Forrest Richard "Dickey" Betts (born December 12, 1943) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band.
He was inducted with the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and also won with the band a best rock performance Grammy Award for his instrumental "Jessica" in 1996 Recognized as one of the greatest rock guitar players of all time, he had early on in his career one of rock’s finest guitar partnerships with Duane Allman introducing melodic twin guitar harmony and counterpoint which "rewrote the rules for how two rock guitarists can work together, completely scrapping the traditional rhythm/lead roles to stand toe to toe". Dickey Betts was ranked #58 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time list in 2003, and #61 on the list published in 2011.
Dickey Betts & Great Southern is the second solo album by Dickey Betts of The Allman Brothers Band. It was recorded with his band "Great Southern" in 1977. The standout tracks are "Sweet Virginia" and the extended-jam "Bougainvillea", which was co-written by Don Johnson of Miami Vice fame.
Personnel
Dickey Betts - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, lead vocals
Dan Toler - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
Tom Broome - keyboards, background vocals
Ken Tibbets - bass
Topper Price - harmonica
Jerry Thompson - drums, percussion
Donnie Sharbono - drums, percussion
Mickey Thomas - background vocals
Don Johnson - background vocals
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