Image via WikipediaBy Andrew Dobbie on Yahoo News: http://news.yahoo.com/LONDON (Reuters) - Gregg Allman is a believer in the healing power of music.
Barely a year after undergoing a liver transplant, the veteran American musician is back on the road with his regular band, looking a little frail but in good voice and excellent spirits.
The Gregg Allman band kicked off a European mini-tour at London's Barbican Center Friday, with two further UK dates scheduled plus more in Ireland, the Netherlands and Germany before they head home next month for a lengthy tour of the United States and Canada.
The backbone of their set is a series of songs from the album "Low Country Blues," his first record for 14 years.
It was released in February to critical acclaim and commercial success to match, debuting at No. 7 in the U.S. Billboard chart.
Diagnosed with hepatitis C and advised he needed a new liver, Allman decided to go into the studio to record an album of songs by his blues heroes, before going under the surgeon's knife in June last year.
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