At the center of the action was Dickey Betts, resplendent in cowboy hat and “Viva Zapata” mustache, co-founder of the band and one half of the twin-guitar magic that gave the ensemble its ...

Dickey Betts helped define the southern rock ... The GRAMMY winner closed out his April 19 show with a tribute to Betts. The cowboy figure loomed — literally — larger than life on screen ...

who briefly played alongside Betts in the Allmans and remained a friend. “But it wasn’t intimidating in the same way Dickey was with that cowboy hat. Sometimes he tucked that hat down ...

Following Dickey Betts' successful 2018 brain surgery, Duane Betts posted a photo to social media of him and his dad on stage raising their cowboy hats to the crowd following a performance.

Following Dickey Betts' successful 2018 brain surgery, Duane Betts posted a photo to social media of him and his dad on stage raising their cowboy hats to the crowd following a performance.

He was 80 years old. The weather-beaten cowboy hat was pulled down low over his head, leaving his eyes in the shadows. The only visible parts of Dickey Betts' face were his square jaw and the ...

The guitarist, with a cowboy mustache that was as much a fixture on stage as a Les Paul guitar, also performed as Dickey Betts and the Great Southern and briefly played as Betts, Hall, Leavell and ...

Dickey Betts, a guitarist and the co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band, has died, according to a family statement shared with CNN on Thursday by his longtime manager. “It is with profound ...

Dickey Betts, the guitarist and co-founder of Southern rockers the Allman Brothers Band, died Thursday of cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 80. In statement posted to Betts ...

Dickey Betts, a founding member of the renowned rock group the Allman Brothers Band, died at at his home in Osprey, Fla. on Thursday. The influential guitarist, songwriter and vocalist had been ...