June Mix - 13. The Allman Brothers Band - Blue Sky

This song has been part of my consciousness since I can remember. Everything from the guitar tone, to the key it's in, to Dickey Betts' down on the farm vocals makes this song perfect for driving around in nice weather with the windows open. The song comes off of The Allmans' Eat A Peach LP and was the first song that Betts ever sang lead on. A cool FYI about the bridge solo in the song is that Betts and Duane Allman both play it. If you listen closely you can hear the switch about halfway through the solo @ the 2:30 mark of the song. The two guitarists sync up on a riff - signaling the trade-off. Here's a video of the ABB doing it live in 1981, except without Duane unfortunately. Check out that dude in the red pants playing tambourine!