British guitarist analyses Dickey Betts transcending generations with this composition
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Tonight I'm looking at Dickey Betts in isolation! Playing a track most people in the world are familiar with!
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I once had the opportunity to play with my band - I was lead guitar - at an after hours party in Chicago hosted by the editor of Downbeat Magazine in the mid 1970s. That weekend, Frank Zappa, John Mcglaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea with Stanley Clark and Return to Forever, the Alman Brothers and the Grateful Dead were all gigging in town, and lots of them came to the party. My band was the "house" band for the party, and after about 30 minutes of us playing, one by one these greats would ask to sit in with us. At one point, I was playing with Stanley on bass, Herbie Hancock on keys, and Billy Cogham on drums! I was in emerging musician heaven, LOL. Then I saw Dickie Betts signalling to me, asking if he could play my guitar and sit in. Of course I surrendered my 1953 Gibson Les Paul (modified with tunamatic bridge, humbucker pickups and grover tuning pegs) to him, and watched as the magic continued to grow. Before the night was over, Betts, McGlaughlin and Zappa had all played my guitar, and all three complimented me on my guitar. A night to remember for the rest of my life.
Wow, man, what a night!
Lucky man
You were rewarded for puttin in the work
Because he started out in the shadow of Duane Allman, he is too often underrated as a guitarist, but he wrote some great tunes, and after Duane's death, he held up the guitar end of the band quite admirably
Brother Richard (Dickey) Forrest Betts is the greatest living musician in His unique style of bright Country tempo enhanced with Jazz ..in my humble opinion 😌
Dickey Betts is amazing. He can play blues, country, jazz and rock so effortlessly. Great video. Cheers Fil!
Amen!
Duane Allman and Dickey Betts - two of the best regardless of Rolling Stone lists.
Try whistling the melody while playing an acoustic.
04-18-2024 Paying tribute to Forrest Richard Betts. I pray Jessica appreciates your efforts Rest In Paradise, Sir. Give those rowers, hell!
You could pick a thousand things, but in my mind, any playing from the Fillmore East Album is the benchmark for Dickey Betts. His playing on that album is absolutely amazing.
Dan Toler was a national treasure! I love Dickey so much. He is such a great player! So much joy in his playing!
I almost didn't recognize Dan here.
Dan was not nearly good enough to play with Allman Bros.
@michaelcraig9449 dan toler was fantastic in those Allman shows....!!!!....yougottabekiddinme !!!! Love that period....!!!mid 70's early 80's....oh yeah !!!
great subject choice... Dickey is such an underrated guitarist, who for some odd reason never seems to make the list of all time bests... but his melodic solo lines were the perfect compliment to Duane's slide playing... and he wrote some damn fine songs, as well... amazing the success the band reached even after losing two of their founding members... just a shame he and greg didn't see eye to eye later in their careers....
Yeah it seems melodic playing gets over shadowed by speed that doesn't go anywhere. It's a shame, melody is what makes music memorable.
great point... what happened to those iconic solos that we can still sing note for note? I love the chaos, Frank Zappa is a good example of that at it's finest... but for the most part seems very few are capable of creating melody lines, like the great jazz artists of the 40's and 50's... Nels Cline is a fine exception, some of his work with Wilco is amazing...
Even Duane said, "I'm the famous guitar player, but Dickey is the good one."
Last time rolling stone put out a list of the 100 best guitar player here was on there.
Duane really said that? I think they both were really good. Duane's studio jams with Clapton at Dominos' era were pretty amazing also. Hats off for Dickey as a composer as well. @@claytonmckendree3952
"Melody Beating EVERYTHING". That pretty much sums up American Southern Blues Rock.... Isn't it gorgeous. Love the bluesy\jazzy feel.
Dickey is one of the finest players ever. his playing is full on class
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Dickey's son Daune and Devon Allman, Gregg's son, are currently touring together and carrying on the family legacy.
Awesome!
They just released a single, Pale Horse Rider and an album is coming up, too, if it hasn't already been released. The Allman Betts Band(ABB, just like their dads' band ❤️😎) is making a name for themselves on their own standing. They just had their first national TV appearance in the US 2 weekends ago, as well.
@@wingsofpegasus You may find this interesting:
Dickie Betts & son Duane show how to play Jessica
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One of my all-time favorite jams. Such a smooth guitar... love it.
Yeah it's awesome!
Dickie Betts is an American Icon , and one of the best guitarists that ever picked up a guitar ! I am not worthy !
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Rest In Paradise, Dickey. Donna will preserve your memory. So will Willie the dog. Jazzi misses you both.
Dan Toler, also on guitar, was an amazing guitarist as well. He died of ALS a few years ago. Sorely missed. Fly on Dan!
Amen.
Yes, besides Duane, Dangerous Dan was the best alongside of Dickey.
I love the sequence that starts at 7:40. This is masterful stuff. He's not overplaying, but using the silences to create a great jammy effect. This gives the drummer some room for fills, as well as keeping the audience's attention as they anticipate the next riff.
Amen!
I've been waiting to see who and when the great Dickey Betts was going to be remembered by. Great work Fil.
Thanks Holly!
Dickey Betts was phenomenal.Your commentary on all these guitarists you review is excellent and very spot on and well explained. Also with Dickey Fil check out his solo on Jessica from studio version of Brothers & Sisters album from the early 70S.That guitar solo goes up against the best of them all in D major and it just flows .Also the sound of his guitar and playing on Southbound is incredible off the same album.I love your videos and wish you had more. Thanks so much! ........Glenn Pall in N.Y.
No problem!
As I read, this song was named after his daughter, who was a toddler at the time. He was trying to write a song and as he watched his daughter run and play around the room, he began writing this song. You can imagine the fun he had writing the notes to all the fun she was having. :-)
I Love Dickie Betts, Always Was and Still Is an Awesome Guitar Player..
When playing live, I don't remember hearing Betts playing this instrumental the same way twice. Always something different, but great. This is the first time I have seen and heard the point counterpoint with the bass, which was very cool.
Dickies technique and talent in songwriting are both incredible. Since you’re talking about his technique, and I think you analyzed ABB performing Whipping Post live at Fillmore East I watched that performance today(again) and at about 11:00 forward I noticed Dickie also doing some really cool finger tapping
I've always loved the way the AB was borderline jazz with all the free form jams that their tunes can and often would turn into...such as this one.
Dickey such killer melodie maker
Yeah he was!
Dicky!! Never mentioned enough as one of the best! Sorely Underated!
Dickey Betts has been my biggest inspiration for guitar playing. His is a master of great melody as this song Jessica shows.
I love the way Dickey plays but he is also one of the coolest looking people too from the 70s, now I love you too for discussing him
Man, you have all of my favorites. So glad I found this wonderful channel. There is a tape of a concert they did at Uof F or maybe Six
Flags over Georgia, but its a day show and they are awesome. I watch it a lot. Dickie carries the show. I think its like '79 or '80.
Just Loved them live on stage !! What incredible musicians, I'm so grateful to have seen them
I've seen this live with Dickey Betts and Warren Haynes playing together just so freakin awesome!!!
Onboard with all comments re: excellent guitarist and very underrated. Dickey, like Steve Howe, will just flat out make you smile with their story-telling riffs. I met him once, and who knows if I caught him on the right night, but that guy was so cool to me I won’t ever forget what a stand up dude he was to some slobbering teenager who could hardly keep from bowing and saying I’m not worthy. My friend and I managed to get back stage of an Allman Bros. concert in LA in the late ‘70s. I think they were just coming of a lengthy hiatus, so when I saw Dickey I just went up, shook his hand, and told him how much it meant to me that they were back making music and touring again. I don’t know if those were the magic words but he invited me up to the VIP lounge. I remember at the top of the stairs a bouncer stopped me, but Dickey snapped around and said ‘He’s with me”. Later on, he caught up to me and asked if I wanted to go with the band to ride horses at sunrise! Holy crap what rock idol does that, especially cuz I’m a dude and not some hot chick.
As great as Duane allman was,and despite the fact that he gets the legendary reputation which he deserves, in my opinion his best work was with Betts. Betts had the extensive musical vocabulary to perfectly compliment everything Duane played as well as play equally excellent solos in AB's best stuff. He remind's me of that old comment on Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Astaire got all the acclaim and fame,but Ginger did everything Astaire did,only backwards and in high heels. It takes a lot of skill and big ears to make someone else sound good and the chemistry between Allman and Betts was a very special stroke of luck to have found each other.
Yeah it's definitely a team mentality, some players are just in it for themselves but certainly not Duane and Dickey.
You must know that Duane himself said that Dickey was the good one...
True comment. You have nailed it, man!
Dickey has said that when Duane got back from playing with Clapton, he told Dickey that Dickey was better.
Sorry if that sentence is clunky but the way I wrote it at first was too ambiguous as to who said what about who, LOL.
It sounds like the whole band was tight and “played to the song” as they say, even in their long jams, to my amateur ears.
Thank You! Dickie Betts is so overlooked. You could dig into this song for two hours and not cover all the brilliance. That second bit is improvised, it's not on the studio version. I love Greg, but he couldn't play the keyboard like this! I do wish you were looking at the studio version because that is what I am familiar with, and I was looking forward to your reaction to favorite bits of mine that weren't in this version.
I was fortunate enough to go to an Allman brothers show at the Academy of Music in NYC in August of 1971, just a few months after they had recorded Live at the Fillmore East. Hard to describe the incredible energy of this powerful tight band, with their two astounding lead guitarists propelled forward by the double drumming of Butch and Jaimo.
After playing a killer version of Elizabeth Reed to close the first set, Duane walks up to the mike to let everyone know that they were going backstage to 'get a little snort' and would be right back .... and they did. Guess you can't do stuff like that these days. Two months later the motorcycle accident happened, and we were still reeling from the loss of Jimi, Janis and Jim Morrison.
It all seems like a dream.
Love Dickey Betts. Never heard or saw this. Sounds great - thank you.
He makes that Gold Top sing like an angel, impeccable timing and taste.....
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Smooth as silk right on point.. you can really feel the vibe. One of those jams you feel and hear. easier said than done.
Yeah you almost take the playing for granted!
guitarist that is instantly recognizable. EVERYONE should figure out who they are and develope their own style in whatever activity that drives them. The ones who do this are always the greats.
Oh man, that is from the Rockpalast Festival back in 1978. I watched it on TV with couple of friends when it was originally broadcasted live on TV not only in Germany but via Eurovision all over Europe. I was 15 when I watched that show live, (which included Mothers Finest and Spirit that same night).
Changed my life forever
This is great,Fil! Betts always was one of my fav players, and the ABB was also one of my fav jam bands.
Always loved how he looks so at ease & mellow playing.
Southern rock at it's finest! Thanks for showcasing Dickey and the band!
Phil, your insight and analysis is always spot on. Would you please consider taking a look at foghat on one of your shows. There's not enough recognition of this awesome band from days gone by! Thanks and keep doing what you do brother. Rockit!
Been watching your channel for a few weeks now. I really love your analysis and your appreciation for others talents. Seems like it would be so easy, given your background, to trash talk some of the musicians. Never the case. It's obvious you just love music. Glad I found you and you're giving me an even greater appreciation for the music I grew up with (mostly a60's and 70's).
Thanks!
I drove many miles listening to this song.
Great music is life.
Dickie one of the greats. Always grand to hear his notes. Like what you are doing here..
Thanks!
Dickey is a melody master for sure! Being from Jacksonville FL, of course I’m biased toward all of our great Southern Rock guys. Huey Thomasson from the Outlaws was another one of my favorites who wrote some blistering melodies. ✌🏻🎸
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Hey Craig! I had to say something at seeing you mention Hughie, I just requested 2hrs ago that Phil do a review on him. R.I.P. Hughie, we lost you far too soon.
@ 'Behind Blue Eyes' post
I am an English guy and southern rock is my favourite music,i really enjoy The Marshall Tucker Band iv'e been a fan of theirs for over 40 years 👍👍👍👍👍👍
There are thousands of amazing guitarists out there but few if any can touch Dickey's melody composition.
ive just found so many great guitar players through your channel
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when duane passed, i seen one of the first concerts where dickey had to play lead guitar and carry a band that has a incredible amount of songs that are so well known. he is super talented and way underrated. great stuff Fill.
Love Dickey but Dangerous Dan Toler is a wonderfully melodic player himself
Many people don't know that all of the great instrumentals the Allman Brothers had in their catalog, I.E., Jessica, Elizabeth Reed, etc...were all written by Dickey Betts.
"Mountain Jam" (I think it was), if I recall correctly, an album-length jam based on the melody and rhythm of "Mountain Song" by Donovan. It interestingly ebbs and flows in every aspect of how a thematic statement can be milked for maximum musical effect and enjoyment. One of the Allmans' better instrumentals.
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Another spot on analysis Fil! It is good to see you providing an example of great guitar playing that does not involve gobs of distortion and an overabundance of 32nd notes. This was lovely melodic guitar work which was tasty with a capital T and it was informative to have you point out the subtleties of Betts' technique, explaining why the guitar work sounds so great. There is a place for virtuoso shredding, but it is always nice to see someone use their technique to serve the song.
Yeah melody is king!
You couldn't beat Dickey's clean, melodic playing style.
I thank you sir for such a fine analysis of one our living legends. For all the music Dickey has written and performed alongside some of the true greats we need to treasure such an icon. I am heartened that a young man such as yourself can appreciate a style that to some may seem outdated and pedantic, but you are able to recognize the subtle mastery that only comes with the life experience that Dickey has. I can only the hope that the remainder of Dickey's life is filled with the same level of joy he gave his audience.
Amen.
Watched this one tonight after your Whippin' Post video , HAD to! It's wonderful & it's so neat to hear your words on Dickey Betts!! Thumbs up!!!
My favorite guitar player!!!!
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Another great video Fil! I've always admired Dickey but felt he was overshadowed by Duane. Even after Duane's untimely and tragic death, it was Dickey who learned all the parts and carried on. I once read in an interview with Rick Derringer that the band called The Jokers in the lyrics of Rock and Roll Hoochie Coo was in reference to a band Dickey was in pre Allman Brothers. Fantastic player and one of the Godfathers of Southern Rock.
Amen!
wingsofpegasus i just remembered i think Frank Hannon (another jem of the 80s, along side Tommy Skeoch) of Tesla is Dickeys son in law. A reaction to Modern Day Cowboy would be cool!
Thank you , for doing a separate analysis on Dickey.Love his uniqueness and his son Dwayne seems to be following in his father‘s footsteps sings just like him. I love the Allman Brothers when Dickie when his own way it was Definitely a test for Greg. Thanks for bringing a wonderful guitarist to light.
What a joy to hear more of that southern rock sound, beautiful job critiquing it and I appreciate it!!!! I don't know what you think of Traffic? I know they're much different than this but I thought I'd put a mention in.
Yeah Steve Winwood I'm sure will be in a future video, I used to listen to him a lot in my youth!
Thanks Fil, it's so great to see how much you enjoyed listening to this. I may have heard this actually a million times since 1975 ☺ but it was fresh all over again through your eyes. Great assessment of Dickey's technique!
I strongly recommend the listen to this whole song. Fun to watch Dickey improvise!
We get Top Gear on BBC America 👍. It was really good in its previous iteration (ClarksonHammondMay).
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Also love his solo on " Blue Sky" goosebumps.... I also went to school with his daughter Jessica in Bradenton, Fl. St Stephens Episcopal School. Occasionally would see him pick her up.
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Hey Fil, when you showed the Allman Brothers Band I screamed into the tv, "You didn't mention Dickey! He deserves his *own video* fer chrissake!!!" And you heard me. Nice work! And your analysis and playing are a wonder.
Thanks!
I used to go see The Allman Brothers every year in the 1990s during their yearly run at the Beacon Theater in NYC. Always such a good time and a true celebration of awesome music and great guitar jamming. I always loved watching Dickey Betts in particular. Loved his stage presence and I've always tried to emulate his melodic playing style. He's a great player. I really miss those days!
Awesome!
S'great to watch your face, Fil, as you listen to the masters. Wonderful stuff!
And…… it’s clean ! No pedals , no delays , just guitar and amp !
Thanks for giving Dickie Betts the showcase, he is well worth it. Very underrated.
I find it really interesting that a lot of his lead work is done by using only his index and middle fingers! I never noticed that before! Maybe a little Django inspiration there? Great video!
jose_el_nopal Funny you mention that, Dickey said in an interview that “Jessica” was his homage to Django’s two-finger melodic style.
Absolutely! He wanted to write something using only those two fingers like Django did it.
Yeah definitely! Thanks!
Lee Brunk Ha! Makes perfect sense.
Jim Dorman I ought to try that an maybe I'll sound better!
The guy to Dickie's right is Dangerous Dan Toler. You really need to listen to him on Gregg's solo LP "I'm no Angel". Specifically "Oceans awash the gunwale".
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I remember bringing the sheet music for Dicky's "Revival" to my piano teacher and asking her to help me with arranging it for a piano recital. She was a trained classical musician and had never heard of the Allman brothers let alone Dicky Betts. After she spent about 5 minutes working through it with me she said "this songwriter is a genius." His musical style has always appealed to something deep down inside. By the way, the link to the original video is now a dead end . . . sadly.
Dickie was way underrated, i seen the allmans with and without duane,Dickie really stepped up and carried that band. a off topic request, the original band that was called Alice Cooper who were terrific live.
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as always you do a great job Fil.
My first Allman Brothers 45 was Ramblin Man sung by Dickie Betts. The album Brothers and Sisters is great. A friend of mine has all the Top Gear seasons and I bought him a best of Allmans cd because he liked the theme song and had no idea who did it!!
Back in 77 or 78 we loaded the trunk of my friends parents car with a large keg of beer, and filled the trunk with ice. Piled six of us in the car. Leaving behind a trail of melting ice water, we drove to East Lansing Michigan for a Dicky Betts & GS outdoor concert. We wheeled that keg up to the front and watched the show. I remember the stage was only a few feet tall. Was like watching them in your backyard. They played all the great songs, and was a very memorable evening.
Awesome!
Great musician. His jazz almost always seemed unnoticed but he can nail it all down. Southern rock and blues, you name it... and just as I was fixing to text it, you said it, the theme to Top Gear.
How can you not be in awe?!
Catching up on all your great vids, Fil. Thanks for giving Dickey his well deserved due! 👍👍
I was a metal head all thru the 80’s. I couldn’t STAND Allman Bro.! If one of their tunes came on I changed station. In 96 I went to The H.O.R.D.E. Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion. Allmans were headlining but there were a bunch of bands. I went to see Screaming Cheetah Wheelies and Zakks band Pride and Glory. But Zakk got kicked off. But I figured I would leave before Allmans closed. But we stayed for the first couple tunes. MAN!!! It was almost religious!! Just amazing. Professional musicians. Multiple drummers, 3 guitar players.... so many people on stage all playing together. Literally brought tears to my eyes. After that, I just started digging in to their catalog.... But I learned a lot that night. Not just about music. I realized that at 25 years old, I had closed myself off to a lot of stuff. It was truly a life changing experience.
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This is so friggin good..he can just rip it and make such melodic ups and downs
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every time i swing by to see one of my favorite musicians fil has been there already. i've seen dickie a bunch of times and each time out he impresses with pure skill ans soul. that said, this aint his best work and it still kicks the door in
I saw Dickey many times back in those years. The Gold Top he was using them would cut the room in half. Crazy good tone!
As a disabled vet and being stuck at home, I am watching all your shows. And it is helping my guitar playing,been playing since 1968. I have always been a singer and used the guitar as wall between me and the audience. I play acoustic, love my Fender but have a Dean Maco that is indescribable!!! I'm saving for a coffee mug! Keep Rockin'
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Listen to Allman Bros Jelly Jelly, Dickey's solo is off the scale, it makes me shiver!
Betts and Dan Toler (With Fender).
I don't know how I missed this analysis from a couple of months ago. Anyway thanks for covering this one Fil!!
Great choice! Brings back memories; I´ve been somewhere in the audience at that concert. Unique rendition of that classic with lots of improvisation parts. I remember one or two short moments when they seemed to be a bit lost, but you could rather tell from the faces of some of the band members than by their playing. So impressing...
Others have done so already, but I have to express my admiration to Dangerous Dan Toler. He was so tight with DB in every song and every of his solos added special flavor and spice to the music. There is a little video here on YT showing him on acoustic guitar jamming with DB in a hotel room or somewhere backstage. Really enjoyable!
I had that song from cutting crew in my head for weeks since you redid it. I enjoy all your videos and you’re extremely talented.
Cool! Thanks!
You’re welcome!!
Wonderful times. I had a radio show when that song was new. I loved getting requests for it.
I don't argue with anybody about their choice for the best guitarist. There have been and are so many absolute great ones. I will say that there is nobody I had rather hear play guitar than Dickey Betts. On bass, it is the late, great, James Jamerson.
I stood on stage with the almond brothers during a live show in Detroit ,my friend Johnny Gayden took me up there, and watching the two drummers play from a few feet away was amazing...that is when I realized what a large part of their live sound came from the drumming. amazing drummers.
the reason I was standing there was my friends band,the icebreakers,front man was called up to jam with them....Johhny and I stood there and watched all these cats( almond bros) back Albert, and it was just another amazing night in Detroit......to keep it real though, I will admit, that the girl I was trying to get with that night, ditched me to head for Johhny Gaydens hotel room.....
Johhny played bass on my second record,has been very good to me since I first played a lick for him, when i was 19...ahhhhhhhhhh the good ole days.....
thank you Phil
Allman not almond.
@@voxac30withstrat ya that..
Another awesome video in the books one that has guitar players from my neck of the woods love the Allman Brothers visited their house in Macon Ga. and the cemetery just a few months ago.
So glad I checked this out... thanks for another great video man! Wicked guitar player!
Cool! No problem!
Amen brother! Back in '78, a buddy and I used to ramble on our version of In Memory of Elizabeth Reed....for minutes on end. Lots of fun. Thanks for the link....Dicky looks older there...thought maybe it was the Filmore East Concert which was a double album....a favorite.
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He sure knows how to build those solos, running down the entire length of the fretboard, increasing the intensity and then bringing it back down and doing it all over again.
One of my favorite band ever. Betts have a unique touch. I'm sure soon you will analyze the song Blue Sky and of course Derek Trucks. Don't forget also Ritchie Blackmore, Joe Bonamassa, Eric Johnson and John Mayer :-)
Yeah I'll get there!
Great guitarplayer, loved that Southern style. I was sad when I read that he and the Allman Brothers Band split up after a dispute that went to court. Now this august he got hit by a mild stroke and had to cancel a tour. I hope he recovers soon. The Brothers and Sisters album was great, Southbound and Ramblin Man were my favourites.
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As a kid i went to college half hour from Macon Ga and 45 Min from Athens Ga grew up seeing and listening to The Allmans , southern rock was in our blood. so many great bands came out of those two towns
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My oldest daughter is named after this song and her younger sister Melissa after another ABB masterpiece.
I had the honor of meeting and playing with DB and Great Southern one night. A dream come true for sure. Dickey signed my Gold Top at the end of the night. Standing a few feet away in complete awe of this man as they performed. He is certainly deserving of all the accolades and then some.
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Dicky Betts has an incredible sense of funk, chucka guitar. And this adpect of his playing is overlooked, that he was/is such an amazing rhythm guitarist as well as an amazing soloist. I guess a point that I'm trying to make is that Dicky Betts' rhythms are fascinating in its own right. His funk & groove cannot be overstated or talked about enough.
*aspect of his playing...
Glad you did one on Dickey! Sometimes he gets lost in the shuffle because Duane and Warren are so awesome.
After recording the 'Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs' album with Derek & the Dominos (and declining an invite to join the band), Duane Allman was asked about Eric Clapton. His response? "He's no Dickey Betts." And speaks volumes given that Clapton was one of Allman's biggest influences.
The reality is that Dickey was the more original of the lot. As we hear with 'Jessica' and other tunes of his including 'In Memory of Elizabeth Reed' etc., he doesn't default to blues cliches and derivations, which was the territory of Clapton, Allman, Peter Green and so many more.
I once read that as a child Dickey played accordian. Listening to the main theme of 'Jessica' it is easy to imagine that being played out on the streets of Paris by an accordionist - the jaunty rhythm, staccato notes, the sing-along melody are perfect for strolling along the Seine...kind of like 'Holiday for Strings'...like one would hear on a 60s movie with Audrey Hepburn.
Here is Dickey and the Allmans (w/Warren Haynes) on the Johnny Carson Show, with Doc Severinsen and the house band doing Charlie Parker's 'Kind of Bird', yet another reminder that Dickey excelled on rhythm, jamming, soloing, unison playing... A killer player, for sure. ua-cam.com/video/5vCC116ud5Q/v-deo.html&ab_channel=lmaguey
I love your show,and coincidentally dickey Betts is my favorite guitar player,and a friend....t.y. for show mate!
I saw an instructional video from Chuck Leavell about playing the piano part on Jessica with the Allman Brothers. He said that the song was inspired by Django Reinhardt. Thanks for posting this Fil. One of my favorite songs of all time. I could listen to Jessica on a 24/7 loop