# Lost a founder of the Allman Brother Band

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**Category:** The water cooler\
**Created:** [April 19, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/lost-a-founder-of-the-allman-brother-band/91350 "2024-04-19T18:09:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![jimtoo](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/jimtoo/32/16415_2.png) [@jimtoo](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/jimtoo)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/lost-a-founder-of-the-allman-brother-band/91350/1 "2024-04-19T18:09:25Z")

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Surprised this hadn’t been mentioned. Dickie Betts, guitarist extrordinaire and song writer died yesterday.

[https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/allman-brothers-band-co-founder-and-legendary-guitarist-dickey-betts-dies-at-80/ar-AA1nftBz](https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/allman-brothers-band-co-founder-and-legendary-guitarist-dickey-betts-dies-at-80/ar-AA1nftBz)

It’s all Allman Brothers today on the Toos’ sound system.

A little Dickie Betts’ work on the guitar:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8SZlz9WKccE/maxresdefault.jpg "In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SZlz9WKccE)

One of my favorites.

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/R5XJDxe7TVY/hqdefault.jpg "Allman Brothers " Sweet Melissa "") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5XJDxe7TVY)

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**Author:** ![branchkin](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/branchkin/32/113_2.png) [@branchkin](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/branchkin)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/lost-a-founder-of-the-allman-brother-band/91350/2 "2024-04-19T20:00:32Z")

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Favorite version of “Jessica”. Chuck Leavell on piano, his solo is great, don’t know the bass player but he can play, and of course Dickey on lead guitar.

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/llBsswEfUsA/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AGCBYAC4AOKAgwIABABGHIgNihxMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDnpEgxvswWCwUHxaby6wCq9ZtB6Q "Guitar Greats - Jessica - Dickey Betts - 11/12/1984 - Capitol Theatre") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llBsswEfUsA)

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**Author:** ![Bears54](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/bears54/32/7_2.png) [@Bears54](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Bears54)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/lost-a-founder-of-the-allman-brother-band/91350/3 "2024-04-19T20:05:33Z")

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I’m not a huge fan but appreciate how good they were, my older brothers had several of their albums.

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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@system](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/lost-a-founder-of-the-allman-brother-band/91350/4 "2024-04-26T20:05:48Z")

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