Betts may not have been the slide virtuoso that Allman proved to ... moving over to the traditional rhythm guitar. Dickey Betts handled the leads all alone. And he did it sensationally well.

Dickey was larger than life ... Their styles contrasted, with Allman playing bluesy slide guitar, while Betts’ solos and singing tugged the band toward country. When layered in harmony, their ...

Betts, a co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band, died on Thursday, April 18 according to a post on his official Instagram page Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

"With deep sadness the Allman Brothers Band learned today that founding member Dickey Betts has passed away peacefully ... "His extraordinary guitar playing alongside guitarist Duane Allman ...

“And when it’s time for leavin’, I’ll hope you’ll understand,” Betts ... and Dickey’s solos together every night would make me just cry like a baby.” Holding down acoustic guitar ...

Words The infamous Allman Brothers Band formed in Jacksonville in 1969 eventually becoming one of the most influential groups ...