Dickey Betts

Artist:  Dickey Betts
Birth Name:  Forrest Richard Betts
Born:  December 12, 1943.  West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Genre:  Southern Rock, Country Rock, Blues Rock, Blues, Country
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals, Dobro

Dickey Betts is an American Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, and Composer, best known as a member of The Allman Brothers Band.  He was inducted with the band into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1995, and also won with the band a Best Rock Performance Grammy Award for his instrumental "Jessica" in 1996.  He had been one of the Rock's finest guitar partnership with Duane Allman, introducing melodic Twin Guitar Harmony.  He returned to his solo career, in 2000 he formed The Dickey Betts Band, and renamed to Dickey Betts & Great Southern.  He is one of The Greatest Guitar Player of All Time.

Artist:  Dickey Betts & Great Southern Title:  Bottom Line 1977  (2015)
Genre:  Southern Rock, Country Rock, Blues Rock, Blues, Country

Label:  Good Ship Funke

Rating:   ****

Tracks:

 1.  Blue Sky  (3:56)

 2.  Run Gypsy Run  (5:16)

 3.  Out To Get Me  (6:07)

 4.  Bougainvillea  (8:05)

 5.  In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed  (12:27)

 6.  Nothing You Can Do  (5:25)

 7.  Southbound  (7:10)

 8.  Jessica  (11:08)

 9.  The Way Love Goes  (7:31)

10. Encore Intro  (0:53)

11. Rambin' Man  (6:17)

Personnel:

Dickey Betts:  Electric & Acoustic & Slide Guitar, Lead Guitar

Dan Toler;  Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals

Tom Broome:  Keyboards, Backing Vocals

Ken Tibbets:  Bass

Jerry Thompson:  Drums, Percussion

Donnie Sharbono:  Drums, Percussion

Bottom Line 1977 is the live album by Dickey Betts & Great Southern, was released on August 14, 2015 by Good Ship Funke, recorded live from The Bottom Line, New York, April 19, 1977, featuring extrordinary versions of "Jessica", "Ramblin' Man" and "Blue Sky".