Great player The Allmans were my first concert back in 1975 Nassau Colliseum. Saw them a few times including the Beacon runs . Greg & Duane r probably waiting at the bar with guitar’s & keyboards ready to go. RIP Dicky Betts 🙏🏼
I love the ABB, them and the Grateful Dead are a part of my DNA.
Of course, anyone who grew up listening to classic rock radio in the 1980s knew songs like One Way Out, Midnight Rider, Statesboro blues & Ramblin' Man by heart, but it wasn't until I saw the ABB live for the first time where I "got it"
At Jones Beach in 1994 they headlines the HORDE Tour. They opened with a new song from Back Where It All Begins (that I didn't know at the time) then of course followed it up with Statesboro that everyone sang along with...but it was during Blue Sky where it hit me. During Dickie's solo he played and played, then got in teh zone and it was like TAKEOFF TIME...the closest thing I could compare it to was Jerry Garcia at a hot GD show when everything clicked and the whole thing took off. It was phenomenal, and I've been a huge fan ever since. I've seen the Brothers more an I've seen any other band and still go see Gov't Mule and Tedeschi Trucks whenever Ic an.
Eat a Peach Brother.
Hope you & Duane are playing Little Martha together somewhere.
dying. It bummed me out when Karl Wallinger died a month or so ago. And you know it's not going to stop. The greats who are left, won't be forever.
I encourage everyone to read "Imagine The God of Heaven" by John Burke. I read it recently and it helped me feel better about life and death (and eliminated any sliver of doubt about God, Heaven and Hell).
I love the ABB, them and the Grateful Dead are a part of my DNA.
Of course, anyone who grew up listening to classic rock radio in the 1980s knew songs like One Way Out, Midnight Rider, Statesboro blues & Ramblin' Man by heart, but it wasn't until I saw the ABB live for the first time where I "got it"
At Jones Beach in 1994 they headlines the HORDE Tour. They opened with a new song from Back Where It All Begins (that I didn't know at the time) then of course followed it up with Statesboro that everyone sang along with...but it was during Blue Sky where it hit me. During Dickie's solo he played and played, then got in teh zone and it was like TAKEOFF TIME...the closest thing I could compare it to was Jerry Garcia at a hot GD show when everything clicked and the whole thing took off. It was phenomenal, and I've been a huge fan ever since. I've seen the Brothers more an I've seen any other band and still go see Gov't Mule and Tedeschi Trucks whenever Ic an.
Eat a Peach Brother.
Hope you & Duane are playing Little Martha together somewhere.
That's beautiful, truebluelarry.
The first time I saw them was in Poughkeepsie around 1981. The Bros. split up sometime after that. During the split and some of his darkest days, I saw Gregg solo in a little bar in Providence RI around 1983. I stood about 5 feet from he and his keyboards.
I was glad they got back together and got to see them a couple times in Philly, including at the old Spectrum around '86 and that Horde tour in '94.
I love the ABB, them and the Grateful Dead are a part of my DNA.
Of course, anyone who grew up listening to classic rock radio in the 1980s knew songs like One Way Out, Midnight Rider, Statesboro blues & Ramblin' Man by heart, but it wasn't until I saw the ABB live for the first time where I "got it"
At Jones Beach in 1994 they headlines the HORDE Tour. They opened with a new song from Back Where It All Begins (that I didn't know at the time) then of course followed it up with Statesboro that everyone sang along with...but it was during Blue Sky where it hit me. During Dickie's solo he played and played, then got in teh zone and it was like TAKEOFF TIME...the closest thing I could compare it to was Jerry Garcia at a hot GD show when everything clicked and the whole thing took off. It was phenomenal, and I've been a huge fan ever since. I've seen the Brothers more an I've seen any other band and still go see Gov't Mule and Tedeschi Trucks whenever Ic an.
Eat a Peach Brother.
Hope you & Duane are playing Little Martha together somewhere.
That's beautiful, truebluelarry.
The first time I saw them was in Poughkeepsie around 1981. The Bros. split up sometime after that. During the split and some of his darkest days, I saw Gregg solo in a little bar in Providence RI around 1983. I stood about 5 feet from he and his keyboards.
I was glad they got back together and got to see them a couple times in Philly, including at the old Spectrum around '86 and that Horde tour in '94.
Obviously loved his work with Allmans. I also have a record of his called "Highway Call" recorded as Richard Betts. Vassar Clements and Chuck Leavell played on it along with a gospel trio called the Rambos.
It's a country & western record but I like it. I'll have to blow the dust off when I get home and hear it again.
I love the ABB, them and the Grateful Dead are a part of my DNA.
Of course, anyone who grew up listening to classic rock radio in the 1980s knew songs like One Way Out, Midnight Rider, Statesboro blues & Ramblin' Man by heart, but it wasn't until I saw the ABB live for the first time where I "got it"
At Jones Beach in 1994 they headlines the HORDE Tour. They opened with a new song from Back Where It All Begins (that I didn't know at the time) then of course followed it up with Statesboro that everyone sang along with...but it was during Blue Sky where it hit me. During Dickie's solo he played and played, then got in teh zone and it was like TAKEOFF TIME...the closest thing I could compare it to was Jerry Garcia at a hot GD show when everything clicked and the whole thing took off. It was phenomenal, and I've been a huge fan ever since. I've seen the Brothers more an I've seen any other band and still go see Gov't Mule and Tedeschi Trucks whenever Ic an.
Eat a Peach Brother.
Hope you & Duane are playing Little Martha together somewhere.
That's beautiful, truebluelarry.
The first time I saw them was in Poughkeepsie around 1981. The Bros. split up sometime after that. During the split and some of his darkest days, I saw Gregg solo in a little bar in Providence RI around 1983. I stood about 5 feet from he and his keyboards.
I was glad they got back together and got to see them a couple times in Philly, including at the old Spectrum around '86 and that Horde tour in '94.
I share your sadness.
Ditto. Well said, friends.
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Dicky and Duane trading licks on Whipping Post, You Don’t Love Me…
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed….every track on Fillmore East. The greatest live album ever recorded, and never to be duplicated. What a drag. RIP to one of the great ones. 😔
I remember being driven back to college by my Mom when the news of his death came over the radio. Couldn't find a way to share that with her, but I wish I'd have tried. I did see one of the Beacon shows with Gregg but I can't recall if I saw Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks or both of them-D'oh! What I will probably do is listen again to Mountain Jam that comes straight out of Whipping Post. After the drum solos there is a consecutive pair of searing guitar leads that I have always associated with some inescapable pain of loss. I have no idea if that's what they were after or if it is just me.
I got to see the original ABB line-up many times. Back in their early days, they used to play every year at the Trenton Fairgrounds -- all afternoon and long into the night.
The Allman--Betts Band, with Gregg Allman's kid Devon and Dickey's son Duane are touring around this summer. They do some ABB covers in addition to their own material. If you get a chance, check 'em out. The Kids are Alright - ( New Window )
Hard to believe Duane was just 24 when he died and yet so accomplished on guitar. I can't imagine what he we have done if he lived. IF Duane lived, Berry Oakley would have lived. Saw a few interviews (including a great ABB Documentary) that said Oakley lived another year but, for all intents and purposes he died the day Duane did. Claimed Oakley looked up to Duane as an older brother and was lost without him.
And Dickey Betts was right behind Duane - they complemented each other beautifully. The band was a well oiled machine. "Live at the Fillmore East" is one of my favorite Albums of all time (desert island/Rushmore classification).
Hard to believe Duane was just 24 when he died and yet so accomplished on guitar. I can't imagine what he we have done if he lived. IF Duane lived, Berry Oakley would have lived. Saw a few interviews (including a great ABB Documentary) that said Oakley lived another year but, for all intents and purposes he died the day Duane did. Claimed Oakley looked up to Duane as an older brother and was lost without him.
And Dickey Betts was right behind Duane - they complemented each other beautifully. The band was a well oiled machine. "Live at the Fillmore East" is one of my favorite Albums of all time (desert island/Rushmore classification).
The road does NOT go on forever ....
RIP Mr. Betts.
Live At The Filmore East is one of the great albums of all time! Dickey and Duane complimented each other's play. Two completely different styles and sounds. IMO Duane is the greatest slide guitar player in the history of slide guitar. Betts with the Les Paul and Duane on the SG. Unreal combo....
Sucks watching the legends go.
I saw the Allman's w/ Betts a few times before they kicked him out. The Bros. were a great band.
RIP Dickey
Of course, anyone who grew up listening to classic rock radio in the 1980s knew songs like One Way Out, Midnight Rider, Statesboro blues & Ramblin' Man by heart, but it wasn't until I saw the ABB live for the first time where I "got it"
At Jones Beach in 1994 they headlines the HORDE Tour. They opened with a new song from Back Where It All Begins (that I didn't know at the time) then of course followed it up with Statesboro that everyone sang along with...but it was during Blue Sky where it hit me. During Dickie's solo he played and played, then got in teh zone and it was like TAKEOFF TIME...the closest thing I could compare it to was Jerry Garcia at a hot GD show when everything clicked and the whole thing took off. It was phenomenal, and I've been a huge fan ever since. I've seen the Brothers more an I've seen any other band and still go see Gov't Mule and Tedeschi Trucks whenever Ic an.
Eat a Peach Brother.
Hope you & Duane are playing Little Martha together somewhere.
I encourage everyone to read "Imagine The God of Heaven" by John Burke. I read it recently and it helped me feel better about life and death (and eliminated any sliver of doubt about God, Heaven and Hell).
Of course, anyone who grew up listening to classic rock radio in the 1980s knew songs like One Way Out, Midnight Rider, Statesboro blues & Ramblin' Man by heart, but it wasn't until I saw the ABB live for the first time where I "got it"
At Jones Beach in 1994 they headlines the HORDE Tour. They opened with a new song from Back Where It All Begins (that I didn't know at the time) then of course followed it up with Statesboro that everyone sang along with...but it was during Blue Sky where it hit me. During Dickie's solo he played and played, then got in teh zone and it was like TAKEOFF TIME...the closest thing I could compare it to was Jerry Garcia at a hot GD show when everything clicked and the whole thing took off. It was phenomenal, and I've been a huge fan ever since. I've seen the Brothers more an I've seen any other band and still go see Gov't Mule and Tedeschi Trucks whenever Ic an.
Eat a Peach Brother.
Hope you & Duane are playing Little Martha together somewhere.
That's beautiful, truebluelarry.
The first time I saw them was in Poughkeepsie around 1981. The Bros. split up sometime after that. During the split and some of his darkest days, I saw Gregg solo in a little bar in Providence RI around 1983. I stood about 5 feet from he and his keyboards.
I was glad they got back together and got to see them a couple times in Philly, including at the old Spectrum around '86 and that Horde tour in '94.
I share your sadness.
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I love the ABB, them and the Grateful Dead are a part of my DNA.
Of course, anyone who grew up listening to classic rock radio in the 1980s knew songs like One Way Out, Midnight Rider, Statesboro blues & Ramblin' Man by heart, but it wasn't until I saw the ABB live for the first time where I "got it"
At Jones Beach in 1994 they headlines the HORDE Tour. They opened with a new song from Back Where It All Begins (that I didn't know at the time) then of course followed it up with Statesboro that everyone sang along with...but it was during Blue Sky where it hit me. During Dickie's solo he played and played, then got in teh zone and it was like TAKEOFF TIME...the closest thing I could compare it to was Jerry Garcia at a hot GD show when everything clicked and the whole thing took off. It was phenomenal, and I've been a huge fan ever since. I've seen the Brothers more an I've seen any other band and still go see Gov't Mule and Tedeschi Trucks whenever Ic an.
Eat a Peach Brother.
Hope you & Duane are playing Little Martha together somewhere.
That's beautiful, truebluelarry.
The first time I saw them was in Poughkeepsie around 1981. The Bros. split up sometime after that. During the split and some of his darkest days, I saw Gregg solo in a little bar in Providence RI around 1983. I stood about 5 feet from he and his keyboards.
I was glad they got back together and got to see them a couple times in Philly, including at the old Spectrum around '86 and that Horde tour in '94.
I share your sadness.
Ditto. Well said, friends.
It's a country & western record but I like it. I'll have to blow the dust off when I get home and hear it again.
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I love the ABB, them and the Grateful Dead are a part of my DNA.
Of course, anyone who grew up listening to classic rock radio in the 1980s knew songs like One Way Out, Midnight Rider, Statesboro blues & Ramblin' Man by heart, but it wasn't until I saw the ABB live for the first time where I "got it"
At Jones Beach in 1994 they headlines the HORDE Tour. They opened with a new song from Back Where It All Begins (that I didn't know at the time) then of course followed it up with Statesboro that everyone sang along with...but it was during Blue Sky where it hit me. During Dickie's solo he played and played, then got in teh zone and it was like TAKEOFF TIME...the closest thing I could compare it to was Jerry Garcia at a hot GD show when everything clicked and the whole thing took off. It was phenomenal, and I've been a huge fan ever since. I've seen the Brothers more an I've seen any other band and still go see Gov't Mule and Tedeschi Trucks whenever Ic an.
Eat a Peach Brother.
Hope you & Duane are playing Little Martha together somewhere.
That's beautiful, truebluelarry.
The first time I saw them was in Poughkeepsie around 1981. The Bros. split up sometime after that. During the split and some of his darkest days, I saw Gregg solo in a little bar in Providence RI around 1983. I stood about 5 feet from he and his keyboards.
I was glad they got back together and got to see them a couple times in Philly, including at the old Spectrum around '86 and that Horde tour in '94.
I share your sadness.
Ditto. Well said, friends.
+3
I got to see the original ABB line-up many times. Back in their early days, they used to play every year at the Trenton Fairgrounds -- all afternoon and long into the night.
The Allman--Betts Band, with Gregg Allman's kid Devon and Dickey's son Duane are touring around this summer. They do some ABB covers in addition to their own material. If you get a chance, check 'em out.
The Kids are Alright - ( New Window )
Hard to believe Duane was just 24 when he died and yet so accomplished on guitar. I can't imagine what he we have done if he lived. IF Duane lived, Berry Oakley would have lived. Saw a few interviews (including a great ABB Documentary) that said Oakley lived another year but, for all intents and purposes he died the day Duane did. Claimed Oakley looked up to Duane as an older brother and was lost without him.
And Dickey Betts was right behind Duane - they complemented each other beautifully. The band was a well oiled machine. "Live at the Fillmore East" is one of my favorite Albums of all time (desert island/Rushmore classification).
The road does NOT go on forever ....
RIP Mr. Betts.
Hard to believe Duane was just 24 when he died and yet so accomplished on guitar. I can't imagine what he we have done if he lived. IF Duane lived, Berry Oakley would have lived. Saw a few interviews (including a great ABB Documentary) that said Oakley lived another year but, for all intents and purposes he died the day Duane did. Claimed Oakley looked up to Duane as an older brother and was lost without him.
And Dickey Betts was right behind Duane - they complemented each other beautifully. The band was a well oiled machine. "Live at the Fillmore East" is one of my favorite Albums of all time (desert island/Rushmore classification).
The road does NOT go on forever ....
RIP Mr. Betts.
Live At The Filmore East is one of the great albums of all time! Dickey and Duane complimented each other's play. Two completely different styles and sounds. IMO Duane is the greatest slide guitar player in the history of slide guitar. Betts with the Les Paul and Duane on the SG. Unreal combo....
"Waiting for Columbus" is such a great album (also live). It is Little Feats' "Live at the Fillmore ...."