#dicky betts

[kiwi-rebel-57-06]

Kiwi Rebel. The Allman Brothers Band.

[gratefulfrog]

RIP Dicky

[innate-allure]

Dicky Betts and Allman Brothers Band

[cinemajunkie70]

Rest in peace Dicky Betts!

[randgugotur-6]

April 18, 2024

Sadly it has just been reported that Dicky Betts, guitarist, songwriter and singer of the Allman Brothers passed away today. He was 80 years old and leaves behind a legacy that includes “Ramblin’ Man”, “Crazy Love”, and more. He was “surrounded by his family” who said “more information will be forthcoming at the appropriate time”.

My condolences to his family, friends, and fans around the world.

RIP Dicky

[crystal-eise]

Rock the heavens Brothers 🍑

Dicky Betts et Berry Oakley.

[serpentinesheldonserpentine]

Asked why the band finally broke through, Gregg gave a very honest answer in 1974:maybe it was because Betts finally started writing and singing some songs.

[porterdavis]

Dim the lights

A great one has gone on ahead. Dickie Betts lived larger than life.

RIP brother. Your music brought me great comfort and joy.

[federalstars]

[dinosaursr66]

Dickie and Duane trading licks and Gregg bringing it.

SONG OF THE DAY - Friday, April 19, 2024

[chaunceyandchumleysdad]

We’ve lost another one of the original Allman Brothers. Lead and rhythm guitarist Dickie Betts passed away on April 18, 2024. He was the consummate foil to his guitar partner, Duane Allman. In any other band, Dickie Betts would have been an outstanding lead guitarist in his own right. He started out in the shadow of Duane, yet added a different and complimentary style that made the Allman Brothers Band unique. The mastery of Betts and Allman weaving their licks on the live albums At Fillmore East and Eat A Peach is, in my opinion, incomparable in Rock music history. In Gregg Allman’s memoir, My Cross To Bear, he talks about how the band honed their skills by playing constantly. When they were in cites to perform concerts, they would spend their free time playing free shows at local parks. They were, arguably, the tightest jam band in Rock history. (The Tedeschi-Trucks Band, with their Allman Brothers pedigree, may be the next best thing.)

With the untimely death of Duane in 1971 at the age of 24, Betts became the sole guitar player in the band. Reluctant to find a Duane replacement, the band instead added the young and blossoming Chuck Leavell as a piano player to be the foil for Betts. After the death of their bass player and Duane’s kindred spirit, Berry Oakley, they recorded the album Brothers and Sisters, which became the band’s best-selling album. Betts wrote four of the seven songs including their biggest hit, Ramblin’ Man and the FM radio favorite, Jessica. This was when I first saw the band. They played at the now defunct Chicago Stadium on November 1, 1973. (A memorable streak for me as at the tender age of 17, I went to three concerts in three nights; The Moody Blues, Frank Zappa – yes, The Mothers on Halloween, and Allman Brothers Band.) All these years later, I am still going to concerts and music festivals and have already lined up five over the next five months. Yet, after all these years, when I think back to my favorite shows, that 1973 Allman Brothers show still stands out as my all-time favorite.

The Allman Brothers eventually went back to the two-guitar format, first with Warren Haynes and later with Derek Trucks. In the end, Gregg Allman had a falling out with Betts, and the Allman Brothers continued without him until they called it quits in 2014.

With the loss of Duane Allman, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, Gregg Allman and now Dickie Betts, drummer Jaimoe is the only surviving member of the original band. With the love I have for this band, I am kicking off the weekend in memory of Dickie Betts with Allman Brothers Band and the Dickie Betts song, In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed.

[amplifyme]

We lost one of the rock guitar greats today. Dickie Betts of the Allman Brothers Band died of cancer. I remember listening to my older brothers playing their albums from as far back as I can remember hearing music in my house. Dickie was one of a kind and this instrumental track he wrote has long been one of my favorites. Thanks for the music. 💔

[justwalkiingthedog]

The Allman Brothers Band - Whipping Post - 9/23/1970 - Fillmore East (Of...

[mrdirtybear]

Dickie Betts (1943 - 2024) was one of the more notable contributors to the the Southern rock/blues genre. His first time twinning his guitar to Allman Brothers band guitarist Duane Allman (1946 - 1971) was cut short by the latter's death in October 1971. When the band reconvened a year later, Betts had written 'Jessica' for the 1973 album 'Brothers and Sisters', an instrumental with a blues and swing in it that became a world wide recognised signature tune of the band. Please left click here for an extended 1991 version of that tune. The band waxed and waned, whilst touring. His times with them varied too. From the year 2000 his act was his own, as it had partially been since 1974. Between 1974 and 2000 he released five albums under his own name, between Allman Brothers Band studio and live releases. Another ten releases, a mix of live collections and compilations, were released by him as a solo artist between 2001 and 2021. His last live performance was in 2018, where the above image comes from, in President Biden's home town of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

[americanahighways]

Dickey Betts Left Us Stories To Tell

Dickey Betts Left Us Stories To Tell @dickiebettsofficial @swosahla @americanahighways #dickiebetts #allmanbrothers #americanamusic #southernrock #americanahighways #music

Dickie Betts photo by Kirk West photography On a weeknight in summer 2002, I was on vacation in Dewey Beach, Delaware. After putting the kids to bed, I headed over to Bottle & Cork where Dickey Betts was playing with his solo band, Great Southern. It seemed like too small a room for someone who had been at the pinnacle of rock stardom. But now was in a state of exile, estranged from the Allman…