The story behind the story on Almost Famous: "After reminiscing about his mentor Lester Bangs and creative rejection letters, Cameron Crowe dove into a story from his Rolling Stone years that became a major inspiration for Almost Famous: his first-ever cover story of the Allman Brothers Band in 1973, when he was just 16 years old. Taking place after the untimely deaths of guitarist Duane Allman and bassist Berry Oakley, Crowe conducted a rare interview with Gregg Allman, who then demanded that Crowe hand over the tapes."

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