(from left) Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts and Butch Trucks. | Credit: Herb Kossover/GettyImages Dudek doesn’t recall many details about the guitars used on “Jessica,” only that he played “an ...

ExploreAllman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80 Though Betts was ... including the transcendent instrumental “Jessica,” featuring Leavell. The record also included the band’s ...

Afterward, the ensemble honored the late Dickey Betts by performing ... Brothers Band’s instrumental classic/ Betts composed original, “Jessica.” ...

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 ...

Dickey Betts, a founding member of the Allman Brothers ... composed a number of US hits including the classic instrumental Jessica, which won a Grammy in 1996 for ‘Best Rock Instrumental ...

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.

Jessica and Kim. Play on Brother Dickey, you will be forever remembered and deeply missed," concluded the statement, attributed to "Allman Brothers Band, Family and Crew." Betts played with the ...

Dickey Betts, the singer-musician whose versatile ... Brothers songs including “Blue Sky,” “Rambling Man,” “Jessica,” “in Memory of Elizabeth Reed” and many others.

Dickey Betts, a founding member of the renowned rock ... Betts also made his name as a songwriter with songs like "Jessica" and "Blue Sky." Sponsor Message After Duane Allman's death in a ...

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 Betts, the influential singer ... He also composed the band’s well-known instrumental tunes, including “Jessica” and “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.” In a statement provided ...

Dickey is a notorious fighter and he is displaying that now.” Betts is survived by his wife, Donna, and four children, Duane (also an acclaimed singer-songwriter), Christy, Jessica and Kim.