Devon Allman
| Devon Allman | |
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Devon Allman performs in Memphis, 2011
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Devon Lane Allman |
| Born |
August 10, 1972 Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Origin | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Genres | Blues rock, Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, guitarist, songwriter, producer, actor |
| Instruments | Guitar, Keyboard |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Associated acts | Honeytribe, Royal Southern Brotherhood |
| Website | thetribalcommunity |
| Notable instruments | |
| Guitar | |
Devon Allman (born August 10, 1972), son of musician Gregg Allman and Shelley Kay Jefts, is a vocalist, guitarist, keyboard player and songwriter.
He is the founder and bandleader of Honeytribe, (also known as Devon Allman's Honeytribe). In addition to creating two albums and leading multiple tours across North America and Europe with Honeytribe, Devon has contributed to several other musical recordings, including Vargas Blues Band and the A Song for My Father compilation album. Devon has appeared occasionally as a guest musician for Gregg Allman and The Allman Brothers Band. His other musical projects include the blues-rock supergroup Royal Southern Brotherhood and his first solo album "Turquoise" that was released in February 2013. After leaving Royal Southern Brotherhood the next year, he released "Ragged & Dirty" with The Devon Allman Band.
Devon is the son of Gregg Allman (of The Allman Brothers Band) and Shelley Kay Jefts. His parents divorced when he was an infant, and he grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, as well as Tennessee and St. Louis, Missouri, raised by his mother in a typical suburban American household.
Devon began playing music as a teen, but was not influenced by his father. He did not meet his father until he was in his teens, but they then bonded instantly. For several years in the 1990s he performed around the growing St. Louis blues and rock music scene, while also managing a suburban Guitar Center store where he met his future Royal Southern Brotherhood bandmate, Mike Zito.
In his twenties, Allman tried various musical styles and sounds to distance himself from his father's sound and avoid obvious comparisons, though his father did not meddle in Devon's career. In his thirties, Allman embraced the blues and rock style of music that was in his blood, realizing that it was inherited naturally.
His family's prestigious musical history actually had little effect on him. He initially found his own way at age five while listening to The Beatles and Kiss, and from there started to learn guitar. Later in life, after meeting his father and getting to see what was involved in a musical career, he became inspired to improve his craft.
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