Gregg Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dickey-betts-allman-brothers-band-dead-727523/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 I honestly thought he had died years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 r.i.p. Dickey... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 1 hour ago, Wacka said: I honestly thought he had died years ago. Isn’t it weird when that happens? The older I get it happens more and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 i love dickey betts, and am also shocked that he was still alive. once he left the allman brothers, that was it for me. (i'm pretty sure he left) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 It's sad to see so many musical heroes of that generation start to die off and/or stop touring. I had the pleasure of seeing the Allman Brothers live a couple times, but I don't believe Betts was still playing with them by that time. Anyway...Eat a Peach and Live at the Fillmore East are two of the all-time great albums. Betts had such a distinct playing style and sound. RIP to a great and singular musician. 2 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 55 minutes ago, Beast said: Isn’t it weird when that happens? The older I get it happens more and more. What I can't understand are reports of when the world's oldest man dies. It happens much too often and it's kinda spooky. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 2 hours ago, Wacka said: I honestly thought he had died years ago. That was exactly how I felt when Bob Barker died Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoMAn Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 1 hour ago, teef said: i love dickey betts, and am also shocked that he was still alive. once he left the allman brothers, that was it for me. (i'm pretty sure he left) He was fired 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 17 minutes ago, SoMAn said: He was fired That sounds right. Drug related? We saw them a number of times with the horde festivals, and it was always a great party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoMAn Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 4 minutes ago, teef said: That sounds right. Drug related? We saw them a number of times with the horde festivals, and it was always a great party. 5 minutes ago, teef said: That sounds right. Drug related? We saw them a number of times with the horde festivals, and it was always a great party. He was a drinker and would get in fights with band mates. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 RIP Dickey ... Thanks for the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 RIP 🙏 Thank you for your contribution to the entertainment industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 My sister Meissa was born when the album "Eat a Peach" came out. RIP... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconator Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 And yet Keith Richards is still alive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 named after his daughter, Jessica Betts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoMAn Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 (edited) I was in Buffalo several years ago, and I swear it was for a Bills season opener, but I’m having trouble trying to figure out exactly which game it was. I can’t remember if it was the following day or exactly when, but I had to catch a flight back to Atlanta and I saw several flight cases (used for music gear among other things) out on the curb at the airport drop off with the name Allman Brothers stenciled on all of them. I didn’t realize that the Allman Brothers had been playing at Darien Lake that weekend, otherwise I would’ve tried to catch them. I was standing in the security line, waiting to go through the metal detectors and so forth, and I look back and the guy standing directly behind me was Gregg Allman with some girl. One of my closest friends here in Atlanta is an Allman Brothers disciple and I was half tempted to call my friend Scott (with my Nokia cell) and ask Gregg if he would say hello. Gregg is pretty low-key so I didn’t want to bother him so I never did. I've got some other Gregg/Cher stories from the days when they'd come to Buffalo and hit Stage 1, a regular nightspot for us in Clarence. I’ve played with a couple of dudes who played with the Allman Brothers (not that I’m exactly in the same league). One of them, the guitar player who backed Gregg on his laid-back tour on 1974, just passed away a couple of months ago. Playing with him was a pleasure, but it also put things in perspective of how good some of these real pros are. I loaned him my slide and he show me how it’s done properly. The Allman Brothers, my estimation are probably one of the best or the best American band ever. Somewhere I have a bunch of pictures from the Rose Hill cemetery in Macon, where Elizabeth Reid, Little Martha, and now Duane, Gregg, and Berry are all buried. Long live the Allman Brothers Side notes, Buffalo connections: When Duane got hooked on H back in the early 70's, he did his rehab in Buffalo. That may be the same reason that Gregg was coming frequently in the late 70's. IDK. Also in the early days when they were just getting started, they played at a club in Buffalo and the a-hole owner wouldn't pay them after the gig. I'm not surprised. I had similar issues living there when I was young. Anyway, bassist Berry Oakley went to collect the $1000 from Angelo Aliotta, owner of Aliotta's, the gin joint where they played. Aliotta was only willing to part with $500. Road manger Twiggs Lyndon got in the middle of it, stabbed and killed Aliotta. I believe Twiggs got off using a 'temporary insanity' plea, stating that working for the Allman brothers made him crazy. It actually worked! Edited April 19 by SoMAn 2 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuvian Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 what will become of music when all the great ones like Dickey Betts are dead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobilz Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 4 hours ago, CowgirlsFan said: RIP 🙏 Thank you for your contribution to the entertainment industry. Dicky is gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muppy Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 I saw him play with the Allman brothers twice. One of the times I saw him he was having some issues with his Gibson Les Paul guitar. He broke it in two over his knee. Cracked the neck from the body BLAM as shocking as that was his roadie had another guitar ready and he slipped it on really quickly so as to not miss too much of the song. I have never before or since seen guy snap a several thousand dollar instrument over his knee CRACK. I think he had a hot temper he was not having that guitar messing up at all RIP Dickie you were a guitar playing badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bill from NYC Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 "Blue Skies" was as good as it gets. RIP Dickey. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babulator Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 RIP Dickey, you'll be missed. Dickey was most recently playing with his band(s) The Dickey Betts Band & Great Southern. He was asked to leave the ABB due to his resurgence of heavy drinking and alcoholism in the 90's. Gregg was suffering liver failure and his drinking days had long been behind him when Dickeys drinking flared up again (Gregg and Dickey battled alcoholism on and off most of their adult lives). Dickey was able to sober up afterwards and his band(s) and shows moving forward were worth while. Dickeys son and Greggs son currently play together in a "Revival" band that is pretty fantastic. They came to Klienhans last year and put on a great show! Highgly recommend if you're a fan of ABB music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 I read Gregg’s book. He was not complementary to Dickey may he rest in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Foothills Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 21 hours ago, SoMAn said: I was in Buffalo several years ago, and I swear it was for a Bills season opener, but I’m having trouble trying to figure out exactly which game it was. I can’t remember if it was the following day or exactly when, but I had to catch a flight back to Atlanta and I saw several flight cases (used for music gear among other things) out on the curb at the airport drop off with the name Allman Brothers stenciled on all of them. I didn’t realize that the Allman Brothers had been playing at Darien Lake that weekend, otherwise I would’ve tried to catch them. I was standing in the security line, waiting to go through the metal detectors and so forth, and I look back and the guy standing directly behind me was Gregg Allman with some girl. One of my closest friends here in Atlanta is an Allman Brothers disciple and I was half tempted to call my friend Scott (with my Nokia cell) and ask Gregg if he would say hello. Gregg is pretty low-key so I didn’t want to bother him so I never did. I've got some other Gregg/Cher stories from the days when they'd come to Buffalo and hit Stage 1, a regular nightspot for us in Clarence. I’ve played with a couple of dudes who played with the Allman Brothers (not that I’m exactly in the same league). One of them, the guitar player who backed Gregg on his laid-back tour on 1974, just passed away a couple of months ago. Playing with him was a pleasure, but it also put things in perspective of how good some of these real pros are. I loaned him my slide and he show me how it’s done properly. The Allman Brothers, my estimation are probably one of the best or the best American band ever. Somewhere I have a bunch of pictures from the Rose Hill cemetery in Macon, where Elizabeth Reid, Little Martha, and now Duane, Gregg, and Berry are all buried. Long live the Allman Brothers Side notes, Buffalo connections: When Duane got hooked on H back in the early 70's, he did his rehab in Buffalo. That may be the same reason that Gregg was coming frequently in the late 70's. IDK. Also in the early days when they were just getting started, they played at a club in Buffalo and the a-hole owner wouldn't pay them after the gig. I'm not surprised. I had similar issues living there when I was young. Anyway, bassist Berry Oakley went to collect the $1000 from Angelo Aliotta, owner of Aliotta's, the gin joint where they played. Aliotta was only willing to part with $500. Road manger Twiggs Lyndon got in the middle of it, stabbed and killed Aliotta. I believe Twiggs got off using a 'temporary insanity' plea, stating that working for the Allman brothers made him crazy. It actually worked! https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117973625/angelo-aliotta 21 hours ago, stuvian said: what will become of music when all the great ones like Dickey Betts are dead? Thank God for Billy Strings, among others. 12 hours ago, Bill from NYC said: "Blue Skies" was as good as it gets. RIP Dickey. There is no single song that captures the essence of romantic love, sunshine, blue skies, and pastoral beauty like Blue Sky. It touches the soul with beauty every time. 11 hours ago, babulator said: RIP Dickey, you'll be missed. Dickey was most recently playing with his band(s) The Dickey Betts Band & Great Southern. He was asked to leave the ABB due to his resurgence of heavy drinking and alcoholism in the 90's. Gregg was suffering liver failure and his drinking days had long been behind him when Dickeys drinking flared up again (Gregg and Dickey battled alcoholism on and off most of their adult lives). Dickey was able to sober up afterwards and his band(s) and shows moving forward were worth while. Dickeys son and Greggs son currently play together in a "Revival" band that is pretty fantastic. They came to Klienhans last year and put on a great show! Highgly recommend if you're a fan of ABB music. Perhaps no band has as many musical offspring as the ABB. The sons of Berry Oakley, Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks, and Gregg Allman are accomplished musicians. 10 hours ago, Irv said: I read Gregg’s book. He was not complementary to Dickey may he rest in peace. It's said that Gregg and Dickey reconciled before Greg's death sometime between the release of the book and his death 5 years later. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCowlingsTaxiService Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 22 hours ago, stuvian said: what will become of music when all the great ones like Dickey Betts are dead? You’ve got Taylor swift … no worries 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 14 hours ago, Bill from NYC said: "Blue Skies" was as good as it gets. RIP Dickey. That song can quickly snap me out of a foul mood. The vocals, guitar work and vibe are hard to match. RIP. Also love this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 I saw him play at the NY State Fair a few years ago. It was a 2pm show and he said that was usually the time he was waking up. He was a bit upset because he said he only had time to play Allman Brothers songs and not his solo work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Nice 10 minute watch... I never knew that about Elizabeth Reed lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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