Dickey Betts - Allman Brothers Band Forum

Dickey poster from 1974

Lana — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 16:37:36 +0000

Link to a Dickey poster from 1974: https://results.concertpostergallery.com/lot/32247

Dickey Betts All Star Tribute Concert and Macon Love

Lana — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:20:38 +0000

If you're there, or were there, please share the love!

Dickey Betts in the News

Lana — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 17:13:16 +0000

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/dickey-betts-warren-haynes/

Dickey and the Peach Corps

Lana — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 20:14:13 +0000

You all may have heard about the two times the Allman Brothers Band let me select Peachy peeps to climb on a tour bus, travel with the Band around the country and have unprecedented access to everything ABB. If not, I'll be happy to re-tell the tale. :-) During the second trip several of the "Real Trippers" were chilling outside the bus, jamming on their guitars. No one noticed Dickey and his pup Mugs heading towards the bus from our hotel until, surprise!, he was right there with them. Dickey was relaxed and gracious with the group, chatting for about 15 minutes before leaving. As he turned to go he whispered to me, "Let's see Gregg Allman do that." Boys will be boys! :-) Take care and know that you are loved, Lana

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Happy birthday bro

Stephen — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 22:14:26 +0000

🎸🎶Hope this finds you cheering this ‘milestone’ date w/family & friends - well wishes & thank you Always🎼🎸

Dickey, Django, and Jessica

Billastro — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:27:54 +0000

I've been rediscovering the incredible Django Reinhardt, which is how I just learned that "Jessica" was Dickey's tribute to the legendary guitarist.

Very briefly, he was so good on guitar as a teenager that someone(s) from England was trying to locate him to further his career. But around this time he was burned so badly in a fire that his doctor(s) wanted to amputate his right leg, and told him he'd never play guitar because his left ring and little finger were crippled beyond repair. He had so much drive and passion that he quickly surpassed himself, and pretty much every guitarist after.

FFI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_(instrumental)

FFI#2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_Reinhardt

Django made 900+ recordings in his short career, often performing the same song multiple times, with each version being unique. You can find a lot of his audio on YouTube, as well as a few of the rare known videos of him in action. One of the best is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ308aOOX04 . Watch him at about 0:42.

I'm pretty sure this is a silent clip with the appropriate tune added.

Track him down!

Billastro

DBs Guitar Tone on Southbound (Brothers and Sisters)

335 — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 16:42:11 +0000

Dickie Betts' guitar tone drives me nuts!!! As a singing guitarist myself, I've been trying to nail that out of phase solo tone in the tune Southbound for years. I've gone out of phase on both my Gold Top Lester and my ES335. I've swapped out at least a dozen different pups and magnet combinations. I've changed caps 9,653 times . I play Super Reverbs, Twin Reverbs and still have a 100W Marshall ...wtf??? 🤓

I do come close but that isn't good enough. Soon, I'm gonna be older than him ... Does anyone really know without saying its' the fingers???

A million thanks!

High Falls search, Allman Brothers or Dickey or Derek

donelson — Thu, 07 May 2020 13:15:13 +0000

The truly wonderful High Falls has gotten into my head, running 'round and 'round, and I am on a mission to find all recordings of this by the Allman Brothers or by Dickey or Derek So far I have it on 1975 ABB: Win, Lose or Draw 1976 ABB: Nassau Coliseum (mono? poor recording) 1978 Great Southern: Rockpalast 1978 Great Southern: Essen 2000 ABB: Peakin' at the Beacon (does this include Dickey?) ABB 50th Anniversary, Trouble No More (is this from the Win, Lose or Draw) Any other versions, recordings would be wonderful. Thank you

Inspiration/Mythology behind Seven Turns

OldTW — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 14:20:38 +0000

I've heard in the past that the inspiration for Seven Turns was from Navajo mythology. But I've never been able to find anything further. There was once mention of a "Navajo Church" elder named Steward Eckley (?) and his shared wisdom & stories. Anyway, I'd like to find added background on this. It's both a great song & a great mythology = "Seven Turns on the Highway (of life), Seven Rivers to Cross..." Any info or references welcome. Thanks!

Jessica isolated guitar tracks

Topographic74 — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 12:37:02 +0000

A couple/few years ago I read an article online about the making of Jessica and in the article we're links to Dickey's isolated guitar tracks. Does anyone recall that article or happen to have links or access to those tracks? :)