Dickie Betts died earlier today at 80 years of age

@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. 

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

Jessica is one of the great rock and roll instrumentals. It just soars.

Betts had a rare thing among guitar players which was an instantly recognizable style. 

I was lucky enough to see the original band while Duane and Berry were still alive. I always thought Betts never got as much credit as he deserved. A real treat for me is his “High Falls” off of Win, Lose, or Draw. Rest in peace and let those leads run on forever!