At 66 years old I was 15 in 1973 and my 21 year old brother and I joined the carnival that summer and traveled with them for 6 weeks around Michigan. My Bro is gone now 10 years and so whenever this song comes on I have good memories of that summer
Graduation class of 76! At 16 we were driving up and down the coast all the way into Mexico to surf and up to the sierras to snow ski. This song reminds me of then, and Nobody Left to Run With reminds me of now!
Travelled over 2,500 miles in '73 to see/hear this band by bus as air/train strikes on! Air con on bus broke down while going through prairies during heat wave (people puking all over bus. Driver said push or kick out windows!! Concert line-up: James Cotton Blues Band, Boz Scaggs then the Allman Brothers! What a treat and night!! Ticket cost $5.00, evening forever priceless!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you, Dickey, for all the music that you gave to all of us to enjoy. I remember being an 8 yr old "rolling down HWY 41 " with my Mom in Sarasota listening to this. Fly High Dickey . We love you and will miss you
We lost a Great one today.. Y'all...one of the Last of one the Greatest Southern Rock....And ..Rock and Roll bands of All time... There will be some Awesome guitar playing in Heaven today... RIP... Dickey Betts....Mr Dilly and All of Us will Always remember You.. Sir !!!🙏🎸😓
DB probably played this song a thousand times by then but never lost enthusiasm for it. Always a great performance. At his worst is still better than most at their best. No one can play like him.
Z1000Jeff I think Duane had more soulful solos, but Dickey was the more rounded guitarist. He could play lead and lay down rhythm second to none in rock.
@@chuckydall9250 of course. Dickey is the better rhythm player imo. Also, the more accomplished musician. He could write hits. Don't believe Duane had much prowess in that regard.
I was so sorry to hear of Dickey Betts passing . May he RIP . I remember him well , he was my intro into Southern Rock and I listened ever since then .
WOW!! Thank you Dickey Betts for keeping the band going when times got hard for the brothers. Ramblin Man was all you! May your spirit continue to ramble!!
Beautiful memories of driving on vacation across our great country with my kids and my high school sweetheart wife that passed away 20 years ago. Thank you brother!! You will be missed.
Had no idea Dickey Betts was such a shredder! There's a lot of music out there to listen to and I admittedly know way more about jazz than i do blues swampy rock but he's a great picker!
@@blindboygrunt7711 I wouldn't exactly call Dicky a shredder in the way they use the word now he could play fast and flashy but it had soul unlike shit today that is fast just for the sake of being fast!
I pray my old friend Fly Brooks picks him up at the airport in Rock & Roll Heaven. Those two rambled together, around the World 3 complete times, when they played in the Elvin Bishop Band. RIP 🙏
Well the train to Grinder's Switch is runnin' right on time And them Tucker Boys are cookin' down in Caroline People down in Florida can't be still When ol' Lynyrd Skynrd's pickin' down in Jacksonville Now people down in Georgia come from near and far To hear Richard Betts pickin' on that red guitar “The South’s gonna do it again”
So gather ‘round Gather ‘round children, get down Well you can get down children, get loud ❤ Well you can get loud and be proud….🇺🇸 Be proud to be a Rebel cuz the South’s gonna do it again!! ❤
Dickey, you were one hell of a musician! An important part of the soundtrack of my life for sure. I'll always cherish seeing and hearing you live on stage.
My cousin Brent Wilson joined a carnival and traveled with it around Michigan when he was 15 or 16 (about 1968 or 69). He later spent his life as a long haul trucker. He died in 2022 at the age of 69, the song ‘Rambling Man’ always brings back memories of him!
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man, Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can. And when it's time for leavin', I hope you'll understand, That I was born a ramblin' man. My father was a gambler down in Georgia, And he wound up on the wrong end of a gun. And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus Rollin' down highway 41. Lord, I was born a ramblin' man, Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can. And when it's time for leavin', I hope you'll understand, That I was born a ramblin' man. I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin', Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee, They're always having a good time down on the bayou, Lord Them Delta women think the world of me. Lord, I was born a ramblin' man, Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can. And when it's time for leavin', I hope you'll understand, That I was born a ramblin' man.
¡El maestro Dickey Betts acaba de partir a los 80 años, el 18 de diciembre del 2024 y su música quedará como legado y "Ramblin' man" que cantó y tocó un solo inolvidable de guitarra con los Allman Brothers fue el himno de mi adolescencia por su letra y melodía y aún sigue siendo una de las principales canciones de mi vida! ¡R.I.P genio de la seis cuerdas ¡
@@Davilow haha. Afterlife and all that crap is not my cup of tea. We have our time on earth - and that's it. I do not even think that there is a guitar shop in heaven
Absolutely sensational. Strange Mr Betts wasn’t generally mentioned when people argued over who were the top guitarists of the 60s and 70s. Listening to this, it’s hard to think of anyone better - on a par, but not better.
Dickey is probably the most melodic guitarist ever, but i can give you a few better in my opinion,God (only God can create a Stairway), Paul Kossoff, Richie Blackmore, Jeff Beck, Clapton, Rory Gallagher, Angus + George Young. There's a few. But yes, Dickey is right up there high on the list, along with Duane, pretty much the only 2 Septics i rate.
A key line in this song emerged in 1969 when Dickey Betts was playing in various bands in Florida. He would often stay with a friend, Kenny Harwick, who had a habit of asking questions and then answering them. One day, he asked Betts how he was doing and then answered for him: "I bet you're just trying to make a living and doing the best you can."
@@leahflower9924 It amaizes me how "similar" the overall feel is to "Heard It In A Love Song", but two (musically) totally different masterpieces , with a similar message......I gotta go! 😁 Truly great musicianship that will never be matched.
There's a guy I met Alan Brown in Leesburg area.. Played in ABB with both Dickie and Duane. Said Duane used to bring his motorcycle on the bus. Dickie used to stop by and visit occasionally and they'd play on the porch. Great guy...
RIP Dickey Betts and thanks for doing the best you can.
Glad there’s people still regularly watching this. All time performance
And you did great! RIP❤
At 66 years old I was 15 in 1973 and my 21 year old brother and I joined the carnival that summer and traveled with them for 6 weeks around Michigan. My Bro is gone now 10 years and so whenever this song comes on I have good memories of that summer
What Good Memories Thankyou For Your Short Story
Graduation class of 76! At 16 we were driving up and down the coast all the way into Mexico to surf and up to the sierras to snow ski.
This song reminds me of then, and Nobody Left to Run With reminds me of now!
Travelled over 2,500 miles in '73 to see/hear this band by bus as air/train strikes on! Air con on bus broke down while going through prairies during heat wave (people puking all over bus. Driver said push or kick out windows!! Concert line-up: James Cotton Blues Band, Boz Scaggs then the Allman Brothers! What a treat and night!! Ticket cost $5.00, evening forever priceless!!!!!!!!!!
Dicky was a badass
Thank you, Dickey, for all the music that you gave to all of us to enjoy. I remember being an 8 yr old "rolling down HWY 41 " with my Mom in Sarasota listening to this. Fly High Dickey . We love you and will miss you
Me, too!
Gifted and on fire! Heard somewhere that Eric Clapton said--'I am the famous one but Dickey Betts is ...' the original!
When it’s time for leaving, I hope you’ll understand… Rock in Peace, Forrest Richard “Dickey” Betts.
❤
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Rest in peace, legend
If you ever saw the Allman Brothers live you were surely blessed. ❤😢RIP DB
Was at this show. Free at the UF Bandshell. Unbelievable...
That’s for sure!! The best!! ❤
Yes I was definitely blessed a few times
13x. 1st one i was 16. 1 a yr for a decade. 3 in 1 yr tho.
Rest in peace, master. Forever in our hearts
We lost a Great one today.. Y'all...one of the Last of one the Greatest Southern Rock....And ..Rock and Roll bands of All time... There will be some Awesome guitar playing in Heaven today... RIP... Dickey Betts....Mr Dilly and All of Us will Always remember You.. Sir !!!🙏🎸😓
DB probably played this song a thousand times by then but never lost enthusiasm for it. Always a great performance. At his worst is still better than most at their best. No one can play like him.
Yeah, no-one ... not even Duane (imho).
Z1000Jeff I think Duane had more soulful solos, but Dickey was the more rounded guitarist. He could play lead and lay down rhythm second to none in rock.
@@Alpine_Joe Ya going a little overboard there even Dicky will tell you that and he has a high opinion of himself lol
@@taylorpelletier89 Have you ever heard Duane play??
@@chuckydall9250 of course. Dickey is the better rhythm player imo. Also, the more accomplished musician. He could write hits. Don't believe Duane had much prowess in that regard.
YES INDEED .. THERE ARE A GROUP OF US STILL PLAYIN' OUR HEARTS OUT , RICHARD , IN YOUR HONOR , BROTHER .. R.I.P. !!
I just had an eargasm.
Me too!
👍🏻
R.I.P. Ramblin Man
I was so sorry to hear of Dickey Betts passing . May he RIP . I remember him well , he was my intro into Southern Rock and I listened ever since then .
Forrest Richard Betts
December 12, 1943 - April 18, 2024
Thanks for all the great music and memories. Rock in Peace Dickey ! ❤🙏❤
Didn’t really wanna cry today. RIP Dickey.
WOW!! Thank you Dickey Betts for keeping the band going when times got hard for the brothers. Ramblin Man was all you! May your spirit continue to ramble!!
Beautiful memories of driving on vacation across our great country with my kids and my high school sweetheart wife that passed away 20 years ago. Thank you brother!! You will be missed.
All time favorite band ,no one sounded like them when they hit the scene!
We were once a proper Country. Daddy wound up on the wrong end of a gun. Yes
Born in the backseat of a bus on Hwy 41. Please
Guitar solo.
Thank you
"We gon' do another song for ya called...goes like this....entitled..."
...the best song ever made.
Had no idea Dickey Betts was such a shredder! There's a lot of music out there to listen to and I admittedly know way more about jazz than i do blues swampy rock but he's a great picker!
Most shredders have no soul, Dickey, well he got plenty
How could you not know ? ❤️
@@blindboygrunt7711 I wouldn't exactly call Dicky a shredder in the way they use the word now he could play fast and flashy but it had soul unlike shit today that is fast just for the sake of being fast!
Can’t be denied
I have tears but all the times I saw you live Loved it with Duane too
Duane has been missed for me since I was 13. I'm 68 now. Respect for the greatest!
RIP Dickey, April 18th, 2024
Yes
I'm a little southern gal. I was born in the old Aiken County Hospital in SC.
I pray my old friend Fly Brooks picks him up at the airport in Rock & Roll Heaven. Those two rambled together, around the World 3 complete times, when they played in the Elvin Bishop Band. RIP 🙏
One of the best.
One of the greatest songs ever made & Betts one of the greatest guitarists ever!
Dickey is jamming with Duane in rock & roll heaven, the musical genius lives on forever
This is a treasure of the American Southern Music .
Well the train to Grinder's Switch is runnin' right on time
And them Tucker Boys are cookin' down in Caroline
People down in Florida can't be still
When ol' Lynyrd Skynrd's pickin' down in Jacksonville
Now people down in Georgia come from near and far
To hear Richard Betts pickin' on that red guitar
“The South’s gonna do it again”
So gather ‘round
Gather ‘round children, get down
Well you can get down children, get loud ❤
Well you can get loud and be proud….🇺🇸
Be proud to be a Rebel cuz the South’s gonna do it again!! ❤
RIP Dickey. Thank you for all the great music.
RIP Dickey Betts.
I went to college in the late 80s --- sure wish I could've seen Dickey just jammin' away at my campus like this --- RIP, great one
Dickey, you were one hell of a musician! An important part of the soundtrack of my life for sure. I'll always cherish seeing and hearing you live on stage.
As soon as I heard the news of Dickey's passing, this song started autoplaying in my head. Seems I'm not the only one. Rest in peace.
Rest in Peace Dickey, You were the Man!
Dickey Betts guitar brilliance was second only to his handsomeness, what a stud. RIP Richard ❤🙏
I have seen our brothers live and I play guitar ... bending strings.. jamming this song, blue sky.. .. priceless.. R.I.P.. BROTHER
wow. i just watched the 1972 performance and its so crazy how much changed in 10 years.
Descanse em paz, descanse na glória com os seus velhos irmãos! Obrigado, lenda!
RIP Dickey Betts
Rest in peace Dickey Betts, you did the best! 🙏🙏🙏🕯🕯🕯☮✌💜
My cousin Brent Wilson joined a carnival and traveled with it around Michigan when he was 15 or 16 (about 1968 or 69). He later spent his life as a long haul trucker. He died in 2022 at the age of 69, the song ‘Rambling Man’ always brings back memories of him!
Incredibly amazing! He played like a legend
This video has beought me to tears multiple times, nostalgic for a time i wasnt even alive for. And god does it make me miss my Dad.
Magic
R. I. P. Brother
Keep rolling down 41. I'll miss our fun in Bradenton. Talk of the town 😢
RIP to one of the best to ever do it. Thanks for all the music Dickey.
RIP Dickey, love you!!!!
I just heard dickie had died ,it made me quite sad ,brilliant guitarist
RIP Dickey see you later...thanks for the good times
Rest in Peace, Dickey. 🎸🥀
"IN MEMORIAM": DICKEY BETTS (THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND / DICKEY BETTS & GREAT SOUTHERN / DICKEY BETTS BAND) (1943-2024)
Rest in peace, Dickey Betts! 🙏
RIP dickie!!
Musical legend!!
RIP to one of the greats. 🙏
Man, what a band. That don't make 'em like this anymore.
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man,
Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can.
And when it's time for leavin',
I hope you'll understand,
That I was born a ramblin' man.
My father was a gambler down in Georgia,
And he wound up on the wrong end of a gun.
And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus
Rollin' down highway 41.
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man,
Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can.
And when it's time for leavin',
I hope you'll understand,
That I was born a ramblin' man.
I'm on my way to New Orleans this mornin',
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee,
They're always having a good time down on the bayou, Lord
Them Delta women think the world of me.
Lord, I was born a ramblin' man,
Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can.
And when it's time for leavin',
I hope you'll understand,
That I was born a ramblin' man.
Rock in Peace Dickey 🎸
rest in peace Dickey.
¡El maestro Dickey Betts acaba de partir a los 80 años, el 18 de diciembre del 2024 y su música quedará como legado y "Ramblin' man" que cantó y tocó un solo inolvidable de guitarra con los Allman Brothers fue el himno de mi adolescencia por su letra y melodía y aún sigue siendo una de las principales canciones de mi vida!
¡R.I.P genio de la seis cuerdas ¡
RIP and thank you 🎵💔
Always loved Dickey Betts sound. Hell of a guitar player very smooth melodic runs.
Rest In Peace Dickey, Play On Always!
Dickey was a sublime guitarist.
The magic of DB was he probably never played it the same way twice. Legend
Doesn’t get any better than that!
Whaling on that Les Paul at the end!!
I was born a Ramblin Man , R.I.P. Dickey , you' ll be with your Brothers now in Heaven soon ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
My only complaint is too short. Could hear that lick over and over.
RIP Brother
Can't believe you are gone RIP DB❤
Loving you Mr. Betts since I was 14. I'm 68 now. Thank you.
R.I.P. Dickey Betts! Thank you for the great music.
R.I.P. Ramble on.....
RIP Dickey
Duane and Greg are in Heaven playing this classic. We miss you guys. God bless the Allman Bros. Band
Do your homework, guy! How should Duane play a song that he does not even know? The song is from 1973 and he unfortunately died in 1971
@@joe22589 If you believe in the afterlife then it should seem feasible that Duane has heard and played along with this song many times.
@@Davilow haha. Afterlife and all that crap is not my cup of tea. We have our time on earth - and that's it. I do not even think that there is a guitar shop in heaven
@@joe22589 Duane did hear this song. Know your history. Dickey played him a demo on the gatlinburg tapes
That is the greatest version of 'ramblin' man' I've ever heard!! God bless you Dickey.
Absolutely sensational. Strange Mr Betts wasn’t generally mentioned when people argued over who were the top guitarists of the 60s and 70s. Listening to this, it’s hard to think of anyone better - on a par, but not better.
His voice is so soothing even when he talks
Dickey is probably the most melodic guitarist ever, but i can give you a few better in my opinion,God (only God can create a Stairway), Paul Kossoff, Richie Blackmore, Jeff Beck, Clapton, Rory Gallagher, Angus + George Young. There's a few. But yes, Dickey is right up there high on the list, along with Duane, pretty much the only 2 Septics i rate.
My two favorite guitarists are Dickie Betts, and Scott Gorham. Everyone else to me personally, can get in line behind them.
Back when different ideas could still be accepted-and ENJOYED. RIP sir. And thank you.
Rip Dickey 🙏🙏🙏
What a legacy of music dickie left behind’s
The Allman Brothers family tree will carry the torch!!
A key line in this song emerged in 1969 when Dickey Betts was playing in various bands in Florida. He would often stay with a friend, Kenny Harwick, who had a habit of asking questions and then answering them. One day, he asked Betts how he was doing and then answered for him: "I bet you're just trying to make a living and doing the best you can."
The lyrics have the same feeling as hank williams songs basically i gotta keep it movin lol
@@leahflower9924
Great story!
@@leahflower9924
It amaizes me how "similar" the overall feel is to "Heard It In A Love Song", but two (musically) totally different masterpieces , with a similar message......I gotta go! 😁
Truly great musicianship that will never be matched.
@@triggerhappydad65 I'm kinda dumb though I said it reminds me of Hank Williams and forgot Hank literally has a song called ramblin man duh lol
There's a guy I met Alan Brown in Leesburg area.. Played in ABB with both Dickie and Duane. Said Duane used to bring his motorcycle on the bus. Dickie used to stop by and visit occasionally and they'd play on the porch. Great guy...
RIP Mr. Betts. Thank you for your music
Dickies solo at the end!! Need I say more?
RIP my friend
Gone but the music will never be forgotten!!
RIP Dickey Betts!
And that's why we jumped the fence. Jersey City... 1972 sold out show
Stunning brilliance from Dickey.
Very good 😀
👍 !
LOVE THIS SONG, WHAT A TREASURE, JUST FLAWLESS AND SUPERB
RIP x
1:01…. Look at Dickie’s posture… perfect. Feet shoulder length apart….. shoulders square to the instrument…. Standing straight up…. Nicely done
Coulda been a golfer :P
Prayers to the Ramblin' Man! Get well soon, Dickey!
Smokey and the Bandit days!
Man this tone!!!! wonderful
So handsome, the outfit, the way he plays... what kind of sunglasses is he wearing?
Probably carrera champion
No Dickey, thank YOU! Almost have the whole band back together now.
RIP Dickey Betts 🤘🙏
thank you Dickey. what a legend.