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June 27 Blue Sky ~ Hello ~
I wanted a summery song, and this is what I came up with:
Blue Sky
Walk along the river, sweet lullaby, it just keeps on flowing,
It don’t worry ’bout where it’s going, no, no. Don’t fly, mister blue bird, I’m just walking down the road, Early morning sunshine tell me all I need to know. Chorus
You’re my blue sky, you’re my sunny day. Lord, you know it makes me high when you turn your love my way, Turn your love my way, yeah. Massive guitar solo:
(This solo is ranked as one of the 100
best guitar solos ever recorded. At
least that's what the album says.)
 Good old Sunday morning, bells are ringing everywhere.
Goin' to Carolina, it won’t be long and I’ll be there. Chorus
You’re my blue sky, you’re my sunny day.
Lord, you know it makes me high when you turn your love my way, Turn your love my way, yeah. By: The Allman Brothers Band
(This song is now being hosted under one of my music lists.)
The Allman Brothers' guitarist, Dickey Betts, wrote this song about his Native American girlfriend, Sandy "Bluesky" Wabegijig. They were married in 1973 and divorced 2 years later. Betts and Sandy Bluesky had a daughter, Jessica, on May 14, 1972. Betts wrote the song "Jessica" about her a year later. Following their divorce in 1973, Dickey Betts refused to perform this song.
This is the first song that Dickey Betts sang lead on in an Allman Brothers song. He also sang lead on their biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man."
Duane Allman and Dickey Betts played on the bridge solo - one playing "lead" lead, the other playing "rhythm" lead. They switch up half way through. If you listen very carefully, you will hear them synch up on a riff for two measures or so right around 2:30 into the track.
This song was released after Duane Allman's death (from a motorcycle accident on October 29, 1971) on the album, "Eat A Peach." The album is dedicated to him.
Duanne Allman is listed as#2 on Rolling Stone's top 100 guitarists of all time - EVER!
Have a great blue-sky kind of day, P&L, LAMS
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