Ramblin ' Man ( the Allman Brothers Band song ) - wikipedia Ramblin ' Man ( the Allman Brothers Band song ) `` Ramblin ' Man '' Single by The Allman Brothers Band from the album Brothers and Sisters B - side `` Pony Boy '' Released August 1973 Format 7 '' single Recorded October 1972 Genre Country rock, southern rock Length 4 : 48 Label Capricorn Songwriter ( s ) Dickey Betts Producer ( s ) Johnny Sandlin, The Allman Brothers The Allman Brothers Band singles chronology `` One Way Out '' ( 1972 ) `` Ramblin ' Man '' ( 1973 ) `` Jessica '' ( 1973 ) `` One Way Out '' ( 1972 ) `` Ramblin ' Man '' ( 1973 ) `` Jessica '' ( 1973 ) `` Ramblin ' Man '' is a song by American rock band The Allman Brothers Band, released in August 1973 as the lead single from the group 's fourth studio album, Brothers and Sisters ( 1973 ). Written and sung by guitarist Dickey Betts, the song was inspired by a 1951 song of the same name by Hank Williams. It is considerably more inspired by country music than other Allman Brothers Band compositions, which made the group reluctant to record it. Guitarist Les Dudek provides guitar harmonies, and it was one of bassist Berry Oakley 's last contributions to the band. The song became the Allman Brothers Band 's first and only top 10 single, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number twelve on the Easy Listening chart. Contents 1 Background 2 Composition 3 Reception 4 In popular culture 5 Chart performance 6 Notes 6.1 References 6.2 Sources 7 External links Background `` Ramblin ' Man '' was first created during songwriting sessions for Eat a Peach. An embryonic version, referring to a `` ramblin ' country man, '' can be heard on the bootleg The Gatlinburg Tapes, featuring the band jamming on an off - day in April 1971 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Betts continued to work on the song for a year, but the lyrics came together in as little as twenty minutes. `` I wrote `` Ramblin ' Man '' in Berry Oakley 's kitchen ( at the Big House ) at about four in the morning. Everyone had gone to bed but I was sitting up, '' said Betts in 2014. Trucks noted that the band acknowledged it was a good song but were reluctant to record it, as it sounded too country for them. New member and keyboardist Chuck Leavell enjoyed the song, noting, `` It 's definitely in the direction of country but that did n't bother me in the least (... ) I think our attitude was, ' Let 's take this thing and make it as great as we can. ' '' The song was inspired by a 1951 song of the same name by Hank Williams. It was one of the first songs, alongside `` Wasted Words, '' recorded for Brothers and Sisters ( 1973 ). They went to the studio to record a demo of the song to send to a friend, which is where the long guitar jam near the finale of the song was created. Having not considered it an Allman Brothers song before, they felt the solos fit the band well and decided to put it on the album. Guitarist Les Dudek, who was contributing to Brothers and Sisters, was sitting in the control room when the song was being recorded. He and Betts had worked out the harmony parts together. Betts continued to approach him for his thoughts on the recordings ; eventually, he asked him to come record the song with him. `` We played it all live. I was standing where Duane would have stood with Berry just staring a hole through me and that was very intense and very heavy, '' said Dudek. When the song was completed, the management team and road crew gathered to listen to the song. According to Dudek, the room was silent upon its ending and roadie Red Dog remarked, `` That 's the best I heard since Duane. '' Johnny Sandlin, producer of Brothers and Sisters, remarked that he thought it was `` crazy '' to be released as a single, because `` nothing else sounds remotely similar, with the possible exception of `` Blue Sky, '' which had a similar, upbeat major - key bounce. '' Composition The song is set in the time signature of common time, with a tempo of 182 beats per minute. It is set in the key of A-flat major. Betts 's vocals range from the low - note of Ab to the high - note of Gb. Reception Capricorn executives were split between issuing `` Wasted Words '' or `` Ramblin ' Man '' as the lead single. National promotion director Dick Wooley sent advance tapes of `` Ramblin ' Man '' to WQXI - AM in Atlanta and WRKO - AM in Boston radio stations and `` listener phone - in reaction was near - phenomenal. '' `` Ramblin ' Man '' broke hard rock barriers and became a hit on AM stations nationwide, and it rose to number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It was prevented from topping the chart due to the success of Cher 's `` Half Breed. '' AllMusic writes that `` the chorus is perhaps the catchiest and prettiest hook in all of Southern rock ''. Robert Christgau called the tune `` miraculous ''. In popular culture `` Ramblin ' Man '' can be heard in the 1973 film The Exorcist, playing on a jukebox in a bar where two priests are conversing over beers at a table. This song is also in the bar scene in the 1978 movie Casey 's Shadow starring Walter Matthau. In the 1989 movie When Harry Met Sally... it is playing in the background in a diner scene. And also appear on season one, episode one of the TV series Supernatural. Scott Porter ( George ) covers the song in Hart of Dixie Season 02 Episode 02. Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan cover it in the album Balad for the broken seas The song is playable in the music video games Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band 2. Chart performance Chart ( 1973 - 74 ) Peak position Australia ( Go - Set ) 40 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 15 Canadian RPM Top Singles 7 US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Easy Listening 12 US Cashbox Top 100 Notes References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2002 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 - 2001. Record Research. p. 18. ^ Jump up to : Paul 2014, p. 181. ^ Jump up to : Paul 2014, p. 184. ^ Jump up to : Paul 2014, p. 183. Jump up ^ Marc Myers. `` Anatomy of a Song : ' Ramblin ' Man ' ''. Retrieved July 7, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Freedland, Nat ( September 15, 1973 ). `` Allman 's 5th Instant Click Based on Built - In Demand ''. Billboard. New York City : Prometheus Global Media. 85 ( 37 ) : 1, 48. ISSN 0006 - 2510. Jump up ^ Paul 2014, p. 225. Jump up ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. `` Ramblin ' Man Review ''. AllMusic Guide. Retrieved 2007 - 05 - 11. Jump up ^ Robert Christgau. `` Consumer Guide : The Allman Brothers Band ''. Retrieved February 15, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Go - Set Australian charts -- 8 December 1973 ''. Poparchives.com.au. December 8, 1973. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 13. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 1993 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 -- 1993. Record Research. p. 14. Sources Paul, Alan ( 2014 ). One Way Out : The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band. St. Martin 's Press. ISBN 978 - 1250040497. Freeman, Scott ( 1996 ). Midnight Riders : The Story of the Allman Brothers Band. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978 - 0316294522. Poe, Randy ( 2008 ). Skydog : The Duane Allman Story. Backbeat Books. ISBN 978 - 0879309398. Allman, Gregg ; Light, Alan ( 2012 ). My Cross to Bear. William Morrow. ISBN 978 - 0062112033. External links Wikiquote has quotations related to : Ramblin ' Man ( The Allman Brothers Band song ) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ramblin ' Man ( The Allman Brothers Band song ). Official website The Allman Brothers Band Duane Allman Gregg Allman Dickey Betts Jai Johanny `` Jaimoe '' Johanson Berry Oakley Butch Trucks Chuck Leavell Lamar Williams David Goldflies Dan Toler Mike Lawler David `` Frankie '' Toler Warren Haynes Johnny Neel Allen Woody Marc Quiñones Oteil Burbridge Jack Pearson Derek Trucks Jimmy Herring Studio and contemporary live albums The Allman Brothers Band Idlewild South At Fillmore East Eat a Peach Brothers and Sisters Win, Lose or Draw Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas Enlightened Rogues Reach for the Sky Brothers of the Road Seven Turns Shades of Two Worlds An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band : First Set Where It All Begins An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band : 2nd Set Peakin ' at the Beacon Hittin ' the Note One Way Out Retrospective live albums Live at Ludlow Garage : 1970 Fillmore East, February 1970 American University 12 / 13 / 70 Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival : July 3 & 5, 1970 S.U.N.Y. at Stonybrook : Stonybrook, NY 9 / 19 / 71 Macon City Auditorium : 2 / 11 / 72 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY : 5 / 1 / 73 Boston Common, 8 / 17 / 71 Play All Night : Live at the Beacon Theatre 1992 Live from A&R Studios Compilations and box sets Beginnings The Road Goes on Forever Dreams A Decade of Hits 1969 -- 1979 Mycology : An Anthology Stand Back : The Anthology The Essential Allman Brothers Band : The Epic Years Gold Video albums Live at the Beacon Theatre Live at Great Woods Original songs `` Ai n't Wastin ' Time No More '' `` Blue Sky '' `` Crazy Love '' `` Good Clean Fun '' `` Hot ' Lanta '' `` In Memory of Elizabeth Reed '' `` Jessica '' `` Little Martha '' `` Melissa '' `` Midnight Rider '' `` Mountain Jam '' `` No One to Run With '' `` Pegasus '' `` Ramblin ' Man '' `` Revival ( Love Is Everywhere ) '' `` Seven Turns '' `` Soulshine '' `` Straight from the Heart '' `` Whipping Post '' Cover songs `` Heart of Stone '' `` Hoochie Coochie Man '' `` One Way Out '' `` Statesboro Blues '' `` Stormy Monday '' `` Trouble No More '' `` You Do n't Love Me '' Associated bands The 31st of February The Allman Joys Col. 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Question: who sings i was born a ramblin man
Answer: Dickey Betts