Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "\"Jessica\" is an instrumental piece by American rock band The Allman Brothers Band, released in December 1973 as the second single from the group's fourth studio album, Brothers and Sisters (1973). Written by guitarist Dickey Betts, the song is a tribute to Gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, in that it was designed to be played using only two fingers on the left hand. The song involves interplay between two keyboards, performed by Chuck Leavell and Gregg Allman, and Betts's electric guitar solos. 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. She had bounced along to the song's rhythm, and Betts attempted to capture her attitude with the song's melody. He invited Dudek over to collaborate on the song, and Dudek formed the song's bridge. The song's arrangement was crafted in prior to recording the song, which took place at Capricorn Sound Studios in Macon, Georgia. Issued as a single following the immensely successful \"Ramblin' Man\", \"Jessica\" did not receive the same level of chart success. Despite this, it became a standard in rotations for classic rock radio stations in the following decades. Reviews of the song have been widely positive. Many critics at the time called it a highlight of the album, and a 2006 Wall Street Journal article deemed it \"a true national heirloom\". It is widely known as the theme to the BBC Two motoring program Top Gear."@en }
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- Jessica_(instrumental) abstract "\"Jessica\" is an instrumental piece by American rock band The Allman Brothers Band, released in December 1973 as the second single from the group's fourth studio album, Brothers and Sisters (1973). Written by guitarist Dickey Betts, the song is a tribute to Gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, in that it was designed to be played using only two fingers on the left hand. The song involves interplay between two keyboards, performed by Chuck Leavell and Gregg Allman, and Betts's electric guitar solos. 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. She had bounced along to the song's rhythm, and Betts attempted to capture her attitude with the song's melody. He invited Dudek over to collaborate on the song, and Dudek formed the song's bridge. The song's arrangement was crafted in prior to recording the song, which took place at Capricorn Sound Studios in Macon, Georgia. Issued as a single following the immensely successful \"Ramblin' Man\", \"Jessica\" did not receive the same level of chart success. Despite this, it became a standard in rotations for classic rock radio stations in the following decades. Reviews of the song have been widely positive. Many critics at the time called it a highlight of the album, and a 2006 Wall Street Journal article deemed it \"a true national heirloom\". It is widely known as the theme to the BBC Two motoring program Top Gear.".