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Title: RIP Dickey Betts
Post by: Blooby on April 18, 2024, 10:08:37 AM
Hard to express how meaningful the Allman Brothers have been in my life, and we have unfortunately lost another founding member. Duane tends to get the accolades from the early years, but Dickey was an incredible player during his peak years. His love of Western swing helped inform a unique style, and I still consider some of his tones to be benchmarks.

Blooby


Title: Re: RIP Dickey Betts
Post by: AndyR on April 18, 2024, 10:11:59 AM
Yep. Sad news.
Title: Re: RIP Dickey Betts
Post by: cuthbert on April 18, 2024, 11:59:22 AM
Sorry to read this news. Sadly, our heroes from the Sixties and Seventies are leaving.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dickey-betts-allman-brothers-band-dead-727523/
Title: Re: RIP Dickey Betts
Post by: bruno on April 19, 2024, 08:37:41 AM
Sad news. Great player. RIP
B
Title: Re: RIP Dickey Betts
Post by: kenny mac on April 21, 2024, 10:29:47 AM
Quote from: cuthbert on April 18, 2024, 11:59:22 AMour heroes from the Sixties and Seventies are leaving.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dickey-betts-allman-brothers-band-dead-727523/
So true unfortunately, all the greats are disappearing and there are not many artists left that are showing signs of making the same impact.
Title: Re: RIP Dickey Betts
Post by: Groundy on May 07, 2024, 03:27:06 AM
Sad news, rest eazy. L
Title: Re: RIP Dickey Betts
Post by: Farrell Jackson on May 07, 2024, 06:49:42 AM
Sad, sad, sad news...the guy was such a talent. He always amazed me with his tone and melodic picking speed. R.I.P. Dickey Betts.
Title: Re: RIP Dickey Betts
Post by: Blooby on May 09, 2024, 06:59:13 AM
 
Just a heads up that Andy Aledort (Guitar World writer and alum of Dickey's band for over a decade) is on Greg Koch's latest Chewing the Gristle podcast. It is dense with Dickey stories.

Blooby