This song, “Ramblin’ Man”, was recorded a year after Duane Allman died. I was a big Allman Brothers Band fan when he died after a massive motorcycle accident. “Live at the Fillmore East,” released on July of 1971, was one of my recurring go-to albums. A month after “Ramblin’ Man” was recorded, Berry Oakley, Duane’s friend and the group’s bassist, died in a motorcycle accident a few blocks from where Duane had his accident.
Dicky Betts sang “Ramblin’ Man,” which explained a lot for me. When I first heard it, I thought, boy, Gregg’s vocals sound a lot different on this. That song, though, captured the uplifting, rambunctious, rambling spirit I often felt while I was traveling. The pace feels faster with the song’s guitar solos, and the notes make me feel like I’m soaring on a wind.
It’s a memorable song, and has been used in many movies and venues. Here they are, the Allman Brothers Band with “Ramblin’ Man” from 1973, my junior year in high school.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VxoXn-0Ezs
Michael Seidel, writer 
This was the beginning of Betts doing most of the songwriting, and he took the band in a slightly Marshal Tucker direction. Greg was depressed for quite a while following Duane’s death, and that led to his hyper-drug use. The reason why Betts took up the slack in writing.
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Absolutely. I remember that, too. “Jessica” was born out of that time. I appreciate him stepping up and keeping that band going.
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