Dickie Betts, one of the Allman Brothers founders, dead at 80

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He founded the band with Gregg and Duane Allman in 1969.

One of my favorite tunes of theirs is the wonderful Blue Sky which he wrote for his girl friend at the time.

 
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Here is a NY Times obit for Dickie Betts.
 

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