Blue Sky (song)

"Blue Sky"
Song by The Allman Brothers Band
from the album Eat a Peach
ReleasedFebruary 12, 1972
RecordedSeptember 1971 at Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida
Genre
Length5:09
LabelCapricorn
Songwriter(s)Dickey Betts
Producer(s)Tom Dowd

"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.

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