The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica - 1/16/1982 - University Of Florida Bandshell (Official)
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- The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica
Recorded Live: 1/16/1982 - University Of Florida Bandshell - Gainesville, FL
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The man who inspired my guitar playing has left this earth…Rest in Peace Dickey Betts
I feel the same. He was one of the best in my personal Guitar World. He made 80 years - I don't know if I can reach this. So R.I.P. Mister Dickey Betts!
Same
What??? I had no idea he was sick. Oh, man. That's a blow. What a legend.
@@incarnateTheGreat What a legend - YES!
He reminds me of Jerry Garcia..happy clean sound !
Some say ... this is one of the greatest instrumentals of all.
Indeed!
Their sound ruled the airwaves- was like a modern-life soundtrack!
All we know is….
@@tddeyoung It's name is Jessica!
on that bombshell, I'm going to enjoy the performance
RIP to the man behind the guitar and under the hat. What a legend. Have a great journey in your new life. Thanks for sharing your your life in music with the world
RIP Mr. Betts.
Dickey and everybody ever in that great band set the bar high. TY Mr Betts for sharing your gift. One of the best ever. Godspeed.
Tonight on top gear. a man plays a guitar, a man plays the drums. and a man wears a hat that can be used to juice a lemon.
Richard Dickey Betts the most criminally underrated blues rock guitarist. He melted that whole crowds faces with that solo.
No, Ray. He's simply the most melodic guitarist. Notice he's using two fingers of his left hand, in homage to Django Reinhardt.
Just remember it's a dual guitar play
Can't remember the other dude
I won't harsh on Dickey Betts, however, he is underrated because he just plays. Sometimes that happens when a instrumentalist is really good; he goes on automatic. I've seen the Allman Brother's perform LIVE many times, and though his performance is technically good, he has underwhelmed the audience.
Criminally underrated...love it.
@@gayleash9712 ..the other side is my punk band blows the audience away and we can't play for chit..lol
Rest in Peace, Dickey! :(
Thanks for all the good memories. Your legacy as one of the greatest guitarists will last forever.
I’ve always loved this song thru the years so much! Now, my son is getting ready to marry the love of his life…and her name is Jessica❤
A star playing a reasonably priced guitar 😁! RIP to Dickey Betts for giving us one of the most legendary instrumentals of all time!
Top (Gear) comment. Deserves a thumbs up
RIP Dickey. I remember seeing my bro open up for you shortly after I turned 18. Some of my best memeories were around your music. Rest easy friend.
Without a doubt my favorite Allmans song....At 64 I consider myself to be truly blessed to have grown up in this era...Chills from start to finish!
I agree. We had the best music. And concerts were so inexpensive. Just guys up there on stage performing. Not the big expensive productions you have now a days. The best of times.
@Gary Corson it's 10 pm in the laurel highlands of PA. I'm listening because we babyboomers (68 yrs) had the very best music 🎶 and these tunes evoke memories of some of the best times in my life.
🌹
@@CMG423 funny I just got done listening to this song on my bike not 20 minutes ago Came home & saw your comment….I usually listen at least twice a week…Reminds me I’m still alive✌️👉
Hey Gary this is Jeff Yoder the ol'broke down scooter tramp (exbiker),I'm 72years old and I was around when the Southern rock wave took over from the British invasion yeah garyC this is Jeff Yoder and I'm 72years old and was a teenager when the Southern Rock wave took over from the British invasion about a year before I went to Navy boot camp in January of 1969and their music kept me sane till I got discharged labor day weekend of 19 71 and for most of the last 50years plus while I've dealt with the way the people in general have treated my generation of veterans like we were basically criminals for answering Uncle Sam's call for help the way we were raised and taught was our patriotic duty when we were old enough and unfortunately the main thing that has helped has been the way other veterans have said thanks for my service and I can only hope that the last couple of generations of young veterans will be treated with the respect that they'll deserve
Right there with ya, Gary. In the 70s, I wore out three Eat A Peach albums.
Old. Tired. Sick. Dying.
This makes my eyes damp.
Wonderful.
Seems like yesterday.
Thanks Jeremy
I was named after this song! My dad was a blues musician from 60s- millennium 🙏🔥
Wow. Like many. My Dad loves this and due to time difference, shares a birthday with Jessica Betts, Dickey's daughter. It's the most joyous piece of music.
I named my daughter Jessica because this song made me love the name. As it turns out my daughter has a spirit that is more beautiful than the song.
When the Allman Brothers formed, they had 2 lead guitars, 2 drummers, and 2 guys playing keyboards. People said, "What the hell?" But now they just say, "Damn!" They broke the mold.
I'm 74 and have grown up with the best music there could be and Allman Brothers was always my favorite
I was stationed outside of Macon in Oct 71 when Duane died in the motorcycle wreck. A really dark day when the news came out in that whole area. Was topic of discussion in small groups, bars, clubs etc. But the guys went on later to celebrate his legacy.
Amen to that brother I'm 67 and I fully agree with you
I am 68 and the Allman Brothers were always my favorite. I have seen alot of bands live over the years but only one ever gave me goosebumps watching them and that is Dickie Betts playing this song back in the day.
...74 here also...
Thank you Dickey Betts for the amazing music. May your music live on and play forever.
And on that bombshell, Rest in Peace Dickey
The Bass player is absolutely brilliant.
I almost think his playing pushed this lineup into the tightest ABB incarnation. They were on a whole nuther level and I think he’s got a lot to do with that.
@@jackminor2320 David Goldflies.... apparently Allman didn't like him., so he was out pretty quickly. The Toler brothers on guitar and drums also helped make this version of the band a great lineup.
This song is an instant happiness drug. One of the most soaring rock guitar melodies ever written, and that incredible piano solo on the album by the great Chuck Leavell was made up on the spot.
Mike Lawler played the piano live here, i think. I like Chuck Leavell too, of course 😀
Above
It is.
But this performance is FAR too up tempo! 😅
yes on the piano solo, so wonderfully played from the heart/soul. the whole ABB was just so darn talented, Duane A. being my favorite.
Tonight, I wear a hat,
Richard wears specs
And James says “he’s not fat.”
”I’m not fat”
@@ludvigwu1670 "Tonight, I Point At A Thing, Richard Walks through a Shop and James has some Bunanas."
So many things can be said about this performance, but damn! Dickey Betts is a wizard.
Ahh yes. Letting the music speak for itself.
Unbelievable. Masterful.
@@kathycaldwell7126 here we are almost 40 years later in awe of this guy...
Saw Dickey Betts once and that's all it took
His guitar duets with Duanne Allman, and here with Dan Toler, or most actually, with Warren Haynes were pure magic
And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound Bus rolling down Highway 41... Thanks for the Memories..
theyre a great band......nuff said....still listening in 2023.
RIP, Dickey. Thanks for the music.
I’m glad Top Gear has brought this great song to a larger audience!
I suppose that show had to be good for something.
Several years ago, the Nordstroms in Redondo Beach CA had someone playing a grand piano on the first floor -- added a bit class, I suppose. I went there one day and the pianist was playing Jessica -- switching the lead guitar riffs, and the piano solo and the bass -- all on the grand piano! It was the most wonderful musical moment I had ever seen! Brilliant! When he finished, I was the only one to applaud him. Everyone else was busy browsing for shirts and earrings and shoes.... idiots.
Yes, people aren't aware of went into that piece of music. Same thing for me up in the Colo mountains. Blessing for those who catch such rarity really!
Great memory. Thanks!!
Fucking idiots... What a moment, man...
No appreciation for great music
Hawthorne & Artesia Blvds.
I could just sit here and listen to that on repeat for the rest of the day and never get tired of it. Dickey and Greg could pull off that rockstar look to a tee. RIP Dickey, among guitar players, we knew that you were the greatest.
This song is always in the road trip rotation.. nothing like bombing down an old country road listening to this masterpiece!
Who put this on?! I was at this concert!!!! I can't believe I'm seeing this after all these years! Thank you, Thank you!!
Lucky you!
there is a dvd with the whole show
lucky u
it would be nice to see footage with you in the audience, amazing!
peace to you,
I saw ABB 4 times 1972-73..miss ABB in Boston, Ma. when Duane was still with us
That was incredible. The bass player is off the hook. I've never seen/heard anything like him.
10/10. that bass sound is sadly not picked up well. I imagine 4 10's just pointed directly at him on stage feeling the bass. Plus that guitar is known for it's low end. I hope they had some massive subs at the live show.
It's an alembic
Bass player killed it 😎👍
Who is the bass player? He’s smokin’ it!
@@marshallwalker1627 David Goldflies
RIP Dicky Betts. Beyond awesome. Thanks for all the incredible music, Dicky.
One of the best instrumentals... in the world.
I guess this is why I listen to Jessica 2 or 3 times a week for the last 20 years
Randy Johnson it’s my favorite song also blues guy comes in a close second
Randy Johnson any song I listen to from The Allman Brothers is my favorite
I married her. Got to do something else 2 to 3 times a week for the last 20 years.
I was at American U when eat a peach came out- as I walked dowm=n the Dorm Hall it was playing in half the rooms. I SEE HIS ANMAZING talent, but this song was just too much pickin, hill billy- I bet he did not use a les Paul in studio?? I was into the beginning of GRIN, where nothiong NILS played got old. Still to=day, I love their "Moon Tears " sound. I now have to research who wrote Alman's gorgeous ballads!! But make it clear This is NOT rock, the same way way the Eagles were not.
@@tixximmi1 FIght ?
Dicky Betts is one of the greatest of all times. I saw them four times , including at Watkins Glen. Best live band ever. A recording pales by comparison. They play as one. Unbelievable timing. Wonderful memories.
Watkins Glen. Next year it will be 50 years. I was there too.
This is my favorite AB song (except for Dreams). Just LOVE the talents of Dickey Betts. I listen to this while cooking and dance around my kitchen! This band remains one of my favorites of all time. The musicality is off the chain.
A true legend, gone to ramble on…
You know your a real musician if you sound better live than you do in recording
*You're
+Hunter Angstadt what about DJ nowaday? :D
Yes, you are.
Hunter Angstadt hell yeah!
Hunter Angstadt for sure these days are long gone.... SAD
Dickie Betts take a bow. THE best guitar tune EVER written, played by an amazing guitarist... and that bass player totally grooved out too.
Damn, I have listened to this song 100s of times since it was released in the early 70s. I never get tired of it and this live version sounds is a PERFECT rendition of the original recording! The Allman Brothers were a brilliant band! I never get tired of listening to their music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
I prefer live versions of most bands and singers. The recordings are good, but they come alive in concerts.
LOVE this song, one of the best instrumental songs of all time.
Oh, it’s my favorite.
But, this is way too up tempo!
The greatest instrumental... In the world!
I can't disagree with that. My favorite, anyway.
Jessica & Mountain Jam - could listen to both of them all day.
Anybody got anything good like this?
That, and Reelin' In the Years. Both favorites of mine at least.
They said it right decades late, when they recorded "Good, clean, FUN"!
I will always love to watch Dickie play guitar. Fortunate to have seen him live a couple of times.
The best live performance... in the world...
Some say each of them has three equally long legs... and they are allergic to air... All we know is, they are the Allman Brothers...
Sometimes their live music, is almost frightening...
A later version, yes. Don't underate skydog, Berry, lamar
The solo @ 3:38 is some of the best guitar playing I've ever heard in my 24 years. Dickey is a beast!
Congrats on your 25th birthday.
@@GHP99 thanks for the late birthday wish
It's clear that he was the fan favorite in the band at this point. Just listen to the crowd when he starts and finishes that solo...he was a bona fide guitar hero
All have their opinions. There are many great guitar instrumentals out there, and I will give them their due, but this is something else. Takes you on a hot ride and brings you home, like nothing else. The piano segment is most important to this , also. Kudos to the bassist, too.
And don't forget the great dumb-ass drummer! We's blow up REAL GOOD! 🤣
@@MrToddKa Jim Keltner ?
Yes indeed.
@@kathycaldwell7126 I think the drummers were Butch Trucks and Frankie Toler. Dan's brother.
I've gotta say that I completely agree. It's not my favorite song, it isn't even my favorite instrumental. To be fair, is actually "pretty far" from being "the best" classic rock piece ever. BUT. BUT. BUT. It most definitely is something else. This piece really is in a league of its own.
RIP fellers. Thanks for all the amazing music
They're all jamming in heaven:)
Music DOES NOT GET ANY BETTER than this.
I can't Express how amazing Dickey Betts is on that Guitar! He was 1 good looking Southern boy! I wish I grew up in this era!
Since he wrote it, in only stands to reason right?
One of the greatest songs ever, this live style shows what the true talent is.
Jessica must be the best rock instrumental ever . Better combination of guitar, base, drums and keyboards probably doesn't exist. ABB deserves much more attention than being given .It is so much more than a Southern rock or Jam Band
Popular music today, of all genres, is not even close to the quality of this era.
RIP Dickey Betts, yours songs will live on forever🎸
TONIGHT ON TOP GEAR ⚙️!
its amazing that there's not a word in the song, and you don't really notice it the first few times you hear the song. the guitars do all the talking!
Rest easy Mr. Betts. Thank you so much for the music that was the soundtrack of our lives. ✌️
I would give anything to go back to this day.
same
Me too my brother
RIP, no wonder I named my daughter “Jessica” ❤❤❤
Damn. Who was here and had you heard this song before? I’ve been listening to Allman Brothers forever. It’s only been later in life that one can *fully* appreciate the talent here. Insane.
RIP Dickey Betts 😢, allein durch diesen Song und sein Gitarrenspiel schon unsterblich. Zusammen mit dem bereits 1971 verstorbenen Duane Allman das beste Gitarrenduo in einer Band überhaupt. Nebenbei hat die Band auch den Southern Rock erfunden.
Das sehe ich genauso. Einer der besten aus meiner Sicht ist nun gestorben, wurde aber 80 Jahre alt. Da weiß ich noch nicht, ob mir das gelingt. Wir haben aber eines gemeinsam: Ich trage meine Gibson auch eher etwas höher, also Gurt kürzer... Jetzt müsste man noch so spielen können 😉😆🙃
The greatist Greg, Dewayn and Betts.
@@user-ee5vh5nl1v
Nice! 🤩☝🏻
Was in the car listening to Allman Bros on the CD player. Came home and dialed them up on you tube and just stumbled on to this and realized I was at that show. I was at UF from 1980 to 84 and saw them at the band shell. WOW!!!
What's a CD player?
@@prettygirlus9008 It's like a record player,. only without the needle.😆
@@prettygirlus9008 this comment makes me feel old 😅
I was there too, 79-83. Great concert.
Happiest song ever composed
Whenever I die this is going to be the last song played at my funeral. I want people to dance out laughing
Lisa Lee...Me too!!!
My fave all time instrumental.. it NEVER fails to make me happy!!!
🔥❤️🌟💥❤️🔥💥🌟🌪🔥
It is!
Jessica
Cliffs of dover
Summer song
Those 3!!
YES!
If you don’t dance when this is playing there is something wrong. I love it!!
It don't get any better than this. Real musician playing their heart and soul out. This was and will always be the best jam band of all time. Duane Allman was a genuine musucal genius, 2 drums, 2 guitars, keyboards, bass guitar
And then the soulfull voice of Greg Allman and the country voice of Dickey. Great song writers, great musicians. Made all the other greats at the time stand up a listen, Clapton, Page, Beck, Hendrix, Terry Kath who tends to get over looked by most( Chicago fame ) was Inspired by Duane Allman. What we lost when the 3 great guitar players Allman, Hendrix and Kath died at such young ages. But what was left by these 3 greats will always be recaptured everytime someone hears them for the first time. Betts will be there some day. Saw him couple years back he still has the groove.
The music of my youth. I just want to know where the time slipped away to? Rest in Peace Dickey Betts.
I could listen to this for eternity and never tire of it.
Love the bass...he's killing it.
Sorry for ignorant, but who is he?
@@bezuglich David Goldflies. He was only there for a short while, 1978-82, fell out with Gregg Allman.
OK tim, much obliged. Honestly had never seen him before. @@timrussell9869
This is just insane!! What a jam session!
You can't get any better than dueling guitars, powered by masterful keyboards, backed by a wall of sound of percussion, and all driven as a tribute to the memory of Duane Allman.
No, this song is about Dickey's daughter.
@@pauljordan4452 Southern power rock in general. Lots of albums came out paying tribute to Duane Allman. Captain Beyond for example by Capricorn Records.
Tonight! I move my eyes...
Richard vandalises a road
and... James says "Cow"
and a wild wild animal cries 'Claaaaarksssssonnnnnn!' :)
Just perfect!
Jeremy I look at a man
James hears the sound of a distressed animal Hammond you idiot
And Richard look at a statue and says What!
"Cow"
"Tonight, I Point At A Thing, Richard Walks through a Shop and James has some Bunanas."
How great was that. Incredible musicality. One of the best bands of the late 20th Century. RIP Gregg.
Ahh, Dickey. Although I'm a bass guitarist, you wrote some great tunes that I enjoyed playing bass on. Ramblin' Man, Revival, and Jessica were my favorites. RIP my man!
Southern rock at its best,glad i could see them for years &years great guitarists.😊
If you get a chance check out the Allman's Bros playing Blue Sky at SUNY Sunnybrook 1971. DIckey and Duane play with more emotion in thay version than seems humanly possible. It's on RUclips, cheers
He is just amazing isn’t he what a sense of melody what a player so under-acknowledged.
A timeless masterpiece 🎸
I bought this record, (the album "Brothers and Sisters"), with some money my Dad gave me for my 17th Birthday when it came out. He knew I'd pick my own present better than a parent and I rushed down to the record shop in Dublin.
A mere 49 years ago! First time I've seen it live ... amazing, but a pity Duane wasn't alive then. That would have been something.
I didn't realise that Jessica was Dickey Betts' young daughter until I read this. That must be her photo ... aged about six ... on the cover of the LP ... which I still have, of course.
Some years later, the BBC picked this song as the title music for their motor enthusiasts show "Top Gear", which lives on in 2022 ... as does Jessica!
This and "Marquee Moon" by Television are the two greatest examples of dueling lead guitar in American history. RIP Dickey Betts
Them Doors d'un Sum amazingly magnifique ditties.
Jus'sayin
Hard to put into words how good this is .
Nobody can.
It leaves us speachless.
Awesome live performance. This song always makes me think of a sunny spring day. (I know it's about the little daughter of fead quitarist Dickey Betts but still....it's sunshine to me )
Daughters can be small balls of sunshine, no?
the best guitar instrumental in the history of music awesome allman bros
Some more of the good ole days. Brings back good memories 👍
yes
Yes, yes!
_TOP GEAR forever..._
Tears of joy everytime I come back to this particular rendition. Such perfection and inspiration, it's ridiculous how good they were those days. You can, not just hear, but feel the waves of enthusiasm in the crowd, specially in the solos. They were tight as a tourniquet!!
I like how Dickey tilts his head when bends that note.
Sign of a master guitarist
Little Wing, Cliffs of Dover and Jessica! My 3 favorite instrumentals ever. This one is brilliant live! Wow
Shit man, RIP Gregg. Thanks for giving us this song. My daughter, Jessica, and I, are going to enjoy it for years to come.
Dickie Betts wrote this song. Inspired and named for his little girl, Jessica.
Inca Moran he said Rip Gregg and you somehow made this about Duane?
What a beautiful performance! I was introduced to this song by top gear.. This is no doubt one of the the best instrumental music out there.
Such great work by Dickie
RIP Dickie Betts. Damn....
I never tire of listening to this masterful composition.
From the GENUINE rock and roll golden decades forever and ever till I die!
Usually, when I watch music videos like this on RUclips, I scroll through the comments while listening, but I could not take my eyes off of Dickey's amazing guitar playing till the very end... I know someone below said it, but the truth is that eyes closed, I can't tell that the music is live...
When I saw the Allman Brothers Band,it was Dickey Betts and Warren Haynes playing together,and most of the lead stuff they did lick for lick,"harmonizing guitars" it was so freakin awwwsum!!! I seen a lot of great bands but that was one of the most memorable of all.
Amen brother!
just switched off the Eurovision Song Contest and put this on to restore my sanity.
think i will give it a miss this year (tonight)
I thought that was just a Will Ferrell movie until recently. Imagine my surprise to find that Eurovision is a real thing.
@@gothard5😂
I watch this in wonder. 2 drummers, a congo player, 2 bitchen guitars, great bass player, organ and piano. It's the freaking Allman Brothers! Everyone in the crowd is grooving, but I'm not sure how many realized what a special and amazing concert this was!
RIp Dickie Betts....first time hearing you ,but you are one great guitar player.❤
Dickey has such an amazing guitar tone!
This may be one of the best concerts ever
What a lineup!!! Love this era.
Oh yeah 👍 thx Dickie for keeping the band alive
Best instrumental rock band hands down... Coordination, skills across all instruments.... the best
Amen
I've enjoyed and like this tune since it 1st came out so much.... when my daughter was born in 1984, I named her after it. This is a timeless instrumental...... and has stood the test of time since it's first release.