This past April, we received the sad news of the passing of Dickey Betts, founding member of the ... which included the great Dan Toler on guitar and his brother Frankie Toler on drums.

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. – Dickey Betts, a driving force behind the Allman Brothers Band that launched Southern rock and influenced the jam band scene, died Thursday at his Florida home, according ...

"Dickey was larger than life, and his loss will be felt world-wide," the statement said. Betts' blues, rock and country-influenced guitar style helped define Southern rock in the 1960s and '70s.

(AP) - Dickey Betts, who died Thursday at age ... They didn’t think he was in any pain,” he said. Betts shared lead guitar duties with Duane Allman in the original Allman Brothers Band to ...

“My first concert was Dickey Betts at Coleman’s in Rome, New York in 1983,” blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa said in an Instagram post Thursday, crediting Betts with inspiring his favorite electric ...