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Dickie Betts died earlier today at 80 years of age

I just read where Forest Richard Betts passed away earlier today. Although the article didn’t indicate the cause of death, however at 80 it may have just been natural causes. As we grow older, we are watching the building blocks of the music we have grown up with, fade away. Thankfully we have their recordings and will never really lose them. But Dickie’s contributions will always be treasures and it seems an appropriate time to give a listen to Blue Sky. I wanted to attach the link but it wouldn’t take for some reason. So long to the Midnight Rider.

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audioman58
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I saw them several times ,and they always came to play ,RIP brother 🙏.

lmnop
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Sad news but he passed the torch to his son. It’s nice to see the siblings carry on. I very much enjoy these records. From Wikipedia;

The Allman Betts Band is an American rock group. Formed in November 2018, it includes the sons of three founding members of the Allman Brothers Band – Devon Allman (son of Gregg Allman), Duane Betts (son of Dickey Betts), and Berry Duane Oakley (son of Berry Oakley).[1][2][3][4] The band plays mostly original songs, with some covers of Allman Brothers songs mixed in. They have toured nationally and internationally,[5][6][7] and have released two albums – Down to the River (2019)[8] and Bless Your Heart (2020).[9]

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curiousjim
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Always liked Dickey Betts. His guitar and voice talent made him a driving force in the music industry.

He will be remembered and missed.

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curiousjim
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@lmnop 

I saw the play5-6 years ago in Kansas and they had the same setup as The Allman Brothers including two drummers. Unfortunately there was definitely something missing. People were leaving after their first set. I thought Maybe they were having a bad day, but after listening to the record they were pushing, it was pretty obvious that they didn’t have the command and the energy their dads did. 

jsalerno277
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Sad.  He was a rock guitar icon. One of my favorites was Dreams where the interplay between Greg’s more muted tone and Dickey’s more present tone was captivating.  Dickey, I hope you realized all your dreams and you are still ripping riffs above.  
 

'Cause I'm hung up on dreams
I'll never see, yeah, baby, yeah
Ah, help me, baby
Or this will surely be the end of me, yeah

Pull myself together
Put on a new face
Climb down off the hilltop, baby
Get back in the race

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