By Steve Newton Back in May of 2000 I interviewed American bluesman Alvin Youngblood Hart while he was touring behind his third album, the Jim Dickinson-produced Start With the Soul. That disc saw Hart rocking out more than on his previous releases, one of which, Territory, won a DownBeat magazine award for best blues album … Continue reading That time Alvin Youngblood Hart told me about covering Black Oak Arkansas and playing with the Allman Brothers
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Dickey Betts just turned 80, so here’s five of the best quotes I ever got from the legendary Allman Brothers guitarist
By Steve Newton Happy birthday to southern-rock guitar hero Dickey Betts, who is celebrating his 80th trip around the sun today. Now I know why the Allman Brothers named that stellar 1975 compilation LP The Road Goes On Forever. During that legendary musical trek I got to interview Betts four times, in 1989 (just before … Continue reading Dickey Betts just turned 80, so here’s five of the best quotes I ever got from the legendary Allman Brothers guitarist
That time Warren Haynes told me that it felt strange being chosen best slide player over Johnny, Sonny, and Ry “the man”
By Steve Newton Warren Haynes is one helluva slide-guitar player, as anyone who's heard him will attest. There's a reason why Dickey Betts brought him along to handle Duane Allman's slide parts when he rejoined the Allman Brothers back in '89. When I interviewed Haynes in November of 1998 he'd won the latest Guitar Player … Continue reading That time Warren Haynes told me that it felt strange being chosen best slide player over Johnny, Sonny, and Ry “the man”
That time Warren Haynes told me about playing with Dickey Betts and becoming an Allman Brother
By Steve Newton One of my favourite things about being a rock writer is getting to chat with musicians like Warren Haynes. He's one helluva singer and songwriter, in my book, and of course his guitar playing just freakin' rules. I've been lucky enough to have interviewed Haynes six times so far, the first being … Continue reading That time Warren Haynes told me about playing with Dickey Betts and becoming an Allman Brother
Warren Haynes says he’s open to playing with former Allman Brothers bandmate Dickey Betts again
kirk west photo By Steve Newton Warren Haynes is one of my alltime favourite guitarists, singers, and songwriters, so any chance I get to interview him I take. I've chatted with him five times for stories on Gov't Mule, and once--back in 1994--when he was speaking as a member of the fabled Allman Brothers Band. … Continue reading Warren Haynes says he’s open to playing with former Allman Brothers bandmate Dickey Betts again
That time I asked Dickey Betts if it was tough picking tunes for the Allman Brothers’ live album of ’92
kirk west photo By Steve Newton If you're a dedicated fan of the Allman Brothers Band, you no doubt own a copy of their historic 1971 live album, At Fillmore East. Of course, that double disc was highlighted by the amazing slide-guitar talents of Duane Allman, who died in a motorcycle crash three months after its … Continue reading That time I asked Dickey Betts if it was tough picking tunes for the Allman Brothers’ live album of ’92
That time I asked Dickey Betts if the Allman Brothers’ new live album captured the band as well as At Fillmore East
By Steve Newton The Allman Brothers' At Fillmore East has long been regarded as one of the finest concert albums of all time, and you won't get any argument from me about that. But it's not the band's only great live LP. Back in 1992 I did my third interview with ABB guitarist Dickey Betts, … Continue reading That time I asked Dickey Betts if the Allman Brothers’ new live album captured the band as well as At Fillmore East
That time Dickey Betts told me about Gregg Allman’s writer’s block
By Steve Newton When I interviewed Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts back in July of 1991, the band had just released its Shades of Two Worlds album, its second to feature the amazing Warren Haynes as a fully-fledged member. As on the previous year's Seven Turns album, Betts and Haynes had written or cowritten the vast majority … Continue reading That time Dickey Betts told me about Gregg Allman’s writer’s block
That time I asked Dickey Betts if the Allman Brothers were the originators of “southern rock”
By Steve Newton I've been a big fan of "southern rock" since I first heard the Allman Brothers Band's version of "One Way Out" on the Eat a Peach album back in high school. Some of my other fave bands in the seventies were Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Outlaws, Molly Hatchet, and Blackfoot. So when I … Continue reading That time I asked Dickey Betts if the Allman Brothers were the originators of “southern rock”
Newt’s Top 10 albums of 2016
By Steve Newton Please, God, don’t let any more of my rock heroes die this year. Jeff Beck Loud Hailer The world’s greatest living rock guitarist isn’t resting on his laurels at the age of 72. With Loud Hailer—another term for “megaphone”—Beck delivers a fresh-sounding blast of intense, politically minded rock. His fretwork has never … Continue reading Newt’s Top 10 albums of 2016
Duane Allman and Berry Oakley’s motorcycle deaths couldn’t keep the Midnight Rider off his bike
By Steve Newton I've been on a bit of an Allman Brothers bender of late. It started a while back when Gregg had to cancel some shows due to a "serious illness". He's feeling much better now, I've heard, but I still wanted to send good thoughts while continuously cranking out the four-CD Dreams box … Continue reading Duane Allman and Berry Oakley’s motorcycle deaths couldn’t keep the Midnight Rider off his bike
Susan Tedeschi thinks Derek Trucks is “a little burnt out” from the Allman Brothers Band
By Steve Newton When I interviewed Susan Tedeschi recently, in advance of the Tedeschi Trucks show in Vancouver this month, I asked her what she'd been listening to in her spare time. She replied that her and hubby Derek Trucks had been really enjoying the latest Wood Brothers album Paradise--which they played on one track … Continue reading Susan Tedeschi thinks Derek Trucks is “a little burnt out” from the Allman Brothers Band
Alvin Youngblood Hart loves Southern rock, was an Allman Brother for a night
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MAY 25, 2000 By Steve Newton Until now, Alvin Youngblood Hart has been best-known as an acoustic folk-blues performer. His first two albums—1996’s Big Mama’s Door and 1998’s Territory—showed him carrying a traditional torch similar to that of blues revivalists Taj Mahal and Guy Davis. So it comes as quite a surprise … Continue reading Alvin Youngblood Hart loves Southern rock, was an Allman Brother for a night