Allman Brothers Band, with Dickey Betts, to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2012 Grammy Awards
We are very proud and excited to announce that the Allman Brothers Band was been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be presented to the band at the 2012 Grammy Awards, taking place on Sunday, February 12. Dickey Betts will be on hand to accept the award along with the other members of the band. This will be an exciting and historic moment that you do not want to miss! More information is available at Grammy.com.
Gibson Exclusive: Dickey Betts Talks Allman Brothers and His Legendary SG
In the early days, The Allman Brothers Band was brought to life by the earth-shattering interplay of guitarists Dickey Betts and Duane Allman. Gibson Custom has commemorated the guitar legends’ partnership with the new Dickey Betts “From One Brother to Another” SG. The guitar is an exacting reproduction of one of the most famous axes in music history, the SG Standard Dickey gave to Duane. Betts recently stopped by the Gibson Custom Shop in Nashville, Tennessee, and spoke with fellow guitarist Lee Roy Parnell about the SG, his days with the Allmans and what he’s got planned for the future.
Check out the whole article, with exclusive video, at Gibson.com, and for more information on the Dickey Betts SG, you can check it out here!
A Tribute to Gibson Les Paul Legend Dickey Betts
Dickey Betts was already a powerhouse player on the Deep South’s music scene before he threw down with Duane Allman, but it is their union, and the formation of the Allman Brothers, that etched his place in rock history.
The Allman Brothers Band became a major concert draw in the south shortly after forming in March 1969. That same year they released their debut album, The Allman Brothers Band. And while Duane gets most of the glory, it was Dickey who was actually the musical lynchpin in many ways. He was already playing close guitar harmonies, an Allmans’ signature, in his own earlier bands, and Dickey hipped Duane to the sonic joys of Gibson Les Pauls and SGs, which were already his staples. He even sold Duane his first, famed cherry ’61 Gibson SG.
For an earful of Dickey’s influence, check out the debut album’s “Dreams.” It’s a swinging, seven-minute blues waltz in 12/8 time with a lyric that gives way to Duane’s coricidin bottle slide on, likely, that fabled SG. Duane’s solo is followed by the butter-toned, vibrato-laden blues voice of Dickey’s ’57 Redtop Les Paul. The tune climaxes with the aforementioned harmonized unison guitar lines — first played in the Allman Brothers by Duane and Dickey, but employed by every one of the group’s guitar teams since...
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 is FaceBook, our YouTube feed, or our Twitter page (or all of the above!), we have all of your favorite networking sites covered!
ONLINE BATTLE OF THE BANDS -- We have our WINNERS!!
After months of entrants, voting, and some incredibly close results, we are very pleased to announce that we have our winners for the Elizabeth Reed Showdown! All entrants can still be seen on the contest YouTube page, but with no further ado, the winners are...
Congratulations go out to our winners and all of our finalists. A very special thank you goes out to GABBA, for helping to judge, and especially Wally Lepore, who was instrumental in helping to organize the contest, the voting, and who developed the entire concept. But, most importantly, thanks to all the fans that voted and made this a success!!
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!
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In the early days, The Allman Brothers Band was brought to life by the earth-shattering interplay of guitarists Dickey Betts and Duane Allman. Gibson Custom has commemorated the guitar legends’ partnership with the new Dickey Betts “From One Brother to Another” SG. The guitar is an exacting reproduction of one of the most famous axes in music history, the SG Standard Dickey gave to Duane. Betts recently stopped by the Gibson Custom Shop in Nashville, Tennessee, and spoke with fellow guitarist Lee Roy Parnell about the SG, his days with the Allmans and what he’s got planned for the future.
