By Steve Newton I did the first of my four interviews with guitar legend Dickey Betts back in March of 1989, when he was touring with the Dickey Betts Band, playing tunes from his first album in seven years, Pattern Disruptive. Betts' famous former group, the Allman Brothers Band, had broken up (for the second … Continue reading That time Dickey Betts told me that an Allman Brothers reunion “could be a good idea”
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Dickey Betts ponders an Allman Brothers reunion and wonders what Duane would think of the music scene in 1989
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MARCH 31, 1989 By Steve Newton Southern rock. The raw bite of the blues tempered by a free-wheelin', down-home country feel. Gruff, unencumbered vocals and soaring, twin lead guitars. Songs about ramblin' men, poison whiskey, and Saturday night specials. You have no choice: ya gotta like it. Unfortunately, in the last days … Continue reading Dickey Betts ponders an Allman Brothers reunion and wonders what Duane would think of the music scene in 1989