The 2017 CMT Music Awards opened with a bang, with Jason Aldean, Darius Rucker and Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum coming together to pay tribute to the late Gregg Allman.
Travis Tritt called him an influence. Jason Aldean says Gregg Allman was a hero. In the days after the Southern rocker's death, stars like Eric Church and Keith Urban took to the stage to honor him in song.