"Johnny Winter showed me a lot,” said the guitarist, who died May 26. Little did he know he would himself prove influential ...

Once drummer Butch Trucks joined them, they knew they were on to something big, so Duane called his brother Gregg back from LA to officially form the Allman Brothers Band. A self-titled debut ...

Fresh from the success of “Brothers and Sisters,” the ... Prior to the album’s release in 1973, the band lost founding member ...

The two ended up meeting and jamming with Duane Allman, who asked both to join the newly formed Allman Brothers Band in 1969. “It took a lot of talking and getting along,” Betts told Rolling ...

Betts shared lead guitar duties with Duane Allman in the original Allman Brothers Band to help give the group its distinctive sound and create a new genre — Southern rock. Acts ranging from ...

following a period of declining health," wrote the Grammy-winning band, co-founded by brothers Duane and Gregg Allman with an original lineup also featuring Betts, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks and ...

The surviving members of the Allman Brothers Band have paid tribute “with deep sadness” to guitarist Dickey Betts, a founding member of the group who died Thursday at age 80. “His ...

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 ...

Betts: “Duane and I had an understanding ... as part of their ’92 live disc “An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band: First Set.” In 2003, the Allman Brothers released the outstanding ...

Dickey Betts, a founding member of the renowned rock group the Allman Brothers Band, died at at his home in Osprey, Fla. on Thursday. The influential guitarist, songwriter and vocalist had been ...

The Allman Brothers perform in 1973. Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images It’s a tragic tale. Prior to the album’s release in 1973, the band lost founding member Duane Allman ...

They didn’t think he was in any pain,” he said. Betts shared lead guitar duties with Duane Allman in the original Allman Brothers Band to help give the group its unique sound and create a new ...