The April 27 edition of Greasy Tracks featured a special tribute to Dickey Betts.
Here’s the archive, while a playlist is here.
The iconic guitarist, one of the founding members of the Allman Brothers, passed away April 18, 2024, at the age of 80.
There were interviews with numerous people who played with Betts — including a contingent of Connecticut-based musicians — as well as a pair of noted journalists who have written extensively about Betts over the years.
The feature went in depth when it came to recordings Betts made with the Allmans as well as his solo work and time spent with Great Southern and The Dickey Betts Band.
Providing insight and sharing memories of Betts were former Allman Brothers Band bassist David Goldflies, guitarist Andy Aledort, keyboardist Matt Zeiner, bassist David Stoltz and saxophonist Kris Jensen.
Zeiner, Stoltz and Jensen are all based in Connecticut and played with Betts when he regrouped the Dickey Betts Band and later, Great Southern. The trio is part of the Great Southern Reunion. Stoltz is an adjunct professor at Trinity’s Austin Arts Center.
An associate editor at Guitar World, Aldort — who spent 12 years with various Betts lineups — now plays with Friends of the Brothers, which he formed with author Alan Paul.
Paul wrote two of the definitive tomes on the Allmans, including Brothers & Sisters: The Allman Brothers Band and the Inside Story of the Album That Defined the 70s (St. Martin’s Press) and One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band (St. Martin’s Press).
Paul, who was also interviewed, co-wrote Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan (St. Martin’s Press), with Aledort.