Complex sentence: It is an instrumental song written by guitarist Dickey Betts, the first of several Allmans instrumentals to be written by him, and the first original instrumental song written by a member of the band.
Split into simpler sentences: It is an instrumental song written by guitarist Dickey Betts, the first of several Allmans instrumentals to be written by him. The song holds the distinction of being the first original instrumental song written by a member of the band.