Dickey Betts

Dickey Betts
Dickey Betts
	Betts in 1978
Background information
Birth name	Forrest Richard Betts
Also known as	Dickey Betts; The Ramblin' Man;
Born	December 12, 1943; West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Died	April 18, 2024 (aged 80); Osprey, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Rock; country; blues; jazz; Southern rock; jam band;
Occupation(s)	Singer; songwriter; composer; guitarist;
Instrument(s)	Guitar; vocals; dobro;
Years active	1960–2021
Member of	Dickey Betts Band
Formerly of	The Allman Brothers Band; Dickey Betts & Great Southern; Betts, Hall, Leavell and Trucks;
Website	dickeybetts.com

Forrest Richard Betts (December 12, 1943 – April 18, 2024) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, composer and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band. He assumed sole lead guitar duties during the peak of the group's commercial success in the mid-1970s and was the writer and singer on the Allmans' hit single "Ramblin' Man". Betts was inducted with the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.^[1] He was ranked No. 58 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time list in 2003, and No. 61 on the list published in 2011.^[2]^[3]

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