Betts wrote it for his Indigenous Canadian future wife, whose last name, he said, meant “blue sky.” In One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band, he notes that “once I got ...

The rock group made its debut in 1969. By Dan Rys Maybe more than any of their peers, The Allman Brothers Band were a group defined by eras, personalities and tragedies. Between the outfit’s ...

It was real stock, and we cut it real short.” The first Allman Brothers song to feature Betts on lead vocals, “Blue Sky,” is also one of the final recordings made by Duane Allman before his ...

Betts’ composition “Blue Sky,” the first Allman Brothers song with him on lead vocals and one of the last to feature the gorgeous guitar harmonizing of Betts and Duane Allman, appears on the ...

the concert featured selections from six Allman Brothers Band albums, kicking off with “Little Martha” and “Mountain Jam.” ABB also played songs like “One Way Out,” “Blue Sky ...

Dickey Betts was responsible for some of the Allman Brothers Band’s most enduring and beloved songs: “Blue Sky,” “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed,” “Jessica” and the band’s lone Top 10 ...

The statement also listed a number of “quintessential” Allman Brothers Band songs that Betts wrote, including “Ramblin’ Man,” “Jessica,” “Blue Sky,” and “In Memory of Elizabeth ...

Thank you, everybody.” Derek Trucks (left) and Susan Tedeschi (middle) of Tedeschi Trucks Band, and Duane Betts perform “Blue Sky” by The Allman Brothers during the “In Memory of Dickey ...

"With deep sadness the Allman Brothers Band learned today ... Jeffrey Mayer/Getty "Dickey wrote quintessential Brothers songs including 'Blue Sky,' 'Rambling Man,' 'Jessica,' 'In Memory of ...

Dickey Betts, who was the influential singer-songwriter and guitarist for the Allman Brothers Band ... most "quintessential" songs, including “Blue Sky,” “Rambling Man,” “Jessica ...

Formed out of Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969, the Allman Brothers Band were a popular rock band with hits like "Ramblin' Man" and "Blue Sky." The original members included brothers Duane and Gregg ...

Dickey Betts, the Allman Brothers Band‘s Grammy-winning co-founding guitarist, singer and songwriter behind such classics as “Ramblin’ Man,” “Blue Sky” and “Jessica,” died today of ...