Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers Band member, dies at 80
by FOX 8 Cleveland
FOX 8 Cleveland— The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer died Thursday at his home in Florida, according to a statement from his famiy.
Los Angeles Times—Dickey Betts, guitarist and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, dies 80. Dickey Betts, the guitarist and co-founder of Southern rockers the Allman Brothers Band, died Thursday of cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 80. In statement posted to Betts’ website, the musician's family said he died at home in Osprey, Fla. They said Betts was a “legendary performer, songwriter, bandleader, and family patriarch. "Dickey was larger-than-life, and his loss will be felt worldwide.” While the group’s titular brothers were the frontmen, Betts’ ferocious and...
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