This song actually has Duane Allman and Dickey Betts on the dual guitar solos, it had already been recorded before Duane’s untimely death. This was written and sung by Dickey Betts 🔥
I got to meet Dickie Betts as I worked at Red Rocks. He is nice guy and played his guitar the whole time we were there. NO down time for that guy!! This is a dual solo!! Allman Brothers were always one of the best bands to go to see. Reply
Two of their most popular songs were guitar 🎸 jams with “no vocals necessary”😁 My two personal favorites! “In Memory of Elisabeth Reed” and “Jessica”💖 Both songs just take you to another place with nothing but the band playing you there🤟✌️🫶
"You Don't Love Me," "Stormy Monday," "Dreams," and "Mountain Jam" are more extended-time ABB songs. Also try "Loan Me A Dime" on Boz Scaggs' album with beautiful Duane solos. For a hardcore, electrified blues tune you shouldn't miss, go for "It's Not My Cross to Bear." ruclips.net/video/06prmmXXwb8/видео.html
Allman Brothers with Duane is one of the most legendary, badass bands of all time. They were still great after he died, but they were godly while he was still alive
Was in a small club in Columbia, SC, late 60s, early 70s, the Allmans were doing a concert in town. Sometime after 11:30 PM, Duane, Gregg and Jaimoe walked in. The band stopped and the three played for 11/2 hours. Good times. Peace out.
Isn't that just a great song? You're right Amber, it gives you such a great feeling. Next try Jessica. Another one that makes you happy with no words. ✌️❤️
“Melissa” is off this album. It has a laid back, Country/southern rock feel to it as well. “Little Martha” is a solo acoustic piece by Duane that only clocks in at about 2 minutes, so it might not be reviewable, but definitely give it a listen. Finally, “Jessica” is off their next album. It’s an instrumental, but very much has that Dickey Betts sense of melody that “Blue Sky” has.
Oh my God! Ain't Wastin Time No More (Gregg sounds amazing on this one) and Melissa! And One Way Out are all on Eat a Peach! I promise you will love each one!
This is in my all time top ten, maybe even 2 or 3. The guitar solo makes me think of water flowing down a creek with the sun glinting off the ripples and sandstone at the bottom.
With you there, definitely in my top 5, gets close to Ten Years Gone and Stairway for feelings drawn. That opening riff is the first i learned on guitar. Used to sing this walking my 2 dogs Jess and Mitzi along the Diamond Creek walking trail early mornings. Dickey always staying in major key is what makes his songs so happy, but bloody hard to actually do!
YES! So correct. Just a casual fan here. But I have seen them live twice. The live performance makes so much of a difference. Some bands are just like that.
I've only seen them once, with Warren Haynes.......but absolutely, without a doubt, the absolute best live band I've ever seen. They stretched songs into 20-30 minute jams of total brilliance.
I have seen them 5 times as well including a show from their farewell run at the Beacon Theater. Love the original lineup, but Duane and Berry passed when I was about 14 so I never got to see this lineup. Much as I love Dickey Betts, their last lineup of Greg Allman, Butch Trucks and Jaimoe from the originals along with Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks and Oteil Burbridge was just effing brilliant!
I also was fortunate to see these guys 4 times. Three times before Duane died, once after. They never disappointed, and for me along with The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Sly and the Family Stone, and Earth Wind and Fire were the most exciting live bands I ever saw.
As a teenager, my Dad and I had a music store, we'd have an open jam on Tuesday and Thursday nights, Scooter Almon, Greg's cousin, who toured with them a few times playing guitar, bought the Hammond B3 organ that Greg played on this album, after it fell off the back of the truck. He had it fixed and set it up in our shop and I got to do some rewiring on it and the Leslie speaker cabinet. Scooter would play it and sing at the weekly jams. I used to love playing bass and jamming with musicians far better than me. I loved playing this song with Scooter singing and playing that killer B3. This were good days. I'd give anything to go back and do it once more.
This will always be in my top 10 favorite songs of all time. Duanne Allman's guitar playing was truly something special His guitar had a voice all it's own. When you hear him him play you feel his soul in those riffs. It's the same feeling I get from hearing Etta or Aretha... I get goosebumps and it's f*cking magic
I'm 57 back in 73 I had a chance to see them live with my older brother. But our mom wouldn't let me go.. I loved my mom very much, she had her reasons. Regretfully I never got to see them live. My favorite Dickie on lead vocals. And of course his killer guitar solo
I was 14 in '74, won tickets to see Rod Stewart at a local arena but my mom wouldn't let me go either. Ha! I loved Rod and didn't get to see him live until 1996. But he was really fabulous. Our mothers were trying to prevent us from becoming juvenile delinquents i guess. LOL
@@arthurimhof2427 yeah, me, too. You were only maybe 9? No way would I have let my 9 year old son go to a concert either. And back then a lot of contraband was passed around among the audience.😜
Thanks to these 2 guitarists for their continuing influence and inspiration for over 50 years. Remember that these songs are with us today because somebody pushed "PLAY/RECORD" on a tape machine. Let's thank that guy, too.
Such a great song. It’s just peaceful and calm. It’s a great driving song on a warm breezy day. Amber I knew exactly what you mean when you talked about walking along the river, and just the feeling. Nicely done!
This is my dedication to my grandchildren. My Blue Sky. The amazingly intertwined guitars always remind me of a solo camping trip I did back in the 90’s (pre grandkids). I was hiking along a creek in the mountains, and the way the water flowed and danced from stone to stone immediately put this song in my head. Thank You, Enjoy!
After looking at some comments I guess I'm not the only one who thinks of this as a 'driving in my car on a sunny day' song. I was driving down Hines Drive one late spring day MANY years ago when this song came on the radio. It was one of those perfect spring days, warm and sunny, windows down, trees and bushes blooming, the trees with that fresh, almost fluorescent green color to them. And I was in musical and seasonal heaven for about five minutes. Such a great memory. This is one of my all-time favorite guitar solos, just perfection. So melodic, with those duets interspersed with Duane and Dicky soloing. It doesn't get much better. Hines Drive winds through Hines Park (not far from Detroit) for about 17 miles. All the way from Dearborn to Northville on either side the road has open, grassy areas, picnic areas big and small, baseball diamonds, a dog park, little exercise areas, and a bike/walking path running through most of it. It used to be a huge partying spot in the 60's and 70's and into the 80's but eventually that ended. If you drove down Hines Drive on a Friday or Saturday night, almost anywhere along most of the 17 miles, it would be jammed with people pulled over and partying, hanging out, listening to or playing music, playing frisbee,...., something that is unimaginable to anyone who wasn't around back in those days. Oh the memories!
Glad you guys got to this one. When my niece was born blonde with crystal blue eyes, my sister worked night shift and my brother-in-law worked days so I filled in. I used to walk around with this beautiful baby girl and sang this song to her over and over. Never failed to make he smile. She's now 30 and says she remembers those early days. Still the light of my life.
Duane is there. He plays on a few of the Eat a Peach tunes. Recorded before his death. Also, he was rated #2 guitarist in the world behind Jimi Hendrix, from around 1970 until around 2005.
We played the new album Eat A Peach, put our daughter to bed, then we went to bed. I got up after midnight, when everyone was asleep. The living room was dark, I put on the headphones and listened to Blue Sky over and over for the next hour, then returned to bed. Love that song.
Duane did play on this track that was on the "Eat a Peach" album. It was recorded three weeks before he passed. You can tell it's Duane playing the first segment of the long guitar solo as his picking attack was more pronounced than that of Dickie Betts. If you listen to the album with stereo headphones on, Duane's solo part is the first solo and is on the left channel, and when Dickie comes in for the second part, it's played on the right channel. When they started harmonizing and blended the solo you got this beautiful. creamy melding of tones between Duane's Les Paul and Dickies ES335. Most of their albums were mixed this way. If you listen carefully, you can hear the click of Duane's guitar pick hitting the string, as opposed to Dickies softer touch. Truly a remarkable track and a great song written by Dickie Betts.
Another fantastic, uplifting Dickey Betts song - JESSICA, an instrumental written about his infant daughter, crawling in from the next room to hear him play his guitar. He wrote it on the spot!
This albums name came from a quote from Duane Allman. When asked “what are you doing for the revolution?” He answered “I eat a peach for peace”. RIP Duane
Somehow, when I turned 15 in 1971, I was lucky to have a friend of my moms get tickets to The Grateful Dead for my birthday. And, the DEBUT ACT opening for them was a new band, The Allman Brothers. I remember how the crowd reacted, how they sounded, and a new star was born. ❤ Eat a Peach came after that…love it!
It is actually two solos. First up is Duane, he starts his solo at 2:21 of your video. Then at 3:44, Dickey Betts rejoins and the two play a harmonized bridge which transitions to Dickey’s solo at 3:54. At 6:45, you hear Duane rejoin Dickey for the outro to the solos, which then goes back to the vocals. BTW, when you listen to this, Duane is to the Left in the mix and Dickey to the Right. You are hearing two of greatest pair of guitarists working together! So glad you did this. Sorry it took so long for me to find you guys.
This is my absolute favorite " roll down the windows on a summer day and crank it up song!The miles just disappear,and I am grinning ear to ear! Can we talk about those guitars?🎸🎸🎶😎
The song was written and sung by guitarist Dickey Betts, who penned it about his girlfriend (and later wife), Sandy "Bluesky" Wabegijig. The track is also notable as one of guitarist Duane Allman's final recorded performances with the group. The band's two guitarists, Duane Allman and Dickey Betts, alternate playing the song's lead: Allman's solo beginning 1:07 in, Betts joining in a shared melody line at 2:28, followed by Betts's solo at 2:37. The song is notably more country-inspired than many songs in the band's catalogue.
Ver underrated guitarist! Dickey Betts! Love him and all the guys in Allman Brothers band! Great, great stuff! And of course Duane on slide!! RIP Brothers!❤️❤️
"Blue Sky" is a song by the American rock band the Allman Brothers Band from their third studio album, Eat a Peach (1972), released on Capricorn Records. The song was written and sung by guitarist Dickey Betts, who penned it about his girlfriend (and later wife), Sandy "Bluesky" Wabegijig. The track is also notable as one of guitarist Duane Allman's final recorded performances with the group. The band's two guitarists, Duane Allman and Dickey Betts, alternate playing the song's lead: Allman's solo beginning 1:07 in, Betts joining in a shared melody line at 2:28, followed by Betts's solo at 2:37. The song is notably more country-inspired than many songs in the band's catalogue. Background His debut as a vocalist for the band, Dickey Betts composed "Blue Sky" about his Indigenous Canadian girlfriend, Sandy "Bluesky" Wabegijig, whom he would later marry. The lyrics leave out any references to gender to make it nonspecific: "Once I got into the song I realized how nice it would be to keep the vernaculars-he and she-out and make it like you’re thinking of the spirit, like I was giving thanks for a beautiful day. I think that made it broader and more relatable to anyone and everyone," he later said.[3] Betts initially wanted the band's lead vocalist, Gregg Allman, to sing the song, but guitarist Duane Allman encouraged him to sing it himself: "Man, this is your song and it sounds like you and you need to sing it."[3] An embryonic version of the song can be found on the fan bootleg, The Gatlinburg Tapes, a recording of the band jamming in April 1971 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.[4] The song was one of Duane Allman's last recorded performances with the band. "As I mixed songs like "Blue Sky," I knew, of course, that I was listening to the last things that Duane ever played and there was just such a mix of beauty and sadness, knowing there's not going to be any more from him," said Johnny Sandlin.
The Allman Bros Band were so damn special! I never got to see the band but did get to see Gregg before he passed. That line about the river just keeps on flowing and not worrying about where it's going is how I have lived most of my life. Music like this has always been my refuge from life, my sanctuary. I wish you both blue skies and sunny days!
Blue sky, Sun riding high, dusty back roads, bottle of wine cooling in a stream, me and my girl skinny dipping…. Been there, done that…and the Allmans… good times!
Favorite band back in the day. Wore out my Live at the Fillmore East double LP listening to Whipping Post and In Memory of Elizabeth Reed. However for another great song on Eat A Peach check out the song "Melissa". You won't be disappointed.
I've listened to everything thing over the last 60 years, and this is my all time favorite song. So melodic, which is the missing ingredient is current popular music.
Sad to hear today 4-18-2024 Dickie Betts passed. The writer of this song and many others. And is the lead singer and guitarist on this and many. God 😢R.I.P. DB GOT ME THROUGH MY TEEN YEARS IN 70 TO 76
The spiritual successor to Allman Brothers Band are the Tedeschi Trucks Band. Derek Trucks played in the Allman Bros the final 10 years or so and took the bass player Oteil Burbridge with him to the Tedeschi Trucks Band. Cheers 🍄
Some years back, I used to take Sunday drives in North Carolina and listen to this song(and other ABB songs). It had a simple, calm, beauty to it. A perfect fit.. Awesome song..
Dickie Betts on vocals, Duane was killed in his motorcycle accident during the recording of this album, Barry Oakley, the bass player, died in another motorcycle accident about a year and only a half mile from where Duane died
There's a really cool video of Tedeschi Trucks band performing Bound For Glory in Atlanta where Derek plays Duane's Les Paul and Otiel Burbage plays Barry's Fender
Saw them live many times in the 90’s. When they would play this song the solo’s would go on forever. You would just lose yourself in the music. One of my all time favorite songs to hear live
They formed in Jacksonville, FL, moved to Atlanta for awhile, and settled in Macon, GA: home of Otis Redding, Little Richard, James Brown (moved there later), Jason Aldean, and 2 members of REM . Chuck Leavell moved there also. Leavell was keyboardist for Allman Brothers for awhile and heavily played on their song "Jessica" (big hit). Leavell has played on many of the great's albums and has been the keyboardist for The Rolling Stones since the early 80's.
Excellent choice and Amber definitely picked on the soulful energy in this song. I mean her entire body pirates to the dual drummers she would be fabulous on the dance floor showing everyone how to get it done. The song has two solos one from Dicky the other is from Duane the trick is to understand who is playing.
Actually Duane Allman played on most of the tracks on Eat A Peach including Blue Sky as it was mostly recorded before his untimely death. In fact there is a track called Little Martha that he wrote and recorded on this album. Blue Sky happens to be one of my most favorite songs of all time. In fact it is assigned as my wife's ring tone on my phone as she is my Blue Sky!
This song actually has Duane Allman and Dickey Betts on the dual guitar solos, it had already been recorded before Duane’s untimely death. This was written and sung by Dickey Betts 🔥
I wonder was this DA last recording ?
@@gratefulkm if not his absolute last, one of his last.
one of the last three with Stand Back & Little Martha
I got to meet Dickie Betts as I worked at Red Rocks. He is nice guy and played his guitar the whole time we were there. NO down time for that guy!! This is a dual solo!! Allman Brothers were always one of the best bands to go to see.
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@@hcteacher6874 I envy you
You can’t not love this song, it’s an absolute masterpiece!
The melodic flow of guitar ideas seems never ending.
It’s the perfect “this is gonna be a good day” song when you leave the house in the morning to commute.
Masterful in ever sense of the word!
It's the song they'll play in my funeral
Heck, you could say that about 90% of Allman Brothers songs. Just pick one, and you are lost in the music.
The song was actually written by Dickey Betts for his girlfriend at the time. She was Cherokee and her Cherokee name translated into Blue Sky.
Dickey Betts wrote this song about his girlfriend native American Sandy "Bluesky" Wabegijig.
The first guitar solo is Duane. One of the last things he recorded. It segues into Dickey Betts solo for the second half.
Actually, I believe Dicky played the first lead while Duane finished it off.
Sorry, you're right . Duane is the first lead. Haven't heard the song in a while - listened again and It's unmistakable that Duane is first.
Listen to the isolated guitar tracks for Blue Sky. They're great! Available with a quick You Tube search!
Duane and Dickey mastered the art of guitar harmony
My favorite song of ABB interplay between Duane and Dickie.
This is my favorite “driving song,” specially on a country road on a sunny summer day - a little slice of heaven on earth!
SAME HERE. Its a must for me on any road trip
hiking song for me, but same difference
Same, dude.
Ahh so I’m not the only one, my favorite sunny Sunday morning get in the car and ride the back roads song here in the hills of Alabama
Amen brother!
This is in the top 100 guitar songs of all time.
Two of their most popular songs were guitar 🎸 jams with “no vocals necessary”😁 My two personal favorites! “In Memory of Elisabeth Reed” and “Jessica”💖 Both songs just take you to another place with nothing but the band playing you there🤟✌️🫶
Do Liz Reed live at Filmore East,
@@duanebrauer3867 Definitely!
Mountain Jams like a TV special in itself lol. 33 minutes.
"You Don't Love Me," "Stormy Monday," "Dreams," and "Mountain Jam" are more extended-time ABB songs. Also try "Loan Me A Dime" on Boz Scaggs' album with beautiful Duane solos. For a hardcore, electrified blues tune you shouldn't miss, go for "It's Not My Cross to Bear." ruclips.net/video/06prmmXXwb8/видео.html
@@paulmosmiller1716I like to label "Mountain Jam" as "Hippiedom's National Anthem"!
Allman Brothers with Duane is one of the most legendary, badass bands of all time. They were still great after he died, but they were godly while he was still alive
Agree.
Agree!
You don’t love me, from the filmore album was my favorite guitar solo ever!
Was in a small club in Columbia, SC, late 60s, early 70s, the Allmans were doing a concert in town. Sometime after 11:30 PM, Duane, Gregg and Jaimoe walked in. The band stopped and the three played for 11/2 hours. Good times. Peace out.
My favorite from the Allmans, always brings me vlose to tears of joy. Serious. The guitar part is unequalled.
Isn't that just a great song? You're right Amber, it gives you such a great feeling. Next try Jessica. Another one that makes you happy with no words. ✌️❤️
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“Melissa” is off this album. It has a laid back, Country/southern rock feel to it as well. “Little Martha” is a solo acoustic piece by Duane that only clocks in at about 2 minutes, so it might not be reviewable, but definitely give it a listen. Finally, “Jessica” is off their next album. It’s an instrumental, but very much has that Dickey Betts sense of melody that “Blue Sky” has.
Oh my God! Ain't Wastin Time No More (Gregg sounds amazing on this one) and Melissa! And One Way Out are all on Eat a Peach! I promise you will love each one!
This is in my all time top ten, maybe even 2 or 3. The guitar solo makes me think of water flowing down a creek with the sun glinting off the ripples and sandstone at the bottom.
With you there, definitely in my top 5, gets close to Ten Years Gone and Stairway for feelings drawn. That opening riff is the first i learned on guitar. Used to sing this walking my 2 dogs Jess and Mitzi along the Diamond Creek walking trail early mornings. Dickey always staying in major key is what makes his songs so happy, but bloody hard to actually do!
Dickey Betts guitar always makes me think of birds singing. Beautiful player.
My very favorite guitar duet. It's magical. The guitars play the title. Blue sky. ☮💛🎶
You 2 are so beautiful when you let your souls shine!! thank you! my little 2020 hippies!!! HAHAHA
I've seen the Allman's 5 times. Once you see them live, it's easy to see why they are who they are. Next level greatness
YES! So correct. Just a casual fan here. But I have seen them live twice. The live performance makes so much of a difference. Some bands are just like that.
Agreed! Saw them maybe 10 times. Always a blast. One time around ‘86 in Norfolk Betts was pissed and smashed a Les Paul I think it was.
I've only seen them once, with Warren Haynes.......but absolutely, without a doubt, the absolute best live band I've ever seen. They stretched songs into 20-30 minute jams of total brilliance.
I have seen them 5 times as well including a show from their farewell run at the Beacon Theater. Love the original lineup, but Duane and Berry passed when I was about 14 so I never got to see this lineup. Much as I love Dickey Betts, their last lineup of Greg Allman, Butch Trucks and Jaimoe from the originals along with Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks and Oteil Burbridge was just effing brilliant!
I also was fortunate to see these guys 4 times. Three times before Duane died, once after. They never disappointed, and for me along with The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Sly and the Family Stone, and Earth Wind and Fire were the most exciting live bands I ever saw.
RIP, Dickey Betts!
As a teenager, my Dad and I had a music store, we'd have an open jam on Tuesday and Thursday nights, Scooter Almon, Greg's cousin, who toured with them a few times playing guitar, bought the Hammond B3 organ that Greg played on this album, after it fell off the back of the truck. He had it fixed and set it up in our shop and I got to do some rewiring on it and the Leslie speaker cabinet. Scooter would play it and sing at the weekly jams. I used to love playing bass and jamming with musicians far better than me. I loved playing this song with Scooter singing and playing that killer B3. This were good days. I'd give anything to go back and do it once more.
Can't feel bad after hearing Blue Sky. GREAT song, puts a smile on your face
This will always be in my top 10 favorite songs of all time. Duanne Allman's guitar playing was truly something special
His guitar had a voice all it's own. When you hear him him play you feel his soul in those riffs. It's the same feeling I get from hearing Etta or Aretha... I get goosebumps and it's f*cking magic
This, by far, is my FAVE Allman Bros song!!! I have met Dicky Betts many times and he is always such a nice guy.
The Allmans are the ultimate driving song band. They make the highways shrink. ✌️
This entire album is a “kick your shoes off and sip on an adult beverage” jam ❤️😜
A little scoob and some tunes 👌
Dickey betts on vocals and both dickey and Duane allman on guitar solos ... Duane is on this track and a few others on “eat a peach”
Back in the 70s we called this driving music.
I'm 57 back in 73 I had a chance to see them live with my older brother. But our mom wouldn't let me go.. I loved my mom very much, she had her reasons. Regretfully I never got to see them live.
My favorite Dickie on lead vocals. And of course his killer guitar solo
I was 14 in '74, won tickets to see Rod Stewart at a local arena but my mom wouldn't let me go either. Ha! I loved Rod and didn't get to see him live until 1996. But he was really fabulous.
Our mothers were trying to prevent us from becoming juvenile delinquents i guess. LOL
@JRox 60 Update...My Brother and I turned out to be upstanding citizens... Lol
@@arthurimhof2427 yeah, me, too. You were only maybe 9? No way would I have let my 9 year old son go to a concert either. And back then a lot of contraband was passed around among the audience.😜
Thanks to these 2 guitarists for their continuing influence and inspiration for over 50 years.
Remember that these songs are with us today because somebody pushed "PLAY/RECORD" on a tape machine.
Let's thank that guy, too.
One of the very best dual guitars ever. When they come in together, it is pure magic and joy.
Blue Sky, like many Allman Brothers songs, is in a major key. That's one of the main reasons that they sound and feel uplifting.
The Allman Brothers Band were absolute masters at having two guitars play solos in harmony, like at 3:43 and 6:50. Such a unique and fantastic sound.
Such a great song. It’s just peaceful and calm. It’s a great driving song on a warm breezy day. Amber I knew exactly what you mean when you talked about walking along the river, and just the feeling.
Nicely done!
Another really good one by them is called Midnight Rider. Classic southern rock song.
OMG yes Midnight Rider
Yeah that's a good one
Love Blue Sky and Dickey's voice!
Gregg and the boys will knock your socks off with Jelly Jelly!!
Dreams are my favorite Allman Brothers Band song. It is just a a low key chill song that can lure you to reflection.
This is my dedication to my grandchildren. My Blue Sky. The amazingly intertwined guitars always remind me of a solo camping trip I did back in the 90’s (pre grandkids). I was hiking along a creek in the mountains, and the way the water flowed and danced from stone to stone immediately put this song in my head.
Thank You, Enjoy!
After looking at some comments I guess I'm not the only one who thinks of this as a 'driving in my car on a sunny day' song. I was driving down Hines Drive one late spring day MANY years ago when this song came on the radio. It was one of those perfect spring days, warm and sunny, windows down, trees and bushes blooming, the trees with that fresh, almost fluorescent green color to them. And I was in musical and seasonal heaven for about five minutes. Such a great memory. This is one of my all-time favorite guitar solos, just perfection. So melodic, with those duets interspersed with Duane and Dicky soloing. It doesn't get much better. Hines Drive winds through Hines Park (not far from Detroit) for about 17 miles. All the way from Dearborn to Northville on either side the road has open, grassy areas, picnic areas big and small, baseball diamonds, a dog park, little exercise areas, and a bike/walking path running through most of it. It used to be a huge partying spot in the 60's and 70's and into the 80's but eventually that ended. If you drove down Hines Drive on a Friday or Saturday night, almost anywhere along most of the 17 miles, it would be jammed with people pulled over and partying, hanging out, listening to or playing music, playing frisbee,...., something that is unimaginable to anyone who wasn't around back in those days. Oh the memories!
Glad you guys got to this one. When my niece was born blonde with crystal blue eyes, my sister worked night shift and my brother-in-law worked days so I filled in. I used to walk around with this beautiful baby girl and sang this song to her over and over. Never failed to make he smile. She's now 30 and says she remembers those early days. Still the light of my life.
Blue Sky and Melissa are my favorite Allman songs, brings me back to a better time with a beer in hand and friends by my side
Both are right, the way it flows in the freedom of life with the heart beat of life! Nicely done!
Allman Brothers Magic. At 3:50 be freaking Amazed.! Just another level when you least expect it. Thank God I was born in early 50's. Seen a lot.
Duane is there. He plays on a few of the Eat a Peach tunes. Recorded before his death. Also, he was rated #2 guitarist in the world behind Jimi Hendrix, from around 1970 until around 2005.
We played the new album Eat A Peach, put our daughter to bed, then we went to bed. I got up after midnight, when everyone was asleep. The living room was dark, I put on the headphones and listened to Blue Sky over and over for the next hour, then returned to bed. Love that song.
Duane did play on this track that was on the "Eat a Peach" album. It was recorded three weeks before he passed. You can tell it's Duane playing the first segment of the long guitar solo as his picking attack was more pronounced than that of Dickie Betts. If you listen to the album with stereo headphones on, Duane's solo part is the first solo and is on the left channel, and when Dickie comes in for the second part, it's played on the right channel. When they started harmonizing and blended the solo you got this beautiful. creamy melding of tones between Duane's Les Paul and Dickies ES335. Most of their albums were mixed this way. If you listen carefully, you can hear the click of Duane's guitar pick hitting the string, as opposed to Dickies softer touch. Truly a remarkable track and a great song written by Dickie Betts.
Another fantastic, uplifting Dickey Betts song - JESSICA, an instrumental written about his infant daughter, crawling in from the next room to hear him play his guitar. He wrote it on the spot!
This albums name came from a quote from Duane Allman.
When asked “what are you doing for the revolution?” He answered “I eat a peach for peace”.
RIP Duane
Dickie Betts…..one of his best vocals!
No auto tune. It’s the real deal. It sounds damn good.
Somehow, when I turned 15 in 1971, I was lucky to have a friend of my moms get tickets to The Grateful Dead for my birthday. And, the DEBUT ACT opening for them was a new band, The Allman Brothers. I remember how the crowd reacted, how they sounded, and a new star was born. ❤ Eat a Peach came after that…love it!
The slogan went “Eat a peach for peace”…
We need this. Thank you.
I can't say enough about the listening pleasure from the Allman Bros
Such a beautiful, serene song. Always picks me up hearing it.
Love the smile on Jay's face when Duane hits the first lick of that solo.
It is actually two solos. First up is Duane, he starts his solo at 2:21 of your video. Then at 3:44, Dickey Betts rejoins and the two play a harmonized bridge which transitions to Dickey’s solo at 3:54. At 6:45, you hear Duane rejoin Dickey for the outro to the solos, which then goes back to the vocals. BTW, when you listen to this, Duane is to the Left in the mix and Dickey to the Right. You are hearing two of greatest pair of guitarists working together! So glad you did this. Sorry it took so long for me to find you guys.
Dickey Betts was so good at these happy, upbeat melodic masterpieces...I can almost hear those guitars laughing! Such a joyous tune!
This is my absolute favorite " roll down the windows on a summer day and crank it up song!The miles just disappear,and I am grinning ear to ear! Can we talk about those guitars?🎸🎸🎶😎
How can you possibly still like rap after listening to all of these stunningly great bands?
The song was written and sung by guitarist Dickey Betts, who penned it about his girlfriend (and later wife), Sandy "Bluesky" Wabegijig. The track is also notable as one of guitarist Duane Allman's final recorded performances with the group. The band's two guitarists, Duane Allman and Dickey Betts, alternate playing the song's lead: Allman's solo beginning 1:07 in, Betts joining in a shared melody line at 2:28, followed by Betts's solo at 2:37. The song is notably more country-inspired than many songs in the band's catalogue.
I was raised listening to this song long ago...its still great today. ABB is still one my favorite band.
Ver underrated guitarist! Dickey Betts! Love him and all the guys in Allman Brothers band! Great, great stuff! And of course Duane on slide!! RIP Brothers!❤️❤️
The guitar is beautiful on this song. That's why it doesn't need words it speaks itself
"Blue Sky" is a song by the American rock band the Allman Brothers Band from their third studio album, Eat a Peach (1972), released on Capricorn Records. The song was written and sung by guitarist Dickey Betts, who penned it about his girlfriend (and later wife), Sandy "Bluesky" Wabegijig. The track is also notable as one of guitarist Duane Allman's final recorded performances with the group. The band's two guitarists, Duane Allman and Dickey Betts, alternate playing the song's lead: Allman's solo beginning 1:07 in, Betts joining in a shared melody line at 2:28, followed by Betts's solo at 2:37. The song is notably more country-inspired than many songs in the band's catalogue.
Background
His debut as a vocalist for the band, Dickey Betts composed "Blue Sky" about his Indigenous Canadian girlfriend, Sandy "Bluesky" Wabegijig, whom he would later marry. The lyrics leave out any references to gender to make it nonspecific: "Once I got into the song I realized how nice it would be to keep the vernaculars-he and she-out and make it like you’re thinking of the spirit, like I was giving thanks for a beautiful day. I think that made it broader and more relatable to anyone and everyone," he later said.[3] Betts initially wanted the band's lead vocalist, Gregg Allman, to sing the song, but guitarist Duane Allman encouraged him to sing it himself: "Man, this is your song and it sounds like you and you need to sing it."[3] An embryonic version of the song can be found on the fan bootleg, The Gatlinburg Tapes, a recording of the band jamming in April 1971 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.[4]
The song was one of Duane Allman's last recorded performances with the band. "As I mixed songs like "Blue Sky," I knew, of course, that I was listening to the last things that Duane ever played and there was just such a mix of beauty and sadness, knowing there's not going to be any more from him," said Johnny Sandlin.
This song along with "Revival" and "Jessica" are the A. Brothers best!
The Allman Bros Band were so damn special! I never got to see the band but did get to see Gregg before he passed. That line about the river just keeps on flowing and not worrying about where it's going is how I have lived most of my life. Music like this has always been my refuge from life, my sanctuary. I wish you both blue skies and sunny days!
My favourite from them for many, many years. The guitar solo, and guitar tone, are masterful on this. Beautiful!
Jay & Amber, you'll love their "Melissa" and "Jessica"!!!
Blue sky, Sun riding high, dusty back roads, bottle of wine cooling in a stream, me and my girl skinny dipping…. Been there, done that…and the Allmans… good times!
The ultimate feel good song. Love listening to it when driving on a beautiful summer day ! Turn up the volume and enjoy ! Thanks for reacting to it
Duane's slide work is the stuff of legends. Thankfully, he shared his expertise with so many before he departed this world.
Favorite band back in the day. Wore out my Live at the Fillmore East double LP listening to Whipping Post and In Memory of Elizabeth Reed. However for another great song on Eat A Peach check out the song "Melissa". You won't be disappointed.
This song makes any day a little better, just lovely.
I've listened to everything thing over the last 60 years, and this is my all time favorite song. So melodic, which is the missing ingredient is current popular music.
This song always makes me smile:)
This band was the best Southern Rock Band IMO. Their blues side was amazing.
In my opinion there's The Allman Brothers Band and there's everyone else
@@pattivernucci691 yeah, they're too badass to be limited by the "southern rock" tag.
Sad to hear today 4-18-2024 Dickie Betts passed. The writer of this song and many others. And is the lead singer and guitarist on this and many. God 😢R.I.P. DB GOT ME THROUGH MY TEEN YEARS IN 70 TO 76
Me too, I'm 69, but Blue Sky was never played like it was on Eat a Peach.
Sitting here in my Allman brothers crew sweatpants and looking back 30 years ago.
Enjoy the greatness....I sure have.❤
The spiritual successor to Allman Brothers Band are the Tedeschi Trucks Band. Derek Trucks played in the Allman Bros the final 10 years or so and took the bass player Oteil Burbridge with him to the Tedeschi Trucks Band.
Cheers 🍄
You guys are resurrecting the soundtrack of my youth. I saw The Allman Brothers on their Eat a Peach tour.
Lucky.
Some years back, I used to take Sunday drives in North Carolina and listen to this song(and other ABB songs). It had a simple, calm, beauty to it. A perfect fit.. Awesome song..
YEA!! One of the best songs from one of the best bands. I saw them once when Duane was still alive and several times after.
Dickey Betts just the sweetest guitar.. GREAT SONG
The first solo is Duane, the second is Dickey. Dickey wrote the song for his Indian wife, Blue Sky.
the guitar tones very similar, but the styles different as always. Bless all those brothers.
I believe her name was Sandy Blue Sky. She was Native Canadian, IIRC.
Stressed out? Sit or lay down and listen to this fantastic tune. Pretty sure you won't be stressed by the time the song ends.
The first half of the solo is Duane and the second half is Dickie. There's an absolutely brilliant live version of Blue Sky with Duane from 1971.
SUNY Stonybrook… The actual recording is terrible but the playing is magical!
Jessica is an amazing song of theirs. It’s an instrumental & it’s fantastic!
One of my all time favorites. I could listen to those dueling guitars for hours.
Dickie Betts on vocals, Duane was killed in his motorcycle accident during the recording of this album, Barry Oakley, the bass player, died in another motorcycle accident about a year and only a half mile from where Duane died
I love Barry’s cover of Hoochie Coochie Man.
There's a really cool video of Tedeschi Trucks band performing Bound For Glory in Atlanta where Derek plays Duane's Les Paul and Otiel Burbage plays Barry's Fender
Actually, his name was Berry, not Barry. I'm not trying to be critical, just informative.
Saw them live many times in the 90’s. When they would play this song the solo’s would go on forever. You would just lose yourself in the music. One of my all time favorite songs to hear live
Duane played on this song Bluesky was the name of Dickie Betts girl friend Duane Allman once said "I eat a peach for peace"
They formed in Jacksonville, FL, moved to Atlanta for awhile, and settled in Macon, GA: home of Otis Redding, Little Richard, James Brown (moved there later), Jason Aldean, and 2 members of REM . Chuck Leavell moved there also. Leavell was keyboardist for Allman Brothers for awhile and heavily played on their song "Jessica" (big hit). Leavell has played on many of the great's albums and has been the keyboardist for The Rolling Stones since the early 80's.
Excellent choice and Amber definitely picked on the soulful energy in this song. I mean her entire body pirates to the dual drummers she would be fabulous on the dance floor showing everyone how to get it done. The song has two solos one from Dicky the other is from Duane the trick is to understand who is playing.
The tone on these guitars is magical.
It's about time Blue Sky is being reacted to!
Riding down a country road on a sunny day
I live within walking distance of the big house where the Allman Brothers made a lot of their music. Happy to live in Macon Georgia
Anyone who appreciates music knows this is a great song! Glad you enjoyed the guitar jam solo.
Actually Duane Allman played on most of the tracks on Eat A Peach including Blue Sky as it was mostly recorded before his untimely death. In fact there is a track called Little Martha that he wrote and recorded on this album. Blue Sky happens to be one of my most favorite songs of all time. In fact it is assigned as my wife's ring tone on my phone as she is my Blue Sky!
My favorite song by Allmans and one of favorite songs of all time. Just makes you feel good
The back to back solos are the 2nd and 3rd verses. Dickey and Duane's best work. This song changed my life.
I'm 31 this has been my favorite song for about ten years it never gets old I hear at least once a week