In 1973, The Allman Brothers Band released a song that would become their biggest commercial hit and one of the defining ...

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. He ...

The Allman Brothers changed everything. At the close of the 1960s the band synthesized a vision of pan-musical excellence that ran from country blues to honky tonk to modal jazz, all powered by the ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd compared their future hit, "Sweet Home Alabama", to The Allman Brothers Band' first and only Top 10 success.

The original Allman Brothers Band, the pre-October 29, 1971 version, was the brainchild of Duane Allman. The aural record of the band from this period has been augmented substantially since the advent ...

Thanks to a distinct melting pot of genres, a scintillating dual guitar act that reinvented the wheel for two-pronged player partnerships and a borderline unrivaled live energy, the Allman Brothers ...

Dickey Betts, lead guitarist and vocalist for the legendary Allman Brothers Band, has died. He was 80. Betts' death, following a battle with cancer, was confirmed by his family in a statement to ...

When something that sounds like a classic song pops into your head, you can’t take the chance that it will stay there forever. When Gregg Allman was faced with that dilemma, he and a buddy resorted to ...

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, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By STEVEN WINE and RUSS BYNUM (Associated Press) Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, “Ramblin’ ...

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, ...