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Dickey Betts Dies: Allman Brothers Guitarist, Singer & Songwriter Was 80
Dickey Betts, the Allman Brothers Band's cofounding guitarist, singer and songwriter behind "Ramblin' Man," "Blue Sky," "Jessica" and more died April 18 at 80.
Dickey Betts onstage with The Allman Brothers Band in 1979Paul Natkin/Getty Images Dickey Betts, the Allman Brothers Band ‘s co-founding guitarist, singer and songwriter behind such classics as “Ramblin’ Man,” “Blue Sky” and “Jessica,” died today at his home in Osprey, FL. Born Forrest Richard Betts on December 12, 1943, in West Palm Beach, FL, Betts was leading a band called the Second Coming in 1969 when he began jamming with Duane Allman and others in what would coalesce into the Allman Brothers Band. Also made up of lead singer-keyboardist Gregg Allman, Betts’ Second Coming bandmate and bassist Barry Oakley, and drummers Butch Trucks and Jaimoe, the group would go on to define Southern rock and become Rock and Roll Hall of Famers in 1995.
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