captured on the Dickey Betts and Great Southern live album “Southern Jam: New York 1978.” It’s “Jessica” as a speeding locomotive with a “Southbound” detour in the middle.

Betts' guitar was a key piece of the band's unique sound, which pioneered Southern rock. Dickey Betts, best known as a cofounder and guitarist of the Allman Brothers Band, died on April 18.

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 ... signature sound of the genre known as Southern Rock." "He was passionate in life ...

“Everybody’s here for the right reasons — to celebrate a great man, a great visionary of music.” Dubbed “In Memory of Dickey ... of Southern rock in the 21st century. Betts remains ...