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As one of the founding members of the Allman Brothers Band, Dickey Betts is both known as one of the most influential guitar players of all time and one of the most distinctive voices in music today. Dickey Betts’ mastery of seamless country, jazz, blues, and rock has created one of the most unmatched, unique sounds in music.
Dickey Betts was a member of a number of bands in the 1960’s, and eventually formed a band with Berry Oakley. In 1969, Oakley and Betts caught up with another group for a night of jamming. Their fellow players included Gregg and Duane Allman, and the night would mark the beginning of the Allman Brothers Band.
Dickey Betts wrote many of he Allman Brothers most famous songs, such as “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” and “Revival.” After the untimely death of Berry Oakley and Duane Allman, Dickey Betts wrote the iconic “Ramblin’ Man,” which would go on to become one of the Allman Brothers greatest hits.
Dickey Betts released his first solo album in 1974, Highway Call, around the same time that many other members of the band ventured into solo careers. Dickey Betts formed Dickey Betts and Great Southern in 1976, during the first Allman Brother Band break-up. He released Pattern Disruptive in 1988, during the Allman Brothers Band second break-up.
The Allman Brothers reunited in 1989 in time for their twentieth anniversary, and the remarkable effect created by the two guitar sounds of Dickey Betts "and" Warren Haynes created a formula for success. The band quickly became one of the most successful bands in the country, and enjoyed success throughout the 1990’s, winning their first Grammy and celebrating an induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Dickey Betts eventually formed the Dickey Betts Band and launched a solo career. Their first album, Let’s Get Together, was released in 2001, and shortly after Dickey changed the name of the group to Dickey Betts and Great Southern. Their critically acclaimed acoustic CD, The Collectors Vol. 1 was released that same year and Dickey Betts toured with Great Southern throughout 2002 and 2003.
Dickey Betts and Great Southern continue to write, record, perform, and tour.
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