MUSICIAN

Dickey Betts

1943 - 2024

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Forrest Richard Betts (December 12, 1943 – April 18, 2024) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, composer and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band. He initially shared the band's signature dual lead guitar roles with band founder Duane Allman, and assumed the solo lead after Allman's death in October of 1971. As both a singer and composer as well, he was central to the group's greatest commercial success in the mid-1970s and was the writer and vocalist on the Allmans' hit single "Ramblin' Man". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dickey Betts has received more than 2,993,558 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Dickey Betts is the 1,859th most popular musician (down from 1,708th in 2019), the 9,426th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,620th in 2019) and the 716th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Dickey Betts ranks 1,859 out of 3,175. Before him are Mick Abrahams, Derek Bailey, Doug Yule, Danny Carey, Augustus Pablo, and Buddy Miles. After him are Nelson Riddle, Carlinhos Brown, Robert Westerholt, Takanori Nishikawa, Pete Quaife, and Don Williams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Dickey Betts ranks 602. Before him are Bill Moggridge, Wilhelm Genazino, Erwin Huber, Pelle Svensson, Catherine E. Coulson, and Mick Abrahams. After him are Steven Bochco, Bob Avakian, Samuel T. Durrance, Pete Quaife, Manfred Schnelldorfer, and Hugh Wilson. Among people deceased in 2024, Dickey Betts ranks 226. Before him are Vic Seixas, Steve Lawrence, Luis Tejada, Michael Jayston, William Russell, and Manohar Joshi. After him are Lance Larson, Janis Paige, Shigeharu Ueki, Choi Dae-shik, Moacir Rodrigues Santos, and Kenjiro Shinozuka.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dickey Betts ranks 9,426 out of 20,380. Before him are Buddy Miles (1947), Joe Fulks (1921), Elsie Janis (1889), Daniel Barringer (1860), George Beauchamp (1899), and Brandon Routh (1979). After him are Jason Lewis (1971), Nelson Riddle (1921), Dustin Poirier (1989), Margaret Osborne duPont (1918), Bob Foster (1942), and Dean Kamen (1951).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Dickey Betts ranks 716. Before him are Josh Klinghoffer (1979), Garrick Ohlsson (1948), Kim Kashkashian (1952), Doug Yule (1947), Danny Carey (1961), and Buddy Miles (1947). After him are Nelson Riddle (1921), Don Williams (1939), Paul Motian (1931), John Sebastian (1944), Chris Stein (1950), and Steve Smith (1954).

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