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.
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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