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The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman (slide guitar and lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, organ, songwriting), as well as Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals, songwriting), Berry Oakley (bass guitar), Butch Trucks (drums), and Jai Johanny Jaimoe Johanson (drums).
Session musician Les Dudek performs acoustic guitar on the song, and has claimed to have co-written it. Betts wrote the majority of Jessica at the band's farm in Juliette, Georgia. He named the song after his daughter, Jessica Betts, who was an infant when the song was released.fter the death of group leader Duane Allman in 1971, the Allman Brothers Band continued on, adding two new members, bassist Lamar Williams and keyboardist Chuck Leavell. The addition of Leavell in particular changed the band's sound and direction, which has often been considered most evident on Jessica.