A Southern rock legend with deep Florida roots will have a stretch of U.S. Highway 41 named after him — if the state approves.

Sarasota County commissioners are sending a request to the Florida Department of Transportation to rename part of U.S. 41 after Dickey Betts , the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man.”

The tribute would be especially fitting since Betts lived for decades near the highway he immortalized in song with his lyric: “I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus rollin’ down Highway 41.”

Betts, who died in April 2024 at age 80 , is widely regarded as one of Florida’s greatest musical exports, blending rock, blues, and country into the sound of Southern rock while inspiring today’s jam ba

See Full Page