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RIP Dickey Betts... The Country Rock Bluesie sounds of the '60s, '70s, and '80s from Bands such as 'Second Coming', 'The Allmans Bothers Band', 'Great Southern' and 'The Dickey Betts Band' lost the heart and soul of that genre today, when it was announced in Osprey, Florida that Forrest Richard (Dickey) Betts passed away peacefully at the age of 80. His collaborations with the Allman Brothers SKYROCKETED them and 'The Allman Brothers Band to the forefront of 'Southern Rock' and was a distinctive sound on every college campus and rock radio station from 1970 after te release of 'The Allman Brothers - Live at Fillmore East' (with hits like 'In Memory of Elizabeth Reed'  through 1971 after the death of Duane Allman, with hits from the album 'Eat a Peach' that hit no. 4 ('Blue Sky', and the 1973 release “Brothers and Sisters” rose to No. 1 nationally on the back of the countrified Betts-penned single “Ramblin’ Man,” which peaked at No. 2. Betts went on to write the Allman’s No. 29 single “Crazy Love” (1979) and co-authored the act’s last top-40 single, “Straight From the Heart” (No. 39, 1981). In honor of Dickey Betts, his definitive performance of 'In Memory of Elizabeth Reed' from 'The Allman Brothers - at Fillmore East', all 13:04 minutes of it, were played locally on a radio station, here this afternoon...Rest in PEACE, guitar man!
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In honor of the late, great, Dickey Betts...
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Yes, i heard that, too. I liked his music, An other fine musician gone...... we still have their music... 
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Some great jams going on, in the afterlife, hopefully
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His solo on "Ramblin' Man is for the ages.
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