Dickey Betts, founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, dies at 80

Guitarist, singer and songwriter Dickey Betts was a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band. He's pictured on May 19, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn.

Betts was best known for the song"Ramblin' Man." The Allman Brothers Band was initially reluctant to record the song, which Betts wrote and sang, because they thought it sounded too much like a country song.The lean, mustachioed guitarist cut such an iconic figure that director Cameron Crowe based the rock star hero of his 2000 moviemagazine."Dickey seemed like a quiet guy with a huge amount of soul, possible danger and playful recklessness behind his eyes.

Betts started out playing co-lead guitar with Duane Allman . He pushed rock guitar improvisation into new territory — the guitarist's spiraling sound is perfectly captured in the track"In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" on the Allman Brothers' 1971album. Betts also made his name as a songwriter with songs like"Jessica" and"Blue Sky."

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