Dickey Betts

Forrest Richard Betts (born December 12, 1943), known as Dickey Betts, is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band.Recognized as one of the greatest rock guitar players of all time, he had early on in his career one of rocks finest guitar partnerships with Duane Allman, introducing melodic twin guitar harmony and counterpoint which rewrote the rules for how two rock guitarists can work together, completely scrapping the traditional rhythm/lead roles to stand toe to toe. Following Allmans death in 1971, Betts assumed sole lead guitar duties during the peak of the groups commercial success in the mid-1970s.Betts was the writer and singer on the Allmans hit single, Ramblin Man. He also gained renown for his ability to compose instrumentals, with one appearing on most Allman Brothers albums; the two most known being In Memory of Elizabeth Reed and Jessica.He was inducted with the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and also won a best rock performance Grammy Award with the band for Jessica in 1996. Betts was ranked No. 58 on Rolling Stones 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time list in 2003, and #61 on the list published in 2011. Betts departed the Allman Brothers Band in 2000 under acrimonious circumstances and performed and recorded on his own.

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