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Pioneers of rock’s twin-lead harmony, Allman and Betts were two of the most influential guitarists of their generation. Individually, they were masters. But together, they were masterful, creating a musical chinwag that helped define Southern rock. Few songs better showcase the pair’s brilliant chemistry than the 1972 Southern rock masterpiece “Blue Sky.”
View this post on Instagram“[‘Blue Sky’] is a cool song,” Betts once told USA Today. “I wrote that for … a girl whose last name was Wabegijig, which means ‘clear blue sky.’ … And I thought, this would be a better song if I just sang it to the sky instead of to a woman. That was a very good move that could have made or broken that song. It made it more universal.”
Released in 1972 on the band’s third studio album,Eat a Peach, “Blue Sky” was recorded right before Allman died. Featuring some of his final studio guitar work, the song is a showcase for the duo's contrasting yet complementary soloing styles and their seamless trade-offs. It’s intertwining masterwork that has guitar enthusiasts and classic rock fans still obsessing over them half a century later.
Other duos repeatedly mentioned included the guitar gods mentioned above, as well as Angus and Malcolm Young of AC/DC, Don Felder and Joe Walsh of the Eagles, and ScottGorham and Brian Robertson of Thin Lizzy. But the readers’ choice ultimately came down to the electric chemistry between Allman and Betts.
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In 1973, The Allman Brothers Band released “Ramblin’ Man,” a Southern rock anthem written and sung by Betts, and released on Brothers and Sisters. That song became the band’s first and only single to reach No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. And even though Allman was around for the genesis of the song in 1971, fans still point to “Blue Sky” as the defining document of the Duane-Betts partnership.
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