Gregg Allman Returns

Soundcheck | Jan 18, 2011

Rock n Roll Hall of Famer Gregg Allman had a liver transplant last year, but he wasted no time getting back to work. Today: the leader of the Allman Brothers Band talks about his first solo album in 14 years. Later: Burlesque is back in the spotlight thanks to Cher, Christina Aguilera and a new book on Gypsy Rose Lee. But the neo-burlesque scene has been thriving for years in New York. We'll hear about the city's burlesque revival. Plus: Gypsy Rose Lee's biographer takes us back to burlesque's golden years.

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