RIP Dickey Betts

Dickey Betts, the guitarist from The Allman Brothers Band, has died at the age of 80.

His family confirmed on Instagram that the Ramblin' Man performer passed away in his Osprey, Florida home surrounded by loved ones on Thursday.

'The legendary performer, songwriter, bandleader and family patriarch passed away earlier today,' the Betts family said. 'Dickey was larger than life, and his loss will be felt world-wide.'

Betts is known for writing some of The Allman Brothers most famous songs including 'In Memory of Elizabeth Reed,' 'Blue Sky,' and their only Top Ten hit, 'Ramblin' Man.'

The Allman Brothers Band said in a statement, 'Play on Brother Dickey, you will be forever remembered and deeply missed.'

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RIP

 

That leaves Mr. Jaimoe ( John Lee Johnson) as the last surviving member from the original band. RIP Dickey.

 

Bummer. I met him and Greg many moons ago. In that 30 minutes, after a show, Greg drank about half a 5th of silver label Smirnoff. RIP both.

 

A fine man for sure! RIP Dickey!