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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 two fingers on the left hand. Betts wrote the majority of "Jessica" at the band's farm in Juliette, Georgia. He named it after his daughter, Jessica Betts, who was an infant when it was released.
Betts's final album release was Official Bootleg Vol. 1 (2021), a two-CD live album of Dickey Betts and Great Southern performances from the 2000s. [ 19 ] Betts was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Allman Brothers Band in 1995, [ 20 ] and also won a best rock performance Grammy Award with the band for "Jessica" in ...
"Jessica" was co-written by Betts and Dudek, although only Betts receives credit. Betts first created the song as an experiment, to test whether or not he could write a song that could be played with just two fingers, in honor of Gypsy jazz guitar virtuoso Django Reinhardt, who played with two left fingers due to severe burns. [26]
Dickey Betts, who died Thursday at age 80, really was born a ramblin’ man. ... Betts spent two months composing “Jessica,” which was inspired by the music of jazz guitar great Django Reinhardt.
Dickey Betts, lead guitarist and vocalist for the legendary Allman Brothers Band, has died. He was 80. ... Christy & Frank, Jessica, and Kim. Play on Brother Dickey, you will be forever remembered ...
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"Jessica" (Dickey Betts) – 16:09 Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 Recorded at Garden State Arts Center Holmdel, NJ on August 16, 1994 Tracks 2 and 8 Recorded at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre in Raleigh, NC on July 1, 1994
From Palm Beach Post archives: Allman Brothers' guitarist Dickey Betts was born in West Palm, ... Jessica, Crazy Love, Duane's Tune, and the band's biggest hit, Ramblin' Man. That song reached No ...