Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts dies aged 80: Musician best known for group's hit song Ramblin' Man passed away 'peacefully' at Florida home

Dickey Betts, the guitarist from The Allman Brothers Band, has died astatine the property of 80.

His household confirmed connected Instagram that the Ramblin' Man performer passed distant successful his Osprey, Florida home connected Thursday.

'Dickey was larger than life, and his nonaccomplishment volition beryllium felt world-wide,' the Betts household said. 

In September 2018, Betts had encephalon country following a autumn 'while playing with the household dog,' arsenic helium 'slipped and cracked his head, causing bleeding from the brain.'

In August of that twelvemonth helium suffered a mild changeable astatine his home, and was steadily recovering and responding 'very good to treatment' astatine the clip of his fall.

Jai Johanny Johanson is present the sole surviving subordinate of The Allman Brothers Band, arsenic Gregg Allman died May of 2017 aft a conflict with liver cancer, portion drummer Butch Trucks died of January successful that year.

The set has a tragic past littered with premature deaths, arsenic Duane Allman was lone 24 erstwhile helium died successful a motorcycle clang successful October of 1971 successful Georgia, portion bass subordinate Berry Oakley was besides 24 erstwhile helium died aft a motorcycle clang adjacent to the determination of Allman's clang successful November of 1972.