"Ramblin' Man" Has Passed at 80 Years Old

[Vintage 700b]

Dickey Betts passed away today Thursday April 18th ,
So many great tunes, and one of my favorite bands.
R.I.P. Dickey

 

[Gepetto]

I saw the Allman Brothers when they were still intact sometime in the very late 60s at Hudson Valley Community College, warmup band was Jay Giles band. They were both still undiscovered enough at that time to be playing at a tiny junior college venue like this.

 

[Vynuladikt]

Near the top of my list of favorite guitar players

 

[George S.]

My favorite band.

 

[dcmeigs]

Me too. I’ll play in Memory of Elizabeth Reid and call It in memory of Dickey Betts. RIP my guitar hero.

 

[Fast Forward]

Great Guitar Player

 

[mlucitt]

My understanding (Joe may confirm) that Dickey joined the band at 17. Probably the youngest guitar player to perform on the road.

 

[Vintage 700b]

My understanding (Joe may confirm) that Dickey joined the band at 17. Probably the youngest guitar player to perform on the road.

Yes, Dickey left home at 16 and joined the circus to play in a band. After returning home, he and bassist Berry Oakley joined a group that became the Jacksonville, Florida-based group Second Coming. After a jam session in 1969 between Betts, Oakley and Duane Allman, and his younger brother Greg, the Allman Brothers Band was formed.
Following Duane's death in October, 1971, Betts took on more of a leadership role within the band and became its primary guitarist. He wrote songs like "Jessica," inspired by his daughter, and the group's biggest commercial hit "Ramblin' Man."

 

[FredR]

New Years Eve, 1971

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