Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts dies aged 80: Musician best known for group's hit song Ramblin' Man passed away 'peacefully' at Florida home

Dickey Betts, the guitarist from The Allman Brothers Band, has died at the age of 80.

His family confirmed on Instagram that the Ramblin' Man performer passed away in his Osprey, Florida home on Thursday.

'Dickey was larger than life, and his loss will be felt world-wide,' the Betts family said. 

In September 2018, Betts had brain surgery following a fall 'while playing with the family dog,' as he 'slipped and cracked his head, causing bleeding from the brain.'

In August of that year he suffered a mild stroke at his home, and was steadily recovering and responding 'very well to treatment' at the time of his fall.

Jai Johanny Johanson is now the sole living member of The Allman Brothers Band, as Gregg Allman died May of 2017 after a battle with liver cancer, while drummer Butch Trucks died of January in that year.

The band has a tragic history littered with premature deaths, as Duane Allman was only 24 when he died in a motorcycle crash in October of 1971 in Georgia, while bass player Berry Oakley was also 24 when he died after a motorcycle crash close to the location of Allman's crash in November of 1972.