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Dickey Betts

Born: December 12, 1943

Dickey Betts, born Forrest Richard Betts on December 12, 1943, is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, best known for his work as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. Born in West Palm Beach, Florida, Betts showed an early interest in music, particularly the guitar. He began playing in local bands during his teenage years, honing his skills and developing his unique style heavily influenced by blues, jazz, and country music.

In the late 1960s, Betts joined forces with Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, and Jaimoe to form The Allman Brothers Band. The band quickly gained attention for their innovative fusion of blues, rock, and improvisational jamming, becoming pioneers of the Southern rock genre. Betts' role in the band was significant, contributing not only as a guitarist but also as a songwriter, penning several of the band's most iconic songs, including "Ramblin' Man," "Blue Sky," and "Jessica."

Ramblin' Man: Live at the St. George Theatre

By Dickey Betts

Label: BMG
Released: 2019
Track listing: Hot’Lanta; Blue Sky; Midnight Rider; In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed; Whipping Post; Ramblin’ Man; Jessica.

The Road Goes on Forever: Fifty Years of The Allman Brothers Band Music (1969-2019)

by Doug Collette
October 12, 2019

The Road Goes on Forever: Fifty Years of The Allman Brothers Band Music (1969-2019) Michael Buffalo Smith 352 Pages ISBN: # 978-0881467123 Mercer University Press 2019 In approaching Michael Buffalo Smith's book The Road Goes On Forever, it is absolutely essential to take the subtitle literally. In Fifty ...

Dickey Betts: Ramblin' Man: Live at the St. George Theatre

by Doug Collette
August 3, 2019

Dickey Betts does not add to his reputation with Ramblin' Man: The Dickey Betts Band Live at the St George Theater. To be fair, he doesn't significantly sully reputation as an icon of Southern rock either, but that's just testament to how firmly established is his position in history as co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band, ...

The Allman Brothers Band: Bear's Sonic Journals: Fillmore East February 1970 - Deluxe Edition

by Doug Collette
May 29, 2019

This Fillmore East February 1970 set is actually the third physical release of these recordings, originally issued in truncated form in 1996 as part of the Grateful Dead's Dick's Pick's archive series. This three-CD set follows closely on the heels of the 2018 digital distribution of all the recordings from the three New York dates on ...

Dennis Coffey: Live at Baker's

by Doug Collette
March 16, 2019

The intimations of springtime on guitarist Dennis Coffey's Live at Baker's place it more closely in line with the balmy tone of Hot Coffey in the D: Burnin' At Morey Baker's Showplace Lounge (Resonance Records, 2016) than the insistent rhythm workout of One Night at Morey's: 1968 (Omnivore, 2018). Nevertheless, this three concert release, like its ...

Duane Betts: Sketches of American Music

by Doug Collette
June 23, 2018

It's a daunting task just to follow in the footsteps of a bonafide legend of American music, in the case of Duane Betts, his father Dickey, co-founder, guitarist and major composer for the Allman Brothers Band. But the offspring is taking his sweet time enaging in follow-up on that estimable legacy of Southern rock with this ...

Jaimoe's Jasssz Band at the Iridium

by Peter Jurew
August 1, 2017

Jaimoe's Jasssz Band The Iridium New York, NY July 24, 2017 When guitarist Duane Allman was looking to start a band in 1969, the first musician he hired was drummer Jai Johanny Johanson. Just 24 years old at the time, Johanson, becoming known from Memphis to Muscle Shoals simply as Jaimoe, ...

Duane Allman 'Skydog' retrospective chronicles groundbreaking career

February 3, 2013

Even if he’d never formed The Allman Brothers Band, Duane Allman would be a major figure in American popular music. Long before his name became known to mainstream audiences, he had already established his credentials as a once-in-a-lifetime guitar visionary, leaving his unmistakable stamp on a broad array of recordings. On March 5, 2013, Rounder Records, ...