His Ramblin' Days are Done: Dickie Betts, Allman Bros. Guitarist, Dead at 80

[Onebadcad]

Sad,,, he, and the band, were damn good, Ramblin' Man is good listening.

[KenHorse]

Originally Posted by Aerovette

I appreciate the talent of the Allman Brothers, but was not a big listener.

They were the first concert I ever went to. 1978.

Saw them with Yes. Both were great

[LisaJohn]

Originally Posted by Yadkin

I have several Allman Brothers LPs. When Skynyrd is on the radio, I change the channel.

I turn it up.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by LisaJohn

I turn it up.

Amen to that

…Sweet Home Alabama…
[RVZ] turn it up [RVZ]

[73sbVert]

His kid has got some talent as well!

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Saw Duane and Devon Allman together a couple of years ago. Pretty freaking awesome concert.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by 73sbVert

His kid has got some talent as well!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqKHPilPS6A

Saw Duane and Devon Allman together a couple of years ago. Pretty freaking awesome concert.

I am a big fan...

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And this one with Clapton...holy crap!

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[Frankie the Fink]

Saw them in an outdoor venue a couple of decades ago, Betts riffs were cosmic.
RIP sir !

[LATB]

Originally Posted by Frankie the Fink

Saw them in an outdoor venue a couple of decades ago, Betts riffs were cosmic.
RIP sir !

Merriweather Post Pavilion?

[Frankie the Fink]

Originally Posted by LATB

Merriweather Post Pavilion?

Wolftrap, outside the DC beltway, IIRC - been a long time ago..

Duane was a huge loss too, and way too young, his unique slide guitar sound was due to his use of a Coricidin medicine bottle as the slide. When budding guitarists found out the product flew off the shelves and the pills dumped in the trash just to get the bottle

[LATB]

Originally Posted by Frankie the Fink

Wolftrap, outside the DC beltway, IIRC - been a long time ago..

Duane was a huge loss too, and way too young, his unique slide guitar sound was due to his use of a Coricidin medicine bottle as the slide. When budding guitarists found out the product flew off the shelves and the pills dumped in the trash just to get the bottle

I saw them twice at Merriweather in Columbia, MD. That was a great outdoor amphitheater venue.
Saw several other bands there as well, including Dickie Betts and Great Southern.

Yes I knew about the medicine bottle. The vintage bottles from the 70's sell for hundreds. Many others also use the Coricidin bottle, Derek Trucks, Warren Hayes...
The bottle was made like a liquor bottle not pyrex. I guess that made the difference.

[Yadkin]

[Chuck A]

He lived a long life
RIP

[Chemtrails99]

I wonder if he will be buried in the Allman Brothers Band group burial plot. It's near Elizabeth Reed's grave.

[Little Red L98.]

God bless the legend Dickey Betts.

Haven’t seen the Bros but have seen Tedeschi Trucks at Wolftrap Theater for the Performing Arts, one of the better outdoor venues. You can bring your own wine and food!

Many favorite Allman Brothers Band songs but this one is a personal inspiration, performed solo by Mr. Warren Hayes.

Someone help a brother out. I forgot how to post a yt link.

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[Little Red L98.]

Originally Posted by Frankie the Fink

Wolftrap, outside the DC beltway, IIRC - been a long time ago..

Duane was a huge loss too, and way too young, his unique slide guitar sound was due to his use of a Coricidin medicine bottle as the slide. When budding guitarists found out the product flew off the shelves and the pills dumped in the trash just to get the bottle

Wolftrap is in the dc (VA) burbs and the only concert venue that’s a US National Park. If you have lawn tickets (preferred and often sell out first) you can bring a cooler with wine cheese beer etc. and leave completely bombed if that’s your thing. Been there many times. It’s awesome. I never leave bombed because I’m a grownup.

[Little Red L98.]

Originally Posted by LATB

Then you probably don’t like much country rock. Like Tedeschi Trucks or Marshall Tucker or Blackfoot or Government Mule. Or the long list of groups of the genre.

Outlaws, Skynryd, Molly Hatchet to name a few more. Other genres: Zep, Stones, Steely Dan, GFR, Hendrix, Traffic, Rush (don’t hate ), BOC, Carlos, Benson, Miles Davis, BB King, Clapton, them classicals drone on forever too.

[Anjdog2003]

The greatest rock voice ever.

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[Frankie the Fink]

Originally Posted by Little Red L98.

Wolftrap is in the dc (VA) burbs and the only concert venue that’s a US National Park. If you have lawn tickets (preferred and often sell out first) you can bring a cooler with wine cheese beer etc. and leave completely bombed if that’s your thing. Been there many times. It’s awesome. I never leave bombed because I’m a grownup.

Also saw the original live "River Dance" performers there, and yes, its like an old bluegrass festival where you sit on the grass area and just chill out.....wife got bombed at the Allman Bros gig but I was driving (and a grownup). One of our early first dates was seeing Chicago live at the Hampton Roads Coliseum...

So sad to see the "greats" in the industry passing on....now we are left with lame music videos with 60 takes and chopped up segments to make an artist look talented...

[Little Red L98.]

Originally Posted by Anjdog2003

The greatest rock voice ever.

https://youtu.be/ndS0D79w5Mc?si=cpYIAxDrJ5hA_vSJ

Coming close in second would be Beyonss doing country and yoyo honorable mention as a backround vocalist. My $.02.

[Frankie the Fink]

Originally Posted by Little Red L98.

Coming close in second would be Beyonss doing country and yoyo honorable mention as a backround vocalist. My $.02.

Beyonce doing country is a travesty, her latest has some of the worst lyrics ever cobbled together... "park your Lexus" - and it goes downhill from there.

Not much more worse "cultural appropriation" than a black R&B singer doing country - but shhhhh; we can't say that.