The Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts has died at the age of 80, his family has confirmed on social media today. Taking to social media, his family posted on Dickey's Instagram page.

A bunch of wildly talented Florida boys including Dickey Betts, the guitar-wielding hellion from Bradenton, formed the Allman Brothers Band in Jacksonville in 1969. They were rock stars in the ...

Dubbed “In Memory of Dickey Betts,” the star-studded evening featured Warren Haynes, Chuck Leavell, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Charlie Starr, Oteil Burbridge, Devon Allman, and more.

Dickey Betts’ son, Duane Betts, led the tribute concert, in which the nearly sold-out auditorium experienced performances of classic songs from the Allman Brothers Band and Dickey Betts’ own ...