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"Blue Sky" is a song by the American rock band The Allman Brothers Band from their third studio album, Eat a Peach (1972), released on Capricorn Records. The song was written and sung by guitarist Dickey Betts , who penned it about his girlfriend (and later wife), Sandy "Bluesky" Wabegijig.
Other highlights include vocalist Gregg Allman's performance of his brother's favorite song, "Melissa", plus Dickey Betts' "Blue Sky", which went on to become a classic rock radio staple. The album artwork was created by W. David Powell and J. F. Holmes at Wonder Graphics, and depicts the band's name on a peach truck, in addition to a large ...
"Ain't Wastin' Time No More" is a song by the American rock band the Allman Brothers Band. It was the lead single from their third studio album, Eat a Peach (1972), released on Capricorn Records. The song, written by Gregg Allman, largely concerns the death of his brother, Duane Allman, who was killed in a motorcycle crash in 1971.
The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969. [3] Its founding members were brothers Duane Allman (slide guitar, lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards), as well as Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals), Berry Oakley (bass), Butch Trucks (drums), and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (drums).
"Jessica" is an instrumental piece by American rock band the Allman Brothers Band, released in December 1973 as the second single from the group's fourth studio album, Brothers and Sisters (1973). Written by guitarist Dickey Betts , the song is a tribute to gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt , in that it was designed to be played using only ...
Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas is a 1976 double live album by the Allman Brothers Band.. It collected a variety of performances from the popular mid-1970s line-up of the band, which featured pianist Chuck Leavell and bassist Lamar Williams.
S.U.N.Y. at Stonybrook: Stonybrook, NY 9/19/71 is a two-CD live album by the Allman Brothers Band. The second of a series of archival concert albums from the Allman Brothers Band Recording Company, it features the original lineup of the group. It was released in 2003. [1] [2]
Betts's last show with the Allman Brothers was at the Music Midtown Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 7, 2000. [15] A breaking point was reached after that show and before the launch of the band's Summer Campaign Tour when the remaining original Allman Brothers members – Gregg Allman, Butch Trucks, and Jaimoe – suspended Betts. [16]