Dickey Betts, the longtime guitarist and songwriter in the Allman Brothers Band, has died at 80.
co-founder singer-guitarist Dickey Betts died on Thursday morning at 80 following a battle with cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to“It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that the Betts family announce the peaceful passing of Forrest Richard ‘Dickey’ Betts at the age of 80 years old. The legendary performer, songwriter, bandleader and family patriarch was at his home in Osprey, Florida, surrounded by his family.
As would be the case throughout the group’s half century run, drug use and tragedy struck just as things were heating up the Allmans, sending Duane and Oakley to rehab in 1971, just months before Duane, 24, was killed in a motorcycle accident; a despondent Oakley crashed his motorcycle into the side of a bus a year later and died just blocks from the site of Duane’s accident.
Betts, born Forrest Richard Betts in West Palm Beach, Florida on Dec. 12, 1943, grew up listening to bluegrass and country music as a child and played in a number of rock band in his home state before being tapped to join the Allmans., but things went south again quickly and they called it quits once more in 1982. Betts continued to play shows and tour until 1989, when the group once again reformed with a new slide guitarist from Betts’ band, Warren Haynes.
The guitarist filed suit against his former bandmates and never performed with them again, though he continued to tour with his own band for several years. Betts suffered a stroke in August 2018.Travis Kelce Explains Why He & Taylor Swift Traded Coachella’s Backstage Area to Enjoy Pit With FansAshanti & Nelly Are Engaged, Expecting First Child Together. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services.
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