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:  Richard Betts
Title:  Highway Call  (2001)
Genre:  Southern Rock, Country Rock, Blues Rock, Blues, Country
Label:  Polydor/Universal
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Long Time Gone  (4:31)
 2.  Rain  (3:37)
 3.  Highway Call  (4:26)
 4.  Let Nature Sing  (5:06)
 5.  Hand Picked  (14:17)
 6.  Kissimmee Kid  (3:12)

Personnel:

Dickey Betts:  Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Dobro, Lead Vocals
Vassar Clements:  Fiddle
Chuck Leavell:  Piano
Tommy Talton:  Acoustic Guitar
John Hughey:  Steel Guitar
Walter Poindexter:  Banjo, Background Vocals
Leon Poindexter:  Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocals
Frank Poindexter:  Dobro, Background Vocals
Stray Straton:  Bass, Background Vocals
Johnny Sandlin:  Bass
Oscar Underwood Adams:  Mandolin
David Walshaw:  Drums, Percussion
Jeff Hanna:  Acoustic Guitar
Reese Wynans:  Harmonica
The Rambos (Buck, Dottie, and Reba):  Background Vocals

Highway Call is the debut album by Dickey Betts under the name Richard Betts, was remastered and  released on May 1, 2001 by Polydor/Universal, Original released on September 1974 by Capricorn.  The album peaked at No. 19 on Billboard "Pop Albums" Chart in 1974.