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The Allman Brothers' Jessica is from their 1973 album, "Brothers and Sisters." It's a Dickey Betts composition, although Les Dudek (not a Brother) later claimed to be a co-writer and played acoustic guitar on the track.
Highlights include Dickey's lead guitar throughout, Chuck Leavell's piano solo at 2:30, and the wonderful bridge at about 6:00. The song, named after Betts' infant daughter, was a tribute to gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, in that it was designed to be played using only two fingers on the left hand. (Yes, I had to look him up: Django Reinhardt - Wikipedia)
Enjoy:
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You have me fired up now. I challenge the "OK Boomer" crowd to come up with anything this good from their era.
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Great! Thanks.
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Great one! I love Dickey Betts’ melodic style.
and Django is great too. (Willie Nelson’s fave geetarist.)
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I love this song. If I could only attempt the piano….
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