Allman died today of unspecified causes after several years of health issues. He co-founded the Allman Brothers Band with his brother Duane in 1969 and cut several hugely successful albums. The band suffered the loss of Duane to a motorcycle accident in 1971 and then the loss of bassist Berry Oakley at almost the same location in 1972, also in a motorcycle accident. The group soldiered on but broke up in 1975, reforming fifteen years later and touring regularly until 2015.

In his honor here’s one of his greatest songs: