Since I was a near teen ager I have been awestruck by how good the original ABB were. For my money, there is no greater than Duane Allman, and Dickey Betts.
My life would not be as good without songs like Blue Sky, Melissa, Ramblin man, One way out, etc etc.. so I do owe a debt of gratitude to all the men who made it.
What can you say about Duane Allman that hasn't been said a million times before: the best damn slide guitar player ever. He was a true master of his craft and even today a total joy to listen to. We miss you Duane!
@@geetarnut Duane, round. Dickie, angular. It's perfectly on display in Blue Sky. Dickie had a nicer vibrato, but for me it comes down to a preference for Duane's soundworld.
Yep.said it all right there.Jimi Hendirx, heard a tape by a fella back stage at the Atlanta Pop Festival and Loved their music,he thought they were a great band,too! IM shure had Jimi not been taken out so soon,he would've played at some point with the Allman brother's band. Alas Heaven is a Jammin' Joint. Play on Duane !!
Wonderful wonderful player but given that Duane evolved the slide I’d have to say his “protege “ Derek Trucks has evolved the slide guitar to the next level. Trucks is the best I’ve heard.
Original lineup of ABB - Dicky was the carburetor and Duane was the gasoline that drove that group to greatness. I for one will never get tired of listening to these guys jam! Thanks for the memories fellows.
It's really amazing that Duane died at 24 and had already accomplished so much musically. To think about how much more he would have done if he hadn't died so young is a bit depressing really.
@106071198437377963699 I couldn't tell ya. I know that he had recently kicked his dope habit, but he could have been drinking that day. I have heard, though, that Duane wasn't too great of a bike rider. A couple people in or around the band have said that he wasn't a great rider.
It was dark and when he pulled out in the street he didn't see that the truck that had just went by .... had not completely made it thru the intersection ... it had ( rebar ) hanging off the back passed the tailgate.
Its always so hard for me to choose...someone hit the nail on the head....but when I discovered Duane..I was so mesmerized and torn....I couldn't pick a favorite...and then there's Eric&Rory....well I don't have to pick a favorite...Im 65 yrs old by God they all have different styles,nuances...so many geniuses in their own right HAIL ,HAIL ROCK AND ROLL!!
Duane was a savant when it came to music and in particular the guitar. He was like a sponge absorbing everything he came in contact with, then analyzing and perfecting it to his own style. What a tragic loss the music world suffered with Duane's pre-mature passing at the oh so very young age of 24, because truly only the lord knows where and what he might have evolved into, what directions in music he might have followed. To think that he accomplished all that he had by age 24 is simply amazing, most are still attached umbilically to their mom at that age. I often wondered whether Duane had he survived and lived a full life, would have been content to remain in the Allman Brothers Band, or would he have grown bored or discontent and moved on looking to explore and conquer other grounds, or perhaps glide between performances in the ABB and performances either solo of with other artists. Few bands remain intact for 50 years. I believe the ABB did because of their love for each other and as a tribute and commitment to the dreams of Duane. Given the opportunity, I will be playing their tunes when it is my time to depart.
I heard/read somewhere he had like seven projects he wanted to explore. My guess is they would have gone to do their own thing then get back together cycling their own projects in between.
I learned something new this day regarding Duane and harp playing. I do know that on the live recording of "Don't Keep Me Wonderin' ", Duane and Thom Doucette lay down a spine-chilling masterpiece of musicianship between harp and guitar.
I love the Allman Brothers. When my friends and I would go to the local watering hole I made it a point to take the jukebox hostage and put $5 & $10 in at a time ($1 played 3 songs back in 1994....)! I made it a point to play my favorite Brothers; The Allman Brothers! The regulars at this bar were older, blue collar guys! Truckers and that type! Blue collar All-American folks! Some of the older guys were Vietnam veterans! This is back in the mid 90s when I was 19.... Anyway I would play Jessica, Melissa, ...Elizabeth Reed etc. They were surprised that I, a teenager at 19 yrs old, would love the Allman Brothers and other greats from that era! I love Dickey Betts. I don't know a lot about their personal lives but their music I know it and I love it. Thanks!
Funny you mention that. I'd do it too. First "You Don't Love Me", then "Whipping Post" followed my "Mountain Jam". 😮 Good for about an hour fifteen minutes. 😂
What was recorded and what was really heard were two different things. Their live sound was unreal, from every instrument. Duanes slide sound was very deep, his technique impeccable. He mostly used his right fingers over a pick. He knew every possibility on the fretboard and made it fit the sound of the band. I am so thankful I saw him twice. You could not watch him and see what he was doing because your mind was trying to interpret what he just played. Watching the whole band was like that too. It was hard to not dig on Berry's groove but you had to take your eye of Duane or Dickie. Wished someone had thought to take 6 cameras to one of their shows! That would have been awesome!
Thanks for sharing that....Duane is such a big influence on me still to this day..... His riffs just sound so melodic and expressive not that many players are still talked about 40 years later with such reverence.... Was there more to this interview..?
Dicky just quantified what I always heard in Duanes slide playing...blues harp ... he also did what few players do now ...used a great range of dynamics ... it was all in the hands , guitar and amp and no effects ...listen to the dynamics changes he uses all over Fillmore East ...
fantastic assessment about Duane's slide playing being influenced by the harmonica - as a blues harp player - am forever trying to get sounds associated w/slide guitar - "the circle goes round and round" .... RlP Duane and Berry always ... The Always Brothers Band - so there you have it
Rick McCargar - Me too. We develop eclectic taste in music as opposed to one genre "and that's final !" Dickie said it best, "Gregg studied all the greats." Our appreciation carries music forward, so much more on this "internet thing." Gotta love it...
Good point about harp players and their influence. Eric Clapton has said Slim Harpo was a huge influence on his playing. Wonder which harp player was Allman's favorite.
Sonny Boy Williamson I and Ii, Little Walter, Junior Wells etc. John Hammond Jr. might have passed on that bit of knowledge to Duane about harp players. But as a long time blues harp player I learned from Duane first. Night after I saw Duane in 1971, I went out the next day and bought a harmonica. Learned how to play harp by listening to Duane on Live at Fillmore over and over and over. Only later did I discover his slide influences. Good to have Dickey confirm it
It's unfortunate for all of us the guitar mastery we missed out on because of a dang motorcycle wreck. I'm sure Duane was only going to get better and show us more.
you gotta credit Mr. Betts. A great musician in his own right (Elizabeth Reed, etc...c'mon). Talent coexisting with Humility is very rare amongst guitar heroes. And some presidential candidates have neither
@@markmcmyn8967 You are exactly right. That two players that great we're in the same band is amazing. They were always humble, acknowledging the other. They were very different players, but meshed as well as any two guitar players ever have. I don't think Dickie Betts gets near the credit he deserves. He was as good, just different, and a good singer, and lyricist as well.
Talented family… Another one that could play the Git Fiddle is this guy Dickey Betts 👍… When my end comes and they lay the fabric of my soul upon me, all you guys have a place … Until then, keep on keeping on … 🥰🤓🥳🤘
Holy crap. You'd swear that was Dickeys son Duane in that b&w picture of Dickey & Skydog with the window between em. Man, Duane must love that he looks just like his daddy. I mean, JUST like him!
I know Duane was known for his slide work but to this day little Martha is in my humble opinion one of his best I can listen to it everyday and it never gets old just saying
I always felt bad that Dickey never had the opportunity to reconcile with the Band. I think if everybody could have dialed it back a little, some sort of understanding could have been reached. I think some great music could have been made. I miss them terribly. They were such a big part of my life, more than the Beatles.
I am a big Dickey Betts fan but that last time I saw the ABB he was very rude to one of his fellow band mates when they were soloing. He was interacting with the crowd during this guy's solo rather than letting him have his moment in the spotlight. That was probably the type of behavior that got him kicked out for good.
@@johndgreer I think there was too many substances running through people at the time but it was Warren Haynes leaving and saying as long as Dickey was there he wasn't. I know everybody had a big problem with Gregg when he rolled over on the road manager about drugs. It took the rest of the band finding out that Gregg was going to face some hard time if he hadn't rolled. They all missed Duane who could get in their faces if needed but was also able to relax the grip on the reins and still keep them from running the ditch.
I always loved the fact that Eric Clapton thought he was so good, that he had him play on the Layla album, it would have been interesting to see had he survived, would we have ever had Warren Haynes or Derek Trucks play in the Allman brothers? But imagine if you had all of them playing together, wow! what a show that would've been to see.
Whats to say that aint been said. For some live at the fillmore is there number 1 favorite album of all time. Theyve spawned 3 generations of musicians who come from their school of music. Thats more important than any album sales. And shows for the record what kind of impact they made on the world.. God bless..
Duane reportedly was to be introduced to Hendrix in 1970 when Jimi returned to America following that European tour. Unfortunately Jimi died and the meeting never occurred. Can you imagine those 2 jamming together?
No, I'm positive it was open E. Derek Trucks also plays in open E. In fact he plays EVERYTHING in open E. That's right. Even his regular guitar playing is in open E, which may explain quite a bit about his unusual playing style and note choice. He says he's so used to playing in open E that if he picks up a standard tuned guitar it's foreign to him. You can really hear Duane and the open E slide licks in Derek's style. No surprise! Duane Allman ushered in the modern slide style of right hand blocking (muting strings) and set the world on its ear, while Derek is the foremost example of it. He's just a master, like Duane is inside him and has been growing all these years. I believe it to be so.
The opening riff on Stand Back sounds like horns to me, and the blistering but all too short slide solo Duane does on it is mind blasting. Unfortunately that song was the very last studio recording Duane did before he died.
billy thekid Duane played right handed, but he was in fact left handed. His brain was left handed, which has been proven to function different than a right handed brain. Look at Hendrix, Tony Iommi, Duane, Gary Moore, Albert King, etc. Although Duane and Gary played right handed as opposed to the others mentioned, it seems lefty brains do approach the instrument differently and uniquely form righty brains. Neither is better or worse, but there does seem to be a difference with the way each approaches playing. Much of Duane’s playing is similar to other lefty guitar players.
I play harmonica....51 years and grew up near Dickie (family was friends with him) and I played some with "The Poindexter Band" whose picture is on the back playing on Dickie's first solo album "Highway Call" (approx. 1975), we played opening for Doc & merle Watson 1976 in Bradenton, where the band was from and I was told Dickkie's mom had a place there. Anyway, for harmonica......I am sure Duane was well aware of Paul Butterfield and maybe he picked up some licks there but moreso I would say Little Walter. Many of Duane's tones, swoops, licks, etc. sound right after Little Walter. Songs like "My Babe" solo, "You're So Fine", "Roller Coaster" (with Bo Diddley on Guitar), all have flavors of Duane in them.
He absolutely was. As much as I love Duane's playing, Dickie was as good. A lot of people forget that Ain't Waisting Time, Jessica, Rambling Man, the beautiful guitar work on Sweet Melissa were all after Duane's death, not to mention countless other great tunes. Don't forget the great Jack Pearson, either.
I have often thought guitar blues double stop bends are a lot like Harmonica. Duane was great on slide .Dickey doesn't do slide ,I don't think .That is amazing the things he said .
ain't wasting time no more is one of Dickeys Finest slide songs. Off the Eat a peach album. Dickeys slide and Duanes are night and day different. Dickey seems to play more controlled where duane just let the music play him and would really crank it up, more vibrato. both great players, Duane no doubt being one of the greatest of all time, but Dickeys playing really started a path towards the modern country sound.
SportsAnalyst11 I agree. That's a great synopsis of their slide playing styles, which more or less mirrors their non-slide lead styles. Duane was pure raw energy (jaw-dropping stuff), whereas Dickey is more smooth and takes you on a ride, so to speak... Dickey also does some nice slide work on Stand Back on Eat a Peach.
+AOB "Stand Back" is a really good funky tune ! I did not know that was D.B. I bought his solo album "Let's all get together " I was blown away . As a "Fusion" guitarist Dickey is one of the top players i have ever heard. The fact he wrote most of the Allman's instrumentals ,amazes me .Dickey really likes that diminished chromatic sound
I think technically, Duane could do whatever he wanted and when he wanted. However, I also enjoy the old country fiddle licks that Dickey brought. Like I say, he wasn’t a savant like Duane but reestablished country picking on a Les Paul. That was the dig during the Hank Garland era, but Don Rich steered the whole thing to the telecaster. Anyway, Ramblin’ Man is an object lesson of his vision. It’s like fiddles, but with your Les Paul on clean.
You know I got to admit I pretty much don't remember a lot about many of the shows I've been to and I probably been to dozens and hundreds maybe but one thing is for certain when I saw the Allman Brothers before all the tragedy hit I can remember the band and their music almost lifting the whole auditorium into the stratosphere now that might have been induced by extracurricular effects but that situation happened on that level almost never
Gosh. If only Duane had lived and not had the accident the group would have been the best band in the USA practically surpassing the Rolling Stones. Mick Jagger had to give his soul to the devil to get where they are now.
Is it true Ronnie Van Zant knocked Dickey Betts out in a bar one night, because Dickey was constantly bitching about how he got such a "raw deal" in the Allman Bros. and just constantly negative and bitching about everything, and Ronnie thought Dickey was being very ungrateful, and got tired of Dickey disrespecting the Allmans, and just lost it and KO'd him?
If this story is true,, I'd knock Ronnie through the frikken wall!!! Who's being more of an ass here in this story?!?! Dickey DID get fucked really bad too!!! I used to write music reviews for rock newspapers and college papers, and the time I reviewed a concert of the "DIXIE DREGS" (newly signed to Capricorn Records, which the Allman Brothers Band was with) Twiggs Lyndon ex-road manager of the Allman's, and now managing the "Dregs" confided in me about one VERY serious issue that Dickey Betts suffered just after marrying Sandra Bluesky Wabegijig, and having a daughter with Sandra. Capricorn Records owner, Phil Walden, started having sex with her, and Dickey found out about Walden fucking his wife Sandra Bluesky. Well,, according to Twigg's Lyndon's telling of this terrible breech of trust, and fidelity,, Dickey went wild with rage and revenge,, and he went to Capricorn Records studio(s) in Macon, Ga. one day wielding a full-sized axe,, and proceeded to chop to pieces their entire mixing consoles and other things!!! Dickey got a divorce over this terrible thing that his wife and Phil Walden did. Dickey of course wrote the beautiful classic song, "Jessica" for their daughter,, only to learn that his wife and his so-called "BROTHER", PHIL WALDEN, FUCKED DICKEY in the worst way possible~!~!~!~ I have more stuff that Twiggs Lyndon confided in me about~!~!~!~
one of the best, if not the best guitar duo ever
Be a close race w/ a couple other rock combos but DA & DB come in first.
As for ANY genre tho - nobody's ever gonna beat Chet A & Jerry R together.
Since I was a near teen ager I have been awestruck by how good the original ABB were. For my money, there is no greater than Duane Allman, and Dickey Betts.
I just heard about Dickey’s passing. My condolences to his family, friends and his fans. He was a brilliant guitarist and composer.
My life would not be as good without songs like Blue Sky, Melissa, Ramblin man, One way out, etc etc.. so I do owe a debt of gratitude to all the men who made it.
What can you say about Duane Allman that hasn't been said a million times before: the best damn slide guitar player ever. He was a true master of his craft and even today a total joy to listen to. We miss you Duane!
HEY HEY NOW! LET'S NOT FORGET, DICKEY!!! I THINK HE HAD A MORE ENJOYABLE TONE/TECHNIQUE BY FAR! IT'S VERY MUCH EVIDENT IN ALL OF HIS SONGS!!!
Mark Kinkel_++++ It can NEVER be said enough!!! It should be said so that other generations will know what a master he really is...
@@geetarnut Duane, round. Dickie, angular. It's perfectly on display in Blue Sky. Dickie had a nicer vibrato, but for me it comes down to a preference for Duane's soundworld.
Yep.said it all right there.Jimi Hendirx, heard a tape by a fella back stage at the Atlanta Pop Festival and Loved their music,he thought they were a great band,too! IM shure had Jimi not been taken out so soon,he would've played at some point with the Allman brother's band. Alas Heaven is a Jammin' Joint. Play on Duane !!
Wonderful wonderful player but given that Duane evolved the slide I’d have to say his “protege “ Derek Trucks has evolved the slide guitar to the next level. Trucks is the best I’ve heard.
Original lineup of ABB - Dicky was the carburetor and Duane was the gasoline that drove that group to greatness.
I for one will never get tired of listening to these guys jam! Thanks for the memories fellows.
I could listen to Dickey Betts talk all the live long day.
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Same… they need to do a documentary or book about Dickey.
It's really amazing that Duane died at 24 and had already accomplished so much musically. To think about how much more he would have done if he hadn't died so young is a bit depressing really.
Do you think he was loaded when he dropped his bike ?? Don't shoot me for asking the question, I've been a fan since 76.
@106071198437377963699 I couldn't tell ya. I know that he had recently kicked his dope habit, but he could have been drinking that day. I have heard, though, that Duane wasn't too great of a bike rider. A couple people in or around the band have said that he wasn't a great rider.
It was dark and when he pulled out in the street he didn't see that the truck that had just went by .... had not completely made it thru the intersection ... it had ( rebar ) hanging off the back passed the tailgate.
Patricia Brown so many sad stories in the world of rock and roll : (
+Patricia Brown oh man that's rough..a great player taken at 24 yrs old..he had heart!
0:20 "Slide playing ain't about guitar, it's about harmonica." I've never heard that before, but it makes perfect sense when you consider it.
My life wouldn't be the same without Duane and Dickey.
Amen.
@@DEADMANSGHOST Amen, amen. Same here.
Same here
Ditto!
Its always so hard for me to choose...someone hit the nail on the head....but when I discovered Duane..I was so mesmerized and torn....I couldn't pick a favorite...and then there's Eric&Rory....well I don't have to pick a favorite...Im 65 yrs old by God they all have different styles,nuances...so many geniuses in their own right
HAIL ,HAIL ROCK AND ROLL!!
Duane was a savant when it came to music and in particular the guitar. He was like a sponge absorbing everything he came in contact with, then analyzing and perfecting it to his own style. What a tragic loss the music world suffered with Duane's pre-mature passing at the oh so very young age of 24, because truly only the lord knows where and what he might have evolved into, what directions in music he might have followed. To think that he accomplished all that he had by age 24 is simply amazing, most are still attached umbilically to their mom at that age. I often wondered whether Duane had he survived and lived a full life, would have been content to remain in the Allman Brothers Band, or would he have grown bored or discontent and moved on looking to explore and conquer other grounds, or perhaps glide between performances in the ABB and performances either solo of with other artists. Few bands remain intact for 50 years. I believe the ABB did because of their love for each other and as a tribute and commitment to the dreams of Duane. Given the opportunity, I will be playing their tunes when it is my time to depart.
It took 50 years to replace him. Derek Trucks was Duane reincarnated
I heard/read somewhere he had like seven projects he wanted to explore. My guess is they would have gone to do their own thing then get back together cycling their own projects in between.
We are left to wonder what other gems this genius would have recorded had he not died.
I learned something new this day regarding Duane and harp playing. I do know that on the live recording of "Don't Keep Me Wonderin' ", Duane and Thom Doucette lay down a spine-chilling masterpiece of musicianship between harp and guitar.
I love the Allman Brothers. When my friends and I would go to the local watering hole I made it a point to take the jukebox hostage and put $5 & $10 in at a time ($1 played 3 songs back in 1994....)! I made it a point to play my favorite Brothers; The Allman Brothers! The regulars at this bar were older, blue collar guys! Truckers and that type! Blue collar All-American folks! Some of the older guys were Vietnam veterans! This is back in the mid 90s when I was 19.... Anyway I would play Jessica, Melissa, ...Elizabeth Reed etc. They were surprised that I, a teenager at 19 yrs old, would love the Allman Brothers and other greats from that era! I love Dickey Betts. I don't know a lot about their personal lives but their music I know it and I love it. Thanks!
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Funny you mention that. I'd do it too. First "You Don't Love Me", then "Whipping Post" followed my "Mountain Jam". 😮 Good for about an hour fifteen minutes. 😂
Harp players were THE soloists in early blues bands(Muddy Waters).It was brilliant for Duane to play harp riffs on guitar.
Yes. Listen to the Dreams version from Ludlow garage. Perfect example and one of my favorite versions of this song.
What was recorded and what was really heard were two different things. Their live sound was unreal, from every instrument. Duanes slide sound was very deep, his technique impeccable. He mostly used his right fingers over a pick. He knew every possibility on the fretboard and made it fit the sound of the band. I am so thankful I saw him twice. You could not watch him and see what he was doing because your mind was trying to interpret what he just played. Watching the whole band was like that too. It was hard to not dig on Berry's groove but you had to take your eye of Duane or Dickie. Wished someone had thought to take 6 cameras to one of their shows! That would have been awesome!
Thanks for sharing that....Duane is such a big influence on me still to this day..... His riffs just sound so melodic and expressive not that many players are still talked about 40 years later with such reverence.... Was there more to this interview..?
Dicky just quantified what I always heard in Duanes slide playing...blues harp ... he also did what few players do now ...used a great range of dynamics ... it was all in the hands , guitar and amp and no effects ...listen to the dynamics changes he uses all over Fillmore East ...
fantastic assessment about Duane's slide playing being influenced by the harmonica - as a blues harp player - am forever trying to get sounds associated w/slide guitar - "the circle goes round and round" .... RlP Duane and Berry always ... The Always Brothers Band - so there you have it
Wonderful interview here with Dickey describing his bandmate Duane Allman!
What a treasure these two are to the American blues tapestry.
Fantastic- never would have thought that about the harp- very cool -its great to hear the inside dope on what it was, is - thanks Dickey Betts
Two of my all-time favorites. Glad I'm old enough that I no longer feel compelled to pick just one "favorite". haha
Rick McCargar - Me too. We develop eclectic taste in music as opposed to one genre "and that's final !"
Dickie said it best, "Gregg studied all the greats."
Our appreciation carries music forward, so much more on this "internet thing."
Gotta love it...
Taken before his time, no telling where Duane would have gone too musically...RIP Duane and Gregg.
Wow!! Loved the Allman bros. and Dicky Betts. Still enjoy them. ❤
wonderful to see the great Duane allman playing !
Good point about harp players and their influence. Eric Clapton has said Slim Harpo was a huge influence on his playing. Wonder which harp player was Allman's favorite.
Sonny Boy Williamson I and Ii, Little Walter, Junior Wells etc. John Hammond Jr. might have passed on that bit of knowledge to Duane about harp players. But as a long time blues harp player I learned from Duane first. Night after I saw Duane in 1971, I went out the next day and bought a harmonica. Learned how to play harp by listening to Duane on Live at Fillmore over and over and over. Only later did I discover his slide influences. Good to have Dickey confirm it
Wow!! Very interesting. Thanks for sharing this Mr. #DickyBetts and Devon!
Best one two connection on guitar you'll ever hear. Allman Betts...just tough
Duane was a virtuoso
Its funny cause a lot of people thought it was a violin at the end of Layla only to find out later it was Duane Allman playing slide guitar.
No, no, no. Always knew it for what it was! Did you have to be a southerner to know? LOL Anyhow, it was beautiful as was the entire song.
It's unfortunate for all of us the guitar mastery we missed out on because of a dang motorcycle wreck. I'm sure Duane was only going to get better and show us more.
you gotta credit Mr. Betts. A great musician in his own right (Elizabeth Reed, etc...c'mon). Talent coexisting with Humility is very rare amongst guitar heroes. And some presidential candidates have neither
Dickey was just as important to the Allman Brothers as Duane. When you consider each individual member, they all added up to one great sound!
Some or all presidential candidates, lets be real
Duane said that Betts was the best rock guitarist in the world.
Unquestionably!
@@markmcmyn8967 You are exactly right. That two players that great we're in the same band is amazing. They were always humble, acknowledging the other. They were very different players, but meshed as well as any two guitar players ever have. I don't think Dickie Betts gets near the credit he deserves. He was as good, just different, and a good singer, and lyricist as well.
Duane will have been gone for 50yrs in October, that's almost unbelievable.
Talented family… Another one that could play the Git Fiddle is this guy Dickey Betts 👍… When my end comes and they lay the fabric of my soul upon me, all you guys have a place … Until then, keep on keeping on … 🥰🤓🥳🤘
Holy crap. You'd swear that was Dickeys son Duane in that b&w picture of Dickey & Skydog with the window between em.
Man, Duane must love that he looks just like his daddy. I mean, JUST like him!
Duane and Dicky!! The greatest!
Duane and Dicky were a deadly combo, especially their earlier albums.
I know Duane was known for his slide work but to this day little Martha is in my humble opinion one of his best I can listen to it everyday and it never gets old just saying
Betts and Allmann. Love it. And their their boys work
Dicky and Duane were the best!! Fillmore East said it all 🥰😘
RIP to all the brothers ❤️🍄🎶
Dickey' some badass slide man.
Wish there was more!
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I always felt bad that Dickey never had the opportunity to reconcile with the Band. I think if everybody could have dialed it back a little, some sort of understanding could have been reached. I think some great music could have been made. I miss them terribly. They were such a big part of my life, more than the Beatles.
I am a big Dickey Betts fan but that last time I saw the ABB he was very rude to one of his fellow band mates when they were soloing. He was interacting with the crowd during this guy's solo rather than letting him have his moment in the spotlight. That was probably the type of behavior that got him kicked out for good.
@@johndgreer I think there was too many substances running through people at the time but it was Warren Haynes leaving and saying as long as Dickey was there he wasn't. I know everybody had a big problem with Gregg when he rolled over on the road manager about drugs. It took the rest of the band finding out that Gregg was going to face some hard time if he hadn't rolled. They all missed Duane who could get in their faces if needed but was also able to relax the grip on the reins and still keep them from running the ditch.
Duane was the man!!!!
Duane had a real blues feeling!
I always loved the fact that Eric Clapton thought he was so good, that he had him play on the Layla album, it would have been interesting to see had he survived, would we have ever had Warren Haynes or Derek Trucks play in the Allman brothers? But imagine if you had all of them playing together, wow! what a show that would've been to see.
In the beginning of R N'ROLL Scooty Moore was"kickin'butt.Just my 2cts.👍🗽
Best guitar duo ever
You wasn't no
Slouch yourself dickie. One of the cleanest guitar players there was.. You and dwayne were meant to play together.
VERY INTERESTING !
That says alot coming from arguably the greatest living Guitarist..Richard Forrest Betts more commonly known as Bro Dickey!
Rip Dickey hope you Duane and Gregg are working on that fourth album
Who’s Feta King (in the subtitles)?I saw Freddie King in concert, and he was fantastic. I wonder if Feta King was as good.
Whats to say that aint been said.
For some live at the fillmore is there number 1 favorite album of all time.
Theyve spawned 3 generations of musicians who come from their school of music.
Thats more important than any album sales.
And shows for the record what kind of impact they made on the world..
God bless..
What's the song in the background/which version? Thanks.
Statesboro Blues
Saw them 6 or 7 times around Atlanta in 69 and 70, started each concert 28th "Statesboro Blues". Got the crowd up and moving. Best live band ever!
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Duane reportedly was to be introduced to Hendrix in 1970 when Jimi returned to America following that European tour. Unfortunately Jimi died and the meeting never occurred. Can you imagine those 2 jamming together?
Can anyone say what tuning Duane used to play slide?
+MrCopperthwaite Open D
salm37
Thanks very much.
+MrCopperthwaite Open E*
Travis Elswick
Thanks very much.
No, I'm positive it was open E. Derek Trucks also plays in
open E. In fact he plays EVERYTHING in open E. That's right.
Even his regular guitar playing is in open E, which may explain
quite a bit about his unusual playing style and note choice. He
says he's so used to playing in open E that if he picks up a
standard tuned guitar it's foreign to him. You can really hear
Duane and the open E slide licks in Derek's style. No surprise!
Duane Allman ushered in the modern slide style of right hand
blocking (muting strings) and set the world on its ear, while
Derek is the foremost example of it. He's just a master, like Duane
is inside him and has been growing all these years. I believe it
to be so.
That is very cool!
Very interesting, thanks...
To reach complete stardom the band needed both players.
The tone of Betts was just as important for more commercial success.
Who is the blond that is seated onstage doing backup vocals? At the 20 second mark
Bonnie Bramlett of Delaney & Bonnie
Slide makes me think of horns more than harmonica. But what do I know because I play none of the above.
The opening riff on Stand Back sounds like horns to me, and the blistering but all too short slide solo Duane does on it is mind blasting. Unfortunately that song was the very last studio recording Duane did before he died.
i actually lov duane playing guitar rhythm and lead.....
what magic when these southpaws were together
"Southpaw" means left-handed. Neither Duane nor Betts is left-handed. Idiot!
billy thekid Duane played right handed, but he was in fact left handed. His brain was left handed, which has been proven to function different than a right handed brain.
Look at Hendrix, Tony Iommi, Duane, Gary Moore, Albert King, etc. Although Duane and Gary played right handed as opposed to the others mentioned, it seems lefty brains do approach the instrument differently and uniquely form righty brains. Neither is better or worse, but there does seem to be a difference with the way each approaches playing.
Much of Duane’s playing is similar to other lefty guitar players.
@@mirraco323 Jimi Hendrix
@@billythekid5258 - Duane was left-handed but played right. There's a picture of him sihning a contract with his left hand.
@@billythekid5258 Duane and Gregg both left handed.
If someone knows these photos, who's the cute slice of bread there on the left, starting at 0:19?
That is Bonnie Bramlett of Delaney and Bonnie, I think. That's Delaney next to her.
Yes Bonnie and duane all the way on the right
So interesting. Duane was the goods. Would have loved to have heard the music that would have come out of him had he survived.
Wonder how long he would have lived?
Did they shoot up together?
Harp players..I wonder if he and Butterfield ever jammed? I always thought there was an East/West flavor to the Duane-period extended instrumentals..
Stephanie Barron
Great observation. All about the Progression of Blues as Gregg called it.
thanks
I play harmonica....51 years and grew up near Dickie (family was friends with him) and I played some with "The Poindexter Band" whose picture is on the back playing on Dickie's first solo album "Highway Call" (approx. 1975), we played opening for Doc & merle Watson 1976 in Bradenton, where the band was from and I was told Dickkie's mom had a place there. Anyway, for harmonica......I am sure Duane was well aware of Paul Butterfield and maybe he picked up some licks there but moreso I would say Little Walter. Many of Duane's tones, swoops, licks, etc. sound right after Little Walter. Songs like "My Babe" solo, "You're So Fine", "Roller Coaster" (with Bo Diddley on Guitar), all have flavors of Duane in them.
I MEANT 1970 WHEN I STARTED LISTENING
Interesting & insightful but don't underestimate dicky betts, he was one of the greats too.
He absolutely was. As much as I love Duane's playing, Dickie was as good. A lot of people forget that Ain't Waisting Time, Jessica, Rambling Man, the beautiful guitar work on Sweet Melissa were all after Duane's death, not to mention countless other great tunes. Don't forget the great Jack Pearson, either.
Dickie on High Falls is bliss and Chuck can surely tickle them ivory’s too. Imagine what Duane would’ve added.
Favorite post Duane Allman song the brothers did
@@XxSkydog71xX Probably mine too🤙🏼
@@Ojb_1959 right on
Dickey sounds so intelligent
I have often thought guitar blues double stop bends are a lot like Harmonica. Duane was great on slide .Dickey doesn't do slide ,I don't think .That is amazing the things he said .
Dicky does slide. fyi.
Yeah, Dickey plays slide, quite well, too. Check out the concerts from the early 80s and you can find him playing slide back then.
ain't wasting time no more is one of Dickeys Finest slide songs. Off the Eat a peach album. Dickeys slide and Duanes are night and day different. Dickey seems to play more controlled where duane just let the music play him and would really crank it up, more vibrato. both great players, Duane no doubt being one of the greatest of all time, but Dickeys playing really started a path towards the modern country sound.
SportsAnalyst11 I agree. That's a great synopsis of their slide playing styles, which more or less mirrors their non-slide lead styles. Duane was pure raw energy (jaw-dropping stuff), whereas Dickey is more smooth and takes you on a ride, so to speak... Dickey also does some nice slide work on Stand Back on Eat a Peach.
+AOB "Stand Back" is a really good funky tune ! I did not know that was D.B. I bought his solo album "Let's all get together " I was blown away . As a "Fusion" guitarist Dickey is one of the top players i have ever heard. The fact he wrote most of the Allman's instrumentals ,amazes me .Dickey really likes that diminished chromatic sound
Wonder why we’ve never seen Clapton & Betts play together.
I just noticed how much Dwayne Allman and Paul Gilbert look alike . If Paul can act he could play Allman in a movie .
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00:21 who is the blonde lady. I thought, Donna Roosman, but nope. Sorry, not my Gen.
It’s Bonnie Bramlett of Delaney and Bonnie. Duane was good friends with them and played on their albums and live
Skydog!!
I think technically, Duane could do whatever he wanted and when he wanted. However, I also enjoy the old country fiddle licks that Dickey brought. Like I say, he wasn’t a savant like Duane but reestablished country picking on a Les Paul. That was the dig during the Hank Garland era, but Don Rich steered the whole thing to the telecaster. Anyway, Ramblin’ Man is an object lesson of his vision. It’s like fiddles, but with your Les Paul on clean.
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A violin? No way!😁👍🌿
You know I got to admit I pretty much don't remember a lot about many of the shows I've been to and I probably been to dozens and hundreds maybe but one thing is for certain when I saw the Allman Brothers before all the tragedy hit I can remember the band and their music almost lifting the whole auditorium into the stratosphere now that might have been induced by extracurricular effects but that situation happened on that level almost never
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analytical ohhhhhhh
Gosh. If only Duane had lived and not had the accident the group would have been the best band in the USA practically surpassing the Rolling Stones. Mick Jagger had to give his soul to the devil to get where they are now.
Duane looked 44 not 24 sometimes
"Eric Clapton is good, but he's no Dickey Betts" (Duane Allman)
Who would know better than Betts?
A harmonica-- how bout that!
Is it true Ronnie Van Zant knocked Dickey Betts out in a bar one night, because Dickey was constantly bitching about how he got such a "raw deal" in the Allman Bros. and just constantly negative and bitching about everything, and Ronnie thought Dickey was being very ungrateful, and got tired of Dickey disrespecting the Allmans, and just lost it and KO'd him?
Yea I wasnt there but I seen it anyway bro
Bullshit made up on the internet they actually knew each other before he was in the allmans and before they were called lynyrd skynyrd
yea that sounds like complete horseshit
They apparently got into a fist fight in a hotel lobby in NYC. And from what I hear, they both gave as good as they got......
If this story is true,, I'd knock Ronnie through the frikken wall!!! Who's being more of an ass here in this story?!?! Dickey DID get fucked really bad too!!! I used to write music reviews for rock newspapers and college papers, and the time I reviewed a concert of the "DIXIE DREGS" (newly signed to Capricorn Records, which the Allman Brothers Band was with) Twiggs Lyndon ex-road manager of the Allman's, and now managing the "Dregs" confided in me about one VERY serious issue that Dickey Betts suffered just after marrying Sandra Bluesky Wabegijig, and having a daughter with Sandra. Capricorn Records owner, Phil Walden, started having sex with her, and Dickey found out about Walden fucking his wife Sandra Bluesky. Well,, according to Twigg's Lyndon's telling of this terrible breech of trust, and fidelity,, Dickey went wild with rage and revenge,, and he went to Capricorn Records studio(s) in Macon, Ga. one day wielding a full-sized axe,, and proceeded to chop to pieces their entire mixing consoles and other things!!! Dickey got a divorce over this terrible thing that his wife and Phil Walden did. Dickey of course wrote the beautiful classic song, "Jessica" for their daughter,, only to learn that his wife and his so-called "BROTHER", PHIL WALDEN, FUCKED DICKEY in the worst way possible~!~!~!~ I have more stuff that Twiggs Lyndon confided in me about~!~!~!~
You couldn't discern a violin from a slide guitar. Probably the same tin ear who couldn't discern a banjo from a dobro.
Duane was great but dickey played every lick he did
If you are a master at guitar you should be able to figure out and play other licks.