijah Blue Allman (born 1976), Delilah Island Allman (born 1980) , and Layla Brooklyn Allman (born 1993).

Allman has also become closer to others of the second-generation of the Allman Brothers Band and has learned First-hand, through the remembrances of others, just how important the Allman Brothers Band is to so many people. Allman says he is honored to perform for the fans of his father’s famous band. “I’m honored to reproduce it; I grew up listening to that music and love playing it.”

Set lists at live performances have been about 70% Allman Brother’s Band and 30% originals. “With three albums of original music, I’m looking forward to sharing more of my own music going forward while still giving the fans lots of Allman Brothers Band hits on my setlists”

Michael’s performances are adapted to the size of the venue, backed by anywhere from two up to eight professional musicians, well versed and rehearsed in the Allman Brothers Band catalog and Michaels originals.

THE HALF EATEN PEACH

MICHAEL ALLMAN’S MUSIC EMPORIUM
Michael Allman looks and sounds a lot like his famous father, but he is absolutely making his own way in the music business from New Port Richey, Florida.

In 2020 he opened the Michael Allman Music Emporium The Half Eaten Peach. A visit to this one-of-a-kind space is a visit to a museum of collectible and playable instruments and notable music memorabilia. And, you simply never know who you’ll run in to or what you’ll experience. It’s an emporium, after all.

Musicians and music industry insiders often stop by, music is made openly, and the encounters are often uniquely memorable. Like being let in. Like being welcomed in.

“Everything is for sale but understand that I love the things that are in here, so the prospective buyer has to love that thing more than I do,” explains Michael. “The Half-Eaten Peach isn’t intended to make tons of money. It’s my place. Guitars start with a story here. You walk out the door with a guitar and a story.”

The Half-Eaten Peach is located at 7139 US 19 in New Port Richey, Florida. If the OPEN sign is hanging, stop by. To get an appointment to visit, call 727-241-0372.

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