Dickey Betts, founding member of The Allman Brothers Band who, along with the late Duane Allman, created the searing twin-guitar sound that would elevate southern rock into an enduring mainstream ...

Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” has died. He was 80. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer died at his home in Osprey, Florida, ...

Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man," has died. He was 80. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer died at his home in Osprey, Florida, ...

Dickey Betts, a Southern rock icon famed for his incendiary guitar work with the Allman Brothers Band, has died at age 80. Betts’ family announced his death on Thursday morning via social media, ...

(AP) - Dickey Betts, who died Thursday at age 80, really was born a ramblin’ man. He left home at 16 to join the circus and became a renowned guitarist touring the world with the Allman Brothers Band.