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Dickey Betts

American musician
Also known as: Forrest Richard Betts
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Dickey Betts was an American musician, best known as a guitarist and songwriter for the Allman Brothers Band. He was one of the founding members of the band, alongside his brother Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Berry Oakley, Jaimoe, and Butch Trucks.12

Betts's guitar playing and songwriting were integral to the band's signature bluesy, jam-oriented sound, which helped define the Southern rock genre in the 1970s. He penned the band's instrumental hit "Jessica". Betts assumed leadership of the band after Duane Allman's death in 1971, though he was later removed from the group in 2000. He passed away on April 18, 2024.1

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