Dickey Betts was one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band, along with brothers Duane and Gregg, Berry Oakley, Jai Johanson and Butch Trucks. Along with Duane Allman, Betts helped to forge the sound not only of The Allmans, but of blues-influenced Southern rock as well.
Duane Allman began recording as a hired gun in the renowned FAME studios in Muscle Shoals, but after growing weary of the scene relocated to Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 and formed the band that bore his name. As well as Allman and Betts on guitar, the band was also unusual for employing two drummers in Trucks and Johanson.
