“I said, ‘We aren’t getting paid properly. I’m going back to New York.’ Duane Allman said, ‘I’m gonna go home and start a band with my brother’”: Jerry Jemmott played with B.B. King and George Benson – but two car accidents influenced him the most

ALPHARETTA, GA - JUNE 21: Jerry Jemmott of Gregg Allman Band performs at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on June 21, 2013 in Alpharetta, Georgia. (Photo by Chris McKay/Getty Images).

Jerry Jemmott has experienced two near-fatal car crashes. The first took place when he was a child – and it led to him taking up the bass.

“My hearing was so bad after the accident, I had a hard time hearing the bass,” he says. “But that’s why I chose it!”