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By then Duane had made a name for himself as the Allman Brothers Band’s hot-shot slide guitarist. If there was one player in rock who could give Winter a run for his money, it was him.
I can’t tell it was something that was in the water or something in what we were smoking," the former Eagles guitarist ...
The Allman Brothers performed a singular amalgam of rock, blues, jazz and country marked by the pioneering, twin lead guitar playing of Dickey Betts and Duane Allman, best heard on the band's ...
The blues rock giant sits down with Guitar World to go through his back catalog of riffs, picking out a few favorites along ...
As Whitlock relates, Clapton and Allman’s friendship was as symbiotic as their guitar playing. He witnessed many moments of camaraderie between them and recalls the profound impact it had on his ...
The guitar solos Warren Haynes plays do more than dazzle and burn. They sing. A big reason is Haynes, a legend for his playing with the Allman Brothers Band and Gov’t Mule, was into singing ...
Dickey Betts, who revolutionized the twin-guitar approach in rock before helping lead the Allman Brothers Band out of unspeakable tragedy, has died.The 80-year-old had been suffering from cancer ...
The influential guitarist, songwriter and singer was best known for the song "Ramblin' Man." Betts's blues, rock and country-influenced guitar style helped define Southern rock in the 1960s and '70s.
Allman Brothers were the biggest band in U.S. in 1973 thanks to Betts' singing, songwriting and lead guitar playing heard on hits like "Ramblin' Man." ...
Jaimoe Johanson, Chuck Leavell, Lamar Williams, Butch Trucks, Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts (from left) circa 1973. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Paul’s book hits all the bases his story ...
Although Mr. Betts continued with a side venture, Dickey Betts & Great Southern, in 1979 the Allman Brothers Band released a comeback album, “Enlightened Rogues,” reviving the twin-guitar ...
Tickets to Thursday's Allman Family Revival range from $38 to $68. They’re available at mpaconline.org. or by calling the box office at 334-481-5100. Even beyond being part of a huge tribute to ...