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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.
The Allman Brothers Band. Gregg Allman – lead vocals, Hammond organ, piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, acoustic guitar; Duane Allman – slide guitar, lead guitar, acoustic guitar on all tracks except "Ain't Wastin' Time No More", "Les Brers in A Minor" and "Melissa" Dickey Betts – lead guitar; lead vocals on "Blue Sky"
The elder Allman's role as bandleader is multiply evident: the signed contract for the concert included in the album's packaging, he announces the songs, and barks orders at the sound crew, sometimes in mid-song. The Allman Brothers' website suggests the evening's stand-out performances were "Blue Sky", the only live version featuring Duane ...
Allman Brothers Band guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Dickey Betts died this morning (April 18) at the age of 80. ... 1973’s “Ramblin’ Man,” as well as favorites such as “Blue Sky ...
The Allman Brothers Band [1] was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman (slide guitar and lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards, songwriting), as well as Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals, songwriting), Berry Oakley (bass guitar), Butch Trucks (drums), and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (drums).
The Allman Brothers Band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and earned a Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award in 2012. Betts left the group for good in 2000.
The Syracuse concert was recorded several months after the death of guitarist Duane Allman. It features the other five original members of the Allman Brothers Band – Gregg Allman on keyboards and vocals, Dickey Betts on guitar, Berry Oakley on bass, and Jai Johanny Johanson and Butch Trucks on drums.
Live at Great Woods is a concert video by the Allman Brothers Band.It was recorded on September 6, 1991, at Great Woods Amphitheater in Mansfield, Massachusetts. [1] [2]Live at Great Woods was originally produced for Japanese TV, and was released on VHS and LaserDisc in 1992.