Unfortunate news today...
Dickey was on his way to the airport to meet up with Travis Tritt and his band in Michigan tonight, and after it was too late, noticed that his passport had been stolen and was unable to board the airplane. Therefore, unfortunately, he will not be able to make it to the two previously announced shows. All of the upcoming shows with Great Southern are still on the schedule, however, and will not be affected.
New videos from the NYC show!
Check out these brand new videos from Dickey's birthday show in New York City...
Andy Aledort & the Groove Kings - Live at North Star 2009
The new CD is here! ANDY ALEDORT & THE GROOVE KINGS – LIVE AT NORTH STAR 2009 is a sprawling, 70+ minute live document of intense improvisation and band interaction. "Live at North Star 2009" is a vivid representation of the band—Andy Aledort (gtr., voc), Mike DiMeo (kybd., voc.), Dennis Metzler (bass), and Vito Luizzi and Richard Rosch (drums)--and offers some smoldering blues, blues/rock and intricate original material.
Recorded at one of the band’s regular haunts, the beautiful club/restaurant NORTH STAR located in Pound Ridge, NY, "LIVE AT NORTH STAR 2009" is a great example of the kind of insanity the band ventures into at every gig. The album includes covers of such classic blues tunes as Freddie King’s “Big Leg Woman,” Ray Charles’ “I Don’t Need No Doctor,” B.B. King’s “Gambler’s Blues,” Albert King’s “Wrapped Up in Love Again,” Albert Collins’ “Bending Like a Willow Tree,” and Little Walter’s “Last Night,” plus two original compositions, “Right by Your Side” and “Do You Have a Sister.”
In New York City, a place where Dickey Betts had had many great achievements, he played what will possibly become his last touring date on December 12, his 66th birthday.
"I’m not retiring from playing. I’m sure there will be some great special events that I’ll be at in the future. But for now, I look forward to waking up tomorrow with nothing on my schedule."
After more than 40 years of constant touring it’s time for a well deserved break. Stay tuned for updates on the Great Southern Band members and their associated projects, as well as updates on Dickey himself.
Happy Holidays to all…………………
Dickey jamming with Charlie Daniels
Check out Dickey jamming with Charlie Daniels at the Musician's Hall of Fame induction ceremony, held on October 14 in Nashville, TN.
Follow Dickey Betts and Great Southern all over the web!
You can now keep tabs on Dickey Betts and Great Southern all over the web! Whether it be FaceBook, MySpace, or our brand new Twitter page (or all of the above!), we have all of your favorite networking sites covered!
New video from the archives!
Dickey Betts and Great Southern perform "Ramblin' Man" in Sioux Falls, SD on July 16, 2004!
Dickey Betts and Great Southern LIVE at Saturday in the Park
We have a new video today...Dickey Betts and Great Southern rock out at Saturday in the Park in Sioux City, Iowa.
Great Southern's Pedro Arevalo and Duane Betts take center stage and perform an electric/acoustic version of the classic song C. C. Rider at the Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver, CO.
Dickey Betts and Great Southern, Then and Now!
For a nice little blast from the past as well as a blast from the present, check out Dickey Betts and Great Southern rocking out Ramblin' Man in Essen Germany from March, 1978, and then take a look at the band's current lineup knocking out Statesboro Blues in Bonn, Germany this past July...
Dickey Betts and Great Southern jamming at the State Theatre
Check out Dickey Betts and Great Southern jamming at the State Theatre this past April!
Dickey Betts and Great Southern LIVE on Last Call
From the vault, check out this collection of clips from Dickey Betts and Great Southern sitting in as the house band on Last Call in July, 2005.
Seven Turns
Seven Turns by the Allman Brothers Band
Dickey Betts and Great Southern LIVE at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Check out Dickey Betts and Great Southern performing Ramblin' Man LIVE at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
and Museum in Cleveland, OH! If you want to see more, check out the Eagle Rock DVD at Amazon.com!
Pedro Arevalo & Friends Too
Pedro Arevalo & Friends Too
Featuring: Dickey Betts & Great Southern, Garrett Dawson, Jack Kirkner of Devon Allman's Honeytribe, Berry Oakley Jr., The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's own Jimmy Fadden, T.C. Carr, The Lotus Fire, Thorson Moore, Howlin' Bob Feberts, Doc Burton, mi Hermanito El Jefe y mi papa "Acoustic Pete Arevalo" and many many more will see the light of day on March 5th.
The new record will be available at Great Southern's first show in Tarrytown, NY. Please come and buy several copies!
This new record features the unreleased Dickey Betts Composition Keep On Rollin' On, a few classics you might recognize, as well as nine new original compositions from Great Southern's own Pedro Arevalo, including My Baby Gone which you may have heard performed Dickey Betts and Great Southern's 2008 tour.
For ordering information please check out Pedro Arevalo & Friends and click the MERCH link.
If you liked "& Friend" I think you'll really dig where we've gone with "& Friends Too" - Pedro
Stop by and say High
Booking Dickey Betts & Great Southern
Dickey Betts & Great Southern booking contact: Steve Schenck at Paradise Artists, (212) 879-5900
Dickey Betts & Great Southern management contact: David Spero, (216) 381-5544.
Hats off to Jeff Koch for designing this terrific poster for Dickey Betts & Great Southern's March 7 gig at Mr. Small's Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA!
I almost feel vain talking about it (the movie Almost Famous), but some of those story lines are things that actually happened between myself and Cameron. You know, I talked the band into letting him travel with us. We were kind of gun-shy about interviewers traveling with us and getting on the inside because they can really tell things that shouldn’t be told. Anyway, that part of story was definitely about us. I’m not sure if it was in there, but Gregg [Allman] took his tapes and wasn’t going to give them back to him but I stole them back for Cameron. (laughs) A lot of that story was based on things that I actually remember happening. Then a lot of it was from other bands too. I just thought it was a great rock n’ roll movie.
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The new CD is here! ANDY ALEDORT & THE GROOVE KINGS – LIVE AT NORTH STAR 2009 is a sprawling, 70+ minute live document of intense improvisation and band interaction. "Live at North Star 2009" is a vivid representation of the band—Andy Aledort (gtr., voc), Mike DiMeo (kybd., voc.), Dennis Metzler (bass), and Vito Luizzi and Richard Rosch (drums)--and offers some smoldering blues, blues/rock and intricate original material.
Pedro Arevalo & Friends Too
