A Remembrance of Dickey Betts

One of the greats

It's important to me to acknowledge the passing of the great guitarist Dickey Betts. He largely disappeared from sight in the past couple of decades. Meanwhile The Allman Brothers had a second, or if you will, a third life without him. The stories I heard about why he was dismissed lead me to suspect that it was a necessary move for the Allmans. Of course I have no idea. Apparently he was a hellraiser of staggering proportions with a drinking habit that was dangerous to those around him.