Gregg Allman and Floyd Miles each faced discrimination, Miles said. In Daytona Beach, that was enough to build a friendship—and a bond. "Everybody got to know Duane and Gregg, so they were just like one of the guys. They were known as 'Those white boys who can play that funky music.' ⁠Duane could just play it all. Even if you call the jazz tune, he did jump right on it. Gregg was a long-haired musician, so back then he was a freak. And I'm black. So we both knew what it was like to be discriminated against, which is probably why we got along so well. We had each other and we had the music." Floyd Miles 📸Bill Thames⁠ (Miles)