The Real Reason Dickey Betts Left The Allman Brothers Band
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- Опубликовано: 18 апр 2024
- Dickey Betts passed away on April 18, 2024, and the legacy he left behind is one of both towering achievements and withering lows. But one question about his life has never been fully answered.
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Rest In Peace Dickey Betts.
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Dickey was a bona fide Rock & Roll outlaw. Farewell to the Ramblin' Man but never forgotten!
Dickey was a drunk, who got kicked out of his own band.
He was one of those guys who actually lived the life he sang about, like Robert Johnson or Leadbelly, Hank Sr. or Merle Haggard.
He was the poster boy for "What you see is what you get" and that's why the music resonates so deeply for so long.
The real thing scares people in today's fake world, and most people can't process the artist or his work if it's not manufactured by computers and committees.
Most of the rap guys actually are what they appear to be, but they're way more extreme than the old timers, so their longevity is not as good.
@@jpalberthoward9 Dickey got kicked out his own band 24 years ago. Greg talked about what a time-wasting drunken jack ass Dickey was, and how he would have fired him years before if he could. 39 takes on Les Brers...and the band used #2.
Now that he's dead, everyone who is left, and especially Chuck, will soften their tone about Dickey.
Dickey Betts was at one time a fabulous musician but somewhere along the line, he turned into a hillbilly version of Ace Frehley.
Always liked the Allman Brothers Band. RIP Dicky Betts 🙏🏼🎸🎵
What a man !! Loved his tunes. RIP MR. BETTS 🙏🎼🎵🎶🎸
When Dickey Betts left, the backbone of the Allman Brothers Band left as well. This guy is a legend and one of the most underrated guitar players of all time. His music will last forever. RIP Dickey.
Underrated is a good description.
He was not underrated. He was well known and made most list of greatest guitarists ever.
And, then he shouldn't have left the band. He should have sobered up but instead he got an attorney
@@jellycream1964you seem to be a very unhappy person. I bet you're a blast to be around to😂.
@@jellycream1964 Who are you to call this guy out for his addiction? Have you ever dealt with an addiction or even known anyone that's dealt with an addiction? It's very real and its not as if everyone can just flip a switch. Everyone is not created equally when it comes to addictions. He lived a long lucrative life. Btw, all of those "best guitar players of all time" list are garbage for the most part but no, you're wrong about him being on most of those list. Its rare to see him on those list unless its maybe a top 100 list and the large majority of the people listed ahead of him aren't even close to being the guitar player that Dickey Betts was. Then you have the fact that most people don't have a clue how good he really was and you clearly seem to be one of those people.
Tugs on my heart..RIP Mr.Betts..you were one in a million..You were bad-ass fiercely awesome playing your guitars..!!
I met Dickie and his son in Oregon in 2005 when they were playing as a band called Great Southern he was a very nice man him and his son both they autographed my drum head for me in fact everybody in the band did he's a very good guitar player fortunately I've seen him twice for the Allman Brothers and then once with Great Southern I'm very sad that he's gone I've enjoyed their music tremendously all through the 70s and 80s rest in peace Mr Betts 🎸
A major part of USA rock history...Gone to the great gig in the sky..rip.
I did some remodeling work in his old house. The current owner personally knew them all and has a bunch of memorabilia from the band. Pretty nice little slice of heaven and I can only imagine the awesome/wild parties they threw there. Neat stuff. Rip Dickey, wish I could've met you in your youth.
Love Dickie Betts, despite his personal problems. Played him all night long the day he left us. I did hear that he left the ABB in late 70s after his wife had an affair with their manager. It affected him terribly.
Rest in peace dickey Betts
RIP Dickey, you will always be "Blue Sky". ❤❤
Dickey always struck me as a guy who didnt know if he wanted to be a hippie or a cowboy...this is by no means sarcasm...i loved the guy.
I'm just learning of Dickey's passing now. RIP legend. I never liked how the band did him dirty. He wrote their biggest hits and carried that band after Dwayne's passing. Dickey deserved better.
Your absolutely right !.I never listened to a single note of the band without Dickey....no need ...I have a ton of Dickey to listen to....with and without the Allmans....studio..live and bootleg.....RIP Dickey.....
Dicky was beating his wife. That’s why he got kicked out. Warren Haynes told him, “do that to me and see what happens”. I respect the band for not putting up with it.
@jeffcramer2463 oh really ?.....Warren Haynes wasn't even in the band when Dickey was pushed out.....he left in 1997 to work on Gov't Mule and came back after Dickey was gone...not sure where this story came from....
He was a mean drunk and was impossible to work with at that time. He hat arrested and missed gigs. He was violent and a head case . This is the truth, take it to the bank.
@@larrynolletti4594why do you think Warren left? Because Dickey was an intolerable drunk.
Saw the Allman brothers and DickBetts great man and musician RIP RAMBLIN MAN
As a boomer , I am shocked this is the first I am hearing of this. Rest in Peace. My condolences to his family and friends
Condolences*
Dickie and Gregg reconciled before Gregg passed.
Maybe so but Dickie always knew Gregg was a snitch..
Dickey. Not Dickie. Why is this so hard?
@@earlgallup5223 do enlighten me please sir
@@mylifeinGAbecause it doesn't matter
@@jellycream1964 it does though. Show the man the respect he’s earned by paying him the simple courtesy of getting his name right.
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Dickey was one of the greatest Guitarist and left his mark in Rock and Roll. Unfortunately his temperament left its mark and led to him leaving the ABB. His playing alongside Sky Dog began a new style never seen before
Allman Brothers Band was really good
Read Gregg Allman's book if you want to get a better idea about why Betts was forced out. Back when Gregg wrote that book the wounds were still fresh. He pulled no punches. It was Gregg, and it was likely Butch and Jaimoe, too. He put it all on Dickey, saying that Dickey had become difficult and unreasonable and his playing had worsened. And Dickey's behavior had become combative and erratic. There was an incident around that time with Dickey, domestic violence, alcohol, firearms and the police. And much was made out of Dickey being uncompromising about his guitar Amp volume always being cranked up way too high and it was damaging the quality of the overall show. It is a shame he wasn't with the band all the way through. I saw the band twice in the Haynes/Allen Woody/Dickey Betts years and they were outstanding. It is a beautiful thing that Dickey and Gregg at least patched up their differences at least to some degree and that Dickey seemed over all the drama by the time he sat down for Dan Rather. RIP, Dickey. He was 50% of the greatest rock band guitar duo, ever.
Didn't Butch Trucks end up blowing his brains out after all that too? Something about the IRS was after him n he made a bunch of bad financial decisions.
Their manager was the REASON.i was there in 1990 in tour it's completely true he wanted a audit i actually told them he was ripping them Off.
And who are you? The reason for what?
Duane was a phenomenal guitarist , that being a known, Duane showed his greatness for the years he was with us. Then came Dickey, and he took American music farther than any singular person , Considering he advanced Southern Rock, Country Blues , Outlaw Country and Country Rock ... He was the New Note Finder who cut the path for so many artist ,from the 80's till today , Dickey Betts is the Godfather of American Music for the last 6 decades....!
Brilliant iconic sounds .
Rest easy Ramblin man.
@ 0:57 seconds, the term 'cutting each other's heads' refers to a 'cutting contest', a challenge from one player to another, "here's what I got, what say you?" Answer / Add / Outdo!!!
He's Dickey! That's what bands do to each other. Everyone now can copy him but no one did it before him. His time dealing with cops and whatever was normal crazy shit in Florida man. Dude still killed the guitar till the end.
The band told Dickey to go get sober and he refused to get sober, so he chose booz over the band. Plus, he was irascible and a dink to everyone. He was a legend but he was never honest about why he was never allowed to rejoin the band. Man up. So sad.
It's sad to say but dickey Betts always knew that Gregg Allman snitched..
Rlp
Why can’t people get over themselves and stay together
Loads of substances and the lifestyle is the reason. Dickey and the others in the band were a handful
You don’t show up for work, you get fired.
@@djohnspangler 😆😆
I read an interview years back where Greg Allman said Dickey was let go because he was like a "bad tooth that had to be pulled out"
Pretty much sums it up.
He wasn't let go
Psychedelic southern rock?WTF?
lol , I was puzzled by that as well 😂
The Grateful Dead considered them their Southern counterpart
Literally a psychedelic mushroom on their box set cover.
@@djohnspangleron most of their stuff. T shirts, mushroom pins, etc ..great band to trip to.
@@EatAPeach72really? You don't understand that? What do think kind of 🍄 they promote? Great music to trip to. You don't listen to their trippy stuff and you have Eat a peach as your symbol?
Spend a few bucks and get some original Allman Brothers Band songs in the tribute/report on Dickey Betts!
No doubt he was a good guitarist and will be remembered well it is a shame that he and Greg did not get a chance to ever repair their relationship before Greg passed away, but if you read my cross the bear, I think it tells without a doubt how Greg felt About Dickie and they did fire him for the band and honestly I don’t blame him. I saw some of those concerts and he was not at his best. Let’s face it. I’ve been down that road of abuse, drug abuse, alcoholism, etc. but if we focus on the high, I hope that is at the highest point right now and at true peace 0:51 1:18
They did though
Your missing some facts. They didn't fire him he left when he decided not to sober up and Dickie said in the Dan rather interview that they did patch things up. Did u watch it?
@@jellycream1964 yes actually I did watch it, but I think he really should read Greg‘s book and his memoir is right up until the point of death. He never ever accepted Dickie back in his family or friendship or anything. He went on to live his life and finish out and die. Dickie was never involved with the band again Warren and everyone else, including trucks, went to do wonderful things, and certainly Dickie went on to do his own thing I’m not trying to take anything away from Dickie as a guitarist. I’m just saying that he was not harmonious with Greg at the end. Maybe Greg did forgive him, but he was fired, and there is legal documentation to prove it. I’m sure he would say he wasn’t the reason he was fired was just like what Greg said to bear the book read it. It tells exactly what Greg thought as a matter fact you can listen to it on RUclips in his voice, it’s an audio no doubt there at peace now and that’s truly all that matters and both are certainly in a much greater band than any of us playing on this earth but Greg and Dwayne were heroes to me. I’m totally blind and grew up and making Georgia and went to the blind Academy less than a mile and a half from where their big house was. I was at many of those parties, and they were very good to me as a young guitarist and then too although he paid me not much attention Greg certainly did and knowing Dwayne was an amazing thing I hope in their lifetime is so lucky to meet people such as truly outstanding careers, and truly one of the greatestand one of their tragic losses excuse my dictation like I said I’m blind so I don’t type on the phone well but playing guitar back then was a wonderful thing just as it is today enjoy and good luck with your own career
@@adamswanson8216 ok he was fired AFTER he sued them. Can u blame them then? So you don't believe what Dickie said to Rather? He said they talked just about every other day. What else do u want? They had a working relationship as musicians. They didn't have to hang out like family all the time.
There's more info in the comment section than there is in this video.
Yeah but most of it wrong
I love Dickey Betts, he’s the reason I started playing guitar and has been my musical North Star ever since. That said, he was delusional about his exit from the ABB. The sad fact is that he was holding the band back. The audience wanted the band to evolve and he was standing in the way. More importantly than that, his playing had completely fallen off and he could no longer perform at the level demanded by the ABB and their audience. His post ABB career demonstrates just how badly his playing had fallen off.
I saw it myself. I was at Bett’s second to last performance with the ABB in 2000 and left early because he was playing so poorly. On the way to the car I told my wife “that’s the last time I go to an ABB concert as long as Dickey Betts is in that band.”
He’s a legend, but he overstayed his welcome.
Great story Bro 🤦
Dickey became the leader when Duane died. From all that I read, he was a stern leader, probably because the rest of the band was getting out there. My guess is that he wasn’t on the same page as the rest of the band and after Gregg cleaned up, Dickey still had his demons. And when you’re in your sixties, no one has patience for someone else’s BS.
Drugs and alcohol really ruined his life. He got the boot!
But did they? If you are referring to “ruining his life by getting kicked out of the Bros.” I’d say no. How was his life ruined? He put together another band & called it Great Southern (again) & was surrounded by great musicians. Then he played his incredible music in much smaller clubs to his adoring fans. His band was easily as good as The Allman Bros. if not better. Maybe you think, yeah but financially he was ruined. Nope not even close. He had plenty of money, toured at his own pace, & played much less shows. He & GS just kicked ass & sounded incredible live. I looked up his net worth & he was worth 10’s of millions of dollars after he left the Bros. You know why? Cause he wrote lots of The Allman Brothers best songs & continued to receive royalties throughout his life. He did it his way! You can’t keep a good man & a great guitarist down! They tried to but failed!!!
@@realledbetter5015his band was not even close to the Allman's. They got better with warren and Derek. They were both better than Dickeys was at that stage of Dickeys life. They were in their prime and Dickey was well past his. And they still had Gregg singing and the 2 drummers with a great bass player. The only other band that had 2 better guitar players than warren and Derek were the brothers with Duane and a young dickey. He wasn't fired, he chose not to sober up and quit
I heard he got fired over the telephone or fax.
Yeah it’s right in the fkn video weirdo
Gee , maybe you heard it in this video ffs 🤦
Drug abuse kills.. pitiful what happened to these great artists
Dickie lived 80 years. Duane and Oakley died in accidents.
@@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973 I was amazed Betts lived that long. Did he ever get sober?
@@anthonyfoutch3152 I couldn't tell you. I generally don't pay attention to the personal lives of the musicians I admire. He was a fantastic player
@@anthonyfoutch3152 Hell no! He was running on Whiskey & Cocaine till the end. Even drunk during 2018 Dan rather Interview. That's where that mean streak come from - they drink so much while on that cain that's all they see is WHITE...then they've done gone mad. His $$ always get him outta trouble especially down south Florida w/ the Good Ol Boys.
If he didn't get in touch with Jesus before we left he could be in a lot of trouble.. we all going to spend eternity somewhere and you only have two choices....😮😮😮
I know Jesus I ran team with him out of El Paso in the 80s, when i was a truck driver, Jesus Trujillio
Jesus likes pre teen boys pants around their ankles
Earl you weirdo
He tried to get in touch with him but Jesus’s wife told Dickey he wasn’t home. Jesus had gone to Roberto’s on el cajón blvd. to fetch himself a burrito.
Another legend I grew up with gone...
Dicky was constantly getting arrested here in Manatee County for beating up his wife. Greg Alman would always come and bail him out so they remained close. They would both run around the bars on the Island getting so wasted they would be kicked out! Dickey was a mean violent drunk with multiple arrests here. I don’t care how good of a guitar player he was because he was a terrible person!
The rock stars of this era were literally dripping with patriarchy and as a 63 year old today looking back, it's very sad and tragic that too many of these men who were lauded to the highest of musical pedistals we're in deed violent men who all too often directed that violence at their partner. Jackson Brown was another.
He was just misunderstood...😂😂😂😂 Whiskey does that to a man..
He had a destiny with death just like each one of us.. the Peruvian flake had a hold on it for a long time..
@@earlgallup5223 Whiskey gets the blame for a lot of things it didn't do.
I don't care what kind of person he was because he was a good guitar player. I don't pay attention to what an artist does when he's not playing and I don't understand people who do. I listen to a lot of artists who I wouldn't want to have lunch with
All those in politics have done is try to ruin this man's reputation.
Yeah they were mad he supported Jimmy Carter
@@AngeloSantelliMusic Isn't everyone lol.
@@pedenmkno one cares now Carter wasn’t nearly as bad as Biden although my step dad said the economy was extremely bad in 1980 and of course the Iran shit changed the world significantly for the worse. But he’s still a Dem so the damage must have not been that bad…
When he started believing it was the Dickey Betts band they canned him.
RIP Mr. Dickey Betts!
Word on the screet was that Betts was drinkin & partying too much which affected his performances so they gave him the boot. R.I.P. DB
…if he even showed up
Incredibly good early on - very little worthwhile music by these guys after Duane and Berry died.
lol , that’s just a dopey comment
Uhhh, yea. Don’t even know how to respond to such a ridiculous comment except to say, haven’t listened to much ABB have ya?
You left out the part where he beat up his wife more than a few times while coked up. He hit Allen Woody and treated the band like abused children to his abusive father. After he was arrested for domestic violence on tour, that was the last straw. Read “One Way Out” and they’ll tell you what kind of man he was. Great player. Terrible person
As long as he had a 8 ball he was pretty good guy.
no alcohol is a terrible drug.
@@earlgallup5223 I thought alcohol was his DOC?
At the end of his time with the ABB, he wasn’t even a great, or even good, player.
The word 'psychedelic ' doesn't and never did apply to the Allman Brothers.
Maybe so but they all had a date with death. Like each of us will
they invented a musical genre.
@@earlgallup5223
F😳ck you babbling about ?
Yeah they just put mushrooms on their album covers because they were fungis