Cher attends ex-husband Gregg Allman’s funeral

Thousands of fans are lining the streets of Macon, Georgia, on Saturday for the funeral of music legend Gregg Allman.

The Southern rocker is being laid to rest near the grave of his brother Duane, in the same Rose Hill Cemetery where members of the Allman Brothers Band once wrote songs amid the tombstones.

Allman's Saturday afternoon funeral ceremony was private and held in a small chapel. Mourners included Allman's ex-wife, Cher. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter also said he would attend, honouring The Allman Brothers Band keyboardist who drew large crowds to his 1976 presidential campaign events.

Gregg Allman died May 27 at the age of 69 in Savannah, Georgia.

The Allman Brothers Band began its rise to fame in the central Georgia city 90 miles south of Atlanta.