Mountain Arts Center Presents Exclusive Screening of Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul
THE MOUNTAIN ARTS CENTER PRESENTS
AN EXCLUSIVE SCREENING OF
GREGG ALLMAN: THE MUSIC OF MY SOUL
SEPTEMBER 24
6PM
ACCLAIMED NEW DOCUMENTARY EXPLORES THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF
ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND CO-FOUNDER AND AMERICAN ICON
$2 FROM TICKETS SOLD FOR ALL SCREENINGS TO BENEFIT
THE MOUNTAIN ARTS CENTER ARTS EDUCATION FUND
“A timeless portrait of one of our greatest bands ever – The Allman Brothers Band. Centered around a rare and intimate interview with Gregg Allman, The Music of My Soul tells the whole story of survival, loyalty, love, loss, family, genius, perseverance and the one of the wildest rides in rock history.”
– CAMERON CROWE
“The new Gregg Allman doc is a tale of addiction and redemption.”
– ROLLING STONE
“The story of Gregg Allman is one of the most triumphant and tragic in rock history…
Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul is the definitive documentary on the late singer-songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member.”
– VARIETY
“Longtime fans and even more casual ones will appreciate Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul, which probes some difficult areas of his life and work, offering a remarkably comprehensive overview in a relatively tight 90-minute window.
Ultimately, it also demonstrates many times over, why we still love
the music and the longevity it will continue to have with future generations.” – ULTIMATE CLASSIC ROCK
THE MOUNTAIN ARTS CENTER is excited to announce an exclusive screening of Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul, the highly acclaimed full-length feature documentary exploring the life and work of the late, great Gregg Allman. $2 from tickets sold for all screenings of Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul will benefit a local charitable organization dedicated to supporting live music. This screening is one of over 40 one-night-only screenings in diverse venues across the United States and the presentations will take place in venues ranging in size from the 70 capacity Capricorn Sound Studios in Macon, GA, to the 4,665-capacity Fox Theater in Atlanta, GA. Due to the nature of the film, Michael Lehman, Lead producer and longtime friend and client, felt Allman Brothers Band fans and lovers of music will want to see this film on the big screen with a professional PA system in venues that, in many cases, had presented live performances from Allman, Dickey Betts, Jaimoe, or the Allman Brothers Band themselves.
"It is incredibly rewarding to bring Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul to audiences around the country,” says Michael Lehman, Lead Film Producer and longtime manager of Gregg Allman. I hope the attendees leave with an even deeper appreciation for Gregg’s extraordinary music, his remarkable life, and the legacy he continues to inspire.
"I truly believe Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul should be experienced more like a live concert than a traditional film. The music of Gregg and the Allman Brothers Band is the heartbeat of this experience, and presenting it in a live venue transforms it into a shared event. It gives audiences the chance to gather with friends, enjoy a beverage, browse exclusive merchandise, and celebrate Gregg’s incredible legacy together as a community. That’s what makes these screenings so special — they’re not just watching a film, they’re participating in an unforgettable musical event.”
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Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul had its domestic theatrical premiere earlier this year in 200 major market cinemas across America, presented by Subtext in association with Rolling Stone Films. Directed by GRAMMY® and Golden Globe Award-winning filmmaker James Keach, the full-length feature documentary offers a profound portrait of Gregg Allman, one of the most distinctive voices in American music and, as co-founder and frontman of the Allman Brothers Band, a groundbreaking architect of Southern rock. This visionary music documentary traces Allman’s turbulent, transcendent journey through profound personal tragedy and hard-won redemption – from a childhood ruptured by his father’s murder to the soulful emergence that gave birth to Southern rock and permanently reshaped American music. Told through archival recordings, candid interviews, and electric live performances, the film weaves an intimate portrait of Allman, honestly reflecting on the death of his brother and bandmate Duane, his battles with addiction, and the personal demons that shaped both his life and his blues-driven music. The documentary is anchored by rarely seen concert footage that captures the Allman Brothers Band at their creative peak, offering audiences an immersive, front-row view of one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most powerful live outfits.
Beyond the music, Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul explores what Gregg Allman and the Allman Brothers Band came to represent in American culture – an ethos rooted in artistic freedom, collaboration, and defiance of convention. It highlights how Gregg and the band rejected the racial divisions that defined much of the American South, grounding their sound in deep respect for Black musical traditions and collaboration with Black musicians at a time when integrated rock groups were rare. The documentary also examines Allman’s complicated relationship with fame, including his highly publicized marriage to Cher, and how life in the public eye collided with his restless pursuit of authenticity. Together, Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul affirms Gregg Allman not just as one of rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest and most influential artists, but as a lasting cultural force whose influence extended far beyond the stage.
Keach, whose previous credits include 2005’s Academy Award-winning Walk The Line and such acclaimed documentaries as 2014’s Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me, 2019’s David Crosby: Remember My Name, and the GRAMMY® Award-winning Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, directed and produced Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul alongside producer and longtime Gregg Allman manager Michael Lehman and Alex Komisaruk of PCH Films, as well as Emmy-, Golden Globe-, and GRAMMY® Award-winning executive producers Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank (Music by John Williams, Faye, Laurel Canyon) of Amblin Documentaries, Douglas Banker of Five All in the Fifth, Michael Hughes and Greg C. Lake of DLP Media Group, Robert Stein, Alex Dale of Rolling Stone Films, and Brian Levy and Theodore Liouliakis of Subtext.
ABOUT GREGG ALLMAN:
Born December 8, 1947, in Nashville, TN, Gregg Allman was undoubtedly among rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest and most significant artists, his soul-fired and utterly distinctive voice still one of the defining sounds in all of American music. From his founding role in the one and only Allman Brothers Band to his long and storied solo career, Allman consistently proved himself to be an iconic singer/songwriter and exceptional practitioner of the American blues tradition. The award-winning author of such modern standards as “Midnight Rider,” “It’s Not My Cross To Bear,” “Dreams,” and “Whipping Post,” Allman accrued a remarkable list of honors over his five-decade musical journey, including the Allman Brothers Band’s 1995 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award at the 54th Annual GRAMMY® Awards. Allman detailed his brilliant career in 2012’s critically acclaimed, New York Times best-selling memoir, My Cross To Bear, chronicling a truly astonishing life burdened by unimaginable loss, alcohol and drug addiction, told with clear-eyed wisdom and sharp hindsight.
Gregg Allman died due to complications from liver cancer at his home in Savannah, GA on May 17, 2017, leaving behind a remarkable creative legacy that will undoubtedly live on for generations to come. Beyond dozens of studio and live recordings, Allman passed on the opportunity of music to others via three ongoing scholarship funds: The Gregg Allman Scholarship Fund at the University of Georgia, the Allman/Lehman Endowed Scholarship at Syracuse University, and the Gregg Allman Scholarship at Belmont University in Nashville, TN.
