Dickey Betts

 

Artist:   Dickey Betts

Birth Name:  Forrest Richard Betts

Born:  December 12, 1943.  West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

Genre:  Rock, Country, Country Rock, Blues, Blues Rock, Southern Rock, Jam, Jazz, Rock & Roll

Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:   Guitar, Vocals, Dobro

Dickey Betts is an American Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band.  He callaborated with Duane Allman, introducing melodic twin guitar harmony and counterpoint which rewrote the rules for how two rock guitarists can work together as the traditional rhythm and lead roles.  He was inducted with the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, and also won a best rock performance Grammy Award with the band for "Jessica" in 1996.  He was ranked No. 58 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time list in 2003.  He departed The Allman Brothers Band in 2000, and continued with a solo career .

Artist:   Dickey Betts & Great Southern

Title:   Official Bootleg Vol. 1. (2021)

Genre:  Rock, Country, Country Rock, Blues, Blues Rock, Southern Rock, Jam, Jazz, Rock & Roll

Label:  Sunset Blvd Records

Rating:    *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  High Falls. (15:43)

 2.  Good Time Feeling. (9:03)

 3.  Blue Sky. (8:42)

 4.  Nobody Knows. (7:16)

 5. Nobody Knows (Part II). (5:55)

 6.  Steady Rolling Man. (5:48)

 7.  Southbound (9:14)

 8.  Having A Good Time. (5:40)

 9.  Seven Turns. (5:57)

Disc 2:

 1.  In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed. (31:37)

 2.  It Happens Sometimes. (7:25)

 3.  Ramblin' Man  (12:55)

 4.  Jessica. (6:17)

 5.  No One To Run With. (5:13)

Personnel:

Dickey Betts:  Guitar, Vocals

Danny Toler:  Guitar

David StolzL. Bass

Pedro Arevalo:  Bass

Frank Lombardi:  Drums

James Varnado:  Drums

Mike Kach:  Keyboards

Twinkle:  Vocals

Official Bootleg Vol. 1. is a live album by Dickey Betts & Great Southern, released on April 30, 2021 by Sunset Blvd Records, recorded between 2003 and 2008.  Great Album, Great Sound, Great Southern Rock Music.