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Brothers and Sisters
#allmanbrothersband #brothersandsisters #70smusic #70srock #blues #classicrock #dickeybetts #greggallman #southernrock #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #butchtrucks #berryoakley August 26, 1973 ~ Brothers and Sisters is the fourth studio album from the Allman Brothers Band. After the death of Duane in 1971, the Allman Brothers Band released Eat a Peach (1972) and afterwards, purchased a farm in Juliette, Georgia to become a "group…
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Searchin’ For a Rainbow
#TheMarshallTuckerBand #searchinforarainbow #70smusic #southernrock #tommycaldwell #toycaldwell #countryrock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #charliedaniels #dickeybetts #chuckleavel The Marshall Tucker Band release their 4th on August 19, 1975. The album is recorded and mixed at the famed Capricorn Sound Studios in Macon, Georgia ... except for their classic "Can't You See." That one is recorded at Uhlein Performing Arts Center in…
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At The Fillmore East
#AllmanBrothersBand #atthefillmoreeast #70srock #70smusic #bluesrock #jazzrock #southernrock #greggallman #dickeybetts #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #duaneallman #skydog July 6, 1971 ~ The Allman Brothers Band release what many call it one of the best live albums ever. In 2004, the album was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress, deemed to be "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important" by the National…
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The Allman Brothers Band
November 4, 1969 ~ The debut album from The Allman Brothers Band is released. Legendary rock writer Lester Bangs called the album "consistently ... subtle, and honest, and moving," describing the band as "a white group who've transcended their schooling to produce a volatile blues-rock sound of pure energy, inspiration and love." #theallmanbrothersband #60srock #classicrock #70smusic #blues #bluesrock #dickeybetts #duaneallman #gregallman…
https://robinbannks.wordpress.com/2024/11/04/the-allman-brothers-band/
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I was never an Allman Brothers fan. I went through an At Fillmore East phase the way most guitar players do. I was a huge fan of Duane Allman’s playing on Derek and the Dominoes Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs album and at some point I needed more and that brought me to At Fillmore East. Duane Allman’s playing is other worldly on that record. In between the stratospheric heroics there were the moments featuring the other guy. That other guy is Dickey Betts. When you step back and look at it closely, his playing is just as good as Allman’s. Maybe not equal (because that’s asking too much from a normal human), but close enough.
On top of being a fantastic lead player, he wrote some incredible songs. “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” is pretty much perfect. I spent a lot of time in my youth sitting in front of my cassette player trying to figure out how to play that song. Just picking up what I could. It’s a twin lead guitar instrumental that to my ear is closer to Fusion than Southern Rock. I’d play along for a while, then stare at the speakers, slack jawed, when Duane’s solos came up, then I’d play along with Dickey’s solos.
Outside of that record though, I never really had much use for The Allman Brothers. Southern Rock as a genre has its moments but generally speaking it wasn’t for me. Respect where respect is due though. Dickey Betts as a song writer, guitarist, and singer is deserving of all of the respect.
He passed away this morning at age 80. Rest in Peace, Dickey Betts. Everyone go give At Fillmore East a spin in his memory.
https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/04/18/dickey-betts/
#Blues #dickeyBetts #duaneAllman #Guitar #guitarPlayers #guitarists #Music #restInPeace #southernRock #theAllmanBrothersBand