The #2 single, arriving after the death of two bandmates, saw the band's embrace a change of sound — even if reluctantly.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1973, The Allman Brothers Band released a song that would become their biggest commercial hit and one of the defining Southern ...

A bunch of wildly talented Florida boys, including Dickey Betts, the guitar-wielding hellion from Bradenton, formed the Allman Brothers Band in Jacksonville in 1969. They were rock stars in the ’70s, ...

The year 1973 was transitional for the Allman Brothers Band. On the one hand, 1971's At Fillmore East and 1972's Eat a Peach had both been successful, reaching No. 13 and No. 4 on the Billboard album ...

Wayward soul, troubadour, vagabond, hobo, wayfarer, and wonderer are just a few of the synonyms for a ramblin’ man. The figure who falls under all of these adjectives has been a recurring theme in ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A dozen years ago, about the time I married my wife, Suzanne, her oldest daughter, Megan, heard the ...

Dickey Betts helped define the southern rock genre as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. While Betts could certainly shred on the guitar, he also wrote many of the band’s most popular ...

Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...

In 1973, The Allman Brothers Band released a song that would become their biggest commercial hit and one of the defining Southern rock tracks of all time. "Ramblin' Man" was later ranked among the top ...