Allman Brothers Band's Dickey Betts Dead At 80

NickiSwift.com— Allman Brothers Band guitarist Richard "Dickey" Betts was an original member of the band from 1969 until their split in 1976.

Vulture—Founding Allman Brothers Band Guitarist Dickey Betts Dead at 80. Betts “passed away peacefully in his home in Sarasota, Florida,” per a band statement.

CNN—Dickey Betts, co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band, dead at 80. Dickey Betts, a guitarist and the co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band, has died, according to a family statement shared with CNN on Thursday by his longtime manager. Betts was 80. “It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that the Betts family announce the peaceful passing of Forrest Richard ‘Dickey’ Betts,” the statement reads. “The legendary performer, songwriter, bandleader and family patriarch passed away earlier today at his home in Osprey, FL., surrounded by his family. Dickey was...

ABC7 New York—Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers Band singer, songwriter and guitarist, dead at 80. Dickey Betts, the influential singer, songwriter and guitarist for Southern rock legends the Allman Brothers Band, died Thursday morning in Florida at age 80.