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Marcus King Reimagines Gregg Allman’s 1981 “Come and Go Blues” Performance

Marcus King, with producer Dan Auerbach and guitarist Tom Bukovac, honors the late Gregg Allman by recreating his iconic 1981 rendition of "Come and Go Blues" in anticipation of the upcoming documentary, Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul.

Rolling Stone·May 29, 2026·via Rolling Stone

Marcus King Reimagines Gregg Allman’s 1981 “Come and Go Blues” Performance

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Marcus King Re-Creates Gregg Allman’s Epic 1981 Performance of ‘Come and Go Blues’

With producer Dan Auerbach and guitarist Tom Bukovac, King remembers the late Allmans leader ahead of the forthcoming documentary Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul

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May 29, 2026

Back in 1981, Gregg Allman delivered a now famous television performance of “Come an d Go Blues.” It was just Allman, his guitar, and his uniquely soulful voice that conveyed heartbreak, loss, and a twinge of hope. A new documentary premiering in June, Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul , celebrates the life and musical impact of Allman, who died nine years ago this week at age 69.

Ahead of the doc’s release on June 17, Rolling Stone enlisted Marcus King , Dan Auerbach , and guitarist Tom Bukovac to re-create Allman’s 1981 performance live at Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound Studios in Nashville. It’s a gritty rendition that both evokes and pays homage to Allman’s original.

“I’ve listened to it a million times since I was a teenager,” Auerbach tells Rolling Stone on a new episode of the Nashville Now podcast . “When Marcus texted me about this project, he said, ‘I was thinking about doing that acoustic version that Gregg did on TV,’ and I said, ‘I know exactly what you’re talking about. That’d be so fun.’ So, that’s what we did.”

Remarkably, Auerbach, who produced the recording, says King never before played “Come and Go Blues,” which originally appeared on the Allman Brothers Band ’s 1973 album Brothers and Sisters . “He learned it on the spot,” Auerbach says.

Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul opens June 17 on more than 200 screens across America. Tickets are available now .

A premiere event for the doc is set for June 9 at New York’s Gramercy Theater. Gregg’s son Devon Allman will be on hand for a special acoustic performance with his Allman Betts Band bandmate Duane Betts, son of the late Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts. Another screening will take place June 11 at the Grand Opera House in Macon, Georgia, and feature an appearance by Allman Brothers Band/Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell. Both events are sold out.

Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul was directed by James Keach, whose credits as a producer include Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me , David Crosby: Remember My Name , Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice , and the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line. The film was made in association with Rolling Stone Films and is executive produced by Rolling Stone ’s Alexandra Dale.