Gregg Allman, the legendary frontman of the Allman Brothers Band, fought a decades-long battle with personal demons that nearly destroyed him.The new documentary "Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul," which features rare interviews with Allman, explores the highs and lows of the late Southern rock icon's life.During an interview with Fox News Digital, director James Keach explained that the film chronicles how Allman's father's murder, the death of his brother Duane and years of addiction left lasting scars that ultimately led to a hard-won redemption.BILLY IDOL NEARLY DIED FROM HEROIN OVERDOSE AT PEAK OF HIS MUSIC CAREER"He revealed why he sang the blues," Keach said.Gregg Allman was haunted by father's murder, brother's death before finding redemption, according to a new documentary.(Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)"He revealed why he struggled with addiction and his triumphs over that addiction," he continued.
"It's Gregg telling the story of a kid's early childhood trauma, his dad being murdered, his losing his brother — and then you could just see the loss that this guy had in his life and the effect that the trauma had."CARA DELEVINGNE ADMITS SHE USED PARTY DRUG GHB DAILY BEFORE TERRIFYING SEIZURES FORCED HER SOBER"And then you go back into his life, and you see how it affected his music," Keach added."It affected his playing.
It affected his dysfunction with marriage.It affected his dysfunction with drugs and ultimately his ability to redeem himself — to go through the gauntlet.""Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul" will be released in theaters for one night only on June 17.WATCH: GREGG ALLMAN 'LOST HIS FATHER AGAIN' WHEN BROTHER DUANE DIED, DIRECTOR SAYSThe Georgia native was the son of U.S.
Army Captain Willis Turner Allman and Geraldine Allman, who also shared son Duane.The day after Christmas in 1949, Willis was fatally shot in Norfolk, Virginia during an attempted robbery after giving a ride to a hitchhiker named Michael Robert "Buddy" Green, wh...