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: 🎼🖤🎼 R.I.P.

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Kiwi Rebel. The Allman Brothers Band.

[gratefulfrog]

RIP Dicky

[innate-allure]

Dicky Betts and Allman Brothers Band

[cinemajunkie70]

Rest in peace Dicky Betts!

[randgugotur-6]

April 18, 2024

Sadly it has just been reported that Dicky Betts, guitarist, songwriter and singer of the Allman Brothers passed away today. He was 80 years old and leaves behind a legacy that includes “Ramblin’ Man”, “Crazy Love”, and more. He was “surrounded by his family” who said “more information will be forthcoming at the appropriate time”.

My condolences to his family, friends, and fans around the world.

RIP Dicky

[crystal-eise]

Rock the heavens Brothers 🍑

Dicky Betts et Berry Oakley.

[serpentinesheldonserpentine]

Asked why the band finally broke through, Gregg gave a very honest answer in 1974:maybe it was because Betts finally started writing and singing some songs.

[porterdavis]

Dim the lights

A great one has gone on ahead. Dickie Betts lived larger than life.

RIP brother. Your music brought me great comfort and joy.

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[dinosaursr66]

Dickie and Duane trading licks and Gregg bringing it.

SONG OF THE DAY - Friday, April 19, 2024

[chaunceyandchumleysdad]

We’ve lost another one of the original Allman Brothers. Lead and rhythm guitarist Dickie Betts passed away on April 18, 2024. He was the consummate foil to his guitar partner, Duane Allman. In any other band, Dickie Betts would have been an outstanding lead guitarist in his own right. He started out in the shadow of Duane, yet added a different and complimentary style that made the Allman Brothers Band unique. The mastery of Betts and Allman weaving their licks on the live albums At Fillmore East and Eat A Peach is, in my opinion, incomparable in Rock music history. In Gregg Allman’s memoir, My Cross To Bear, he talks about how the band honed their skills by playing constantly. When they were in cites to perform concerts, they would spend their free time playing free shows at local parks. They were, arguably, the tightest jam band in Rock history. (The Tedeschi-Trucks Band, with their Allman Brothers pedigree, may be the next best thing.)

With the untimely death of Duane in 1971 at the age of 24, Betts became the sole guitar player in the band. Reluctant to find a Duane replacement, the band instead added the young and blossoming Chuck Leavell as a piano player to be the foil for Betts. After the death of their bass player and Duane’s kindred spirit, Berry Oakley, they recorded the album Brothers and Sisters, which became the band’s best-selling album. Betts wrote four of the seven songs including their biggest hit, Ramblin’ Man and the FM radio favorite, Jessica. This was when I first saw the band. They played at the now defunct Chicago Stadium on November 1, 1973. (A memorable streak for me as at the tender age of 17, I went to three concerts in three nights; The Moody Blues, Frank Zappa – yes, The Mothers on Halloween, and Allman Brothers Band.) All these years later, I am still going to concerts and music festivals and have already lined up five over the next five months. Yet, after all these years, when I think back to my favorite shows, that 1973 Allman Brothers show still stands out as my all-time favorite.

The Allman Brothers eventually went back to the two-guitar format, first with Warren Haynes and later with Derek Trucks. In the end, Gregg Allman had a falling out with Betts, and the Allman Brothers continued without him until they called it quits in 2014.

With the loss of Duane Allman, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, Gregg Allman and now Dickie Betts, drummer Jaimoe is the only surviving member of the original band. With the love I have for this band, I am kicking off the weekend in memory of Dickie Betts with Allman Brothers Band and the Dickie Betts song, In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed.

[amplifyme]

We lost one of the rock guitar greats today. Dickie Betts of the Allman Brothers Band died of cancer. I remember listening to my older brothers playing their albums from as far back as I can remember hearing music in my house. Dickie was one of a kind and this instrumental track he wrote has long been one of my favorites. Thanks for the music. 💔

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The Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post - 9/23/1970 - Fillmore East (Of...

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Recorded Live: 9/23/1970 - Fillmore East - New York, NY, filmed for PBS. Personnel: Gregg Allman - organ, vocals Duane Allman - guitar, vocals Dickey Betts - guitar, vocals Berry Oakley - bass, vocals Butch Trucks - drums Jai Johanny Johanson - drums Tom Doucette - harp

“Dickey was larger than life, and his loss will be felt world-wide”: Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legend of southern rock guitar Dickey Betts has died, aged 80

“I think the single greatest guitar solo I have ever witnessed was Dickey playing Blue Sky,” said [Derek]Trucks. “Y’know, I’ve been on stages with a lot of great players, and I think his solo was only time when someone finished when I thought, ‘What the f**k am I supposed to do now?!’ What do you possibly do after that? He just locked it in so hard and it was so profound and powerful, and beautiful, dangerous. It was a beautiful moment.”

The Rolling Stone reports that Betts’ died of cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease."

READ MORE “Dickey was larger than life, and his loss will be felt world-wide”: Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legend of southern rock guitar Dickey Betts has died, aged 80 | MusicRadar

The Allman Brothers Band - Blue Sky - 1/16/1982 - University Of Florida Bandshell (Official)

The Allman Brothers Band - Blue Sky (Eat A Peach, February 12,1972)

Dickey Betts wrote this about his Native American girlfriend, Sandy "Bluesky" Wabegijig. Walk along the river, sweet lullaby, it just keeps on flowing, It don't worry 'bout where it's going, no, no. Don't fly, mister blue bird, I'm just walking down the road, Early morning sunshine tell me all I need to know You're my blue sky, you're my sunny day. Lord, you know it makes me high when you turn your love my way, Turn your love my way, yeah. Good old sunday morning, bells are ringing everywhere. Goin to carolina, it won't be long and I'll be there You're my blue sky, you're my sunny day. Lord, you know it makes me high when you turn your love my way, Turn your love my way, yeah, yeah, yeah

Gregg Allman - organ, vocals, piano, electric piano, acoustic guitar Duane Allman - (Left Track) slide and lead guitars, acoustic guitar Dicky Betts - (Right Track) slide and lead guitars, vocals, Jai Johanny Johanson - drums, congas Berry Oakley - bass Butch Trucks - drums, percussion, tympani, gong, vibes, tambourine

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Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers Band Singer-Guitarist, Dead at 80

The co-founder of the Southern rock institution was known for “Ramblin’ Man,” a countryfied guitar style all his own, and inspiring a character in Almost Famous

APRIL 18, 2024 READ MORE Allman Brothers Band's Dickey Betts Dead at 80 (rollingstone.com)

Dickey Betts: 15 Essential Allman Brothers Band Songs

From "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" to "Ramblin' Man," the guitarist, songwriter, and sometime singer's most memorable moments with the Southern-rock group

Dickey Betts: Best Songs With Allman Brothers Band (rollingstone.com)

The Heartbreaking TRAGEDY of Dickey Betts on Allman Brothers Band. Real Cause Of Death

Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers, Dead At 80

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We've Lost Dickey Betts

@otisgibbs@otisgibbs 3 hours ago

Here's the Dickey Betts/Bob Dylan video. https://youtu.be/W8KxCdESrCE

Here's Greg Martin sharing Dickey/Allman Brothers stories. https://youtu.be/5G9G_EsZxnM

Townes Van Zandt once jammed with the Allman Brothers. https://youtu.be/LgbUkejofaY