Dickey Betts - Live At Winterland 1974 (2021)

EXCEPTIONAL LATE -1974 CONCERT FROM DICKEY BETTS GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC SHOW After the death of Duane Allman in late 1971, Dickey Betts became the Allman Brothers Band’s sole guitarist and also took on a greater singing and leadership role. Betts, over the course of one night traveling, practiced slide guitar intensively in order to cover the majority of Duane parts. He went on to write ‘Jessica’ and the Allmans biggest commercial hit, ‘Ramblin Man’. Betts first solo album, Highway Call, was released in 1974, and featured fiddle player Vassar Clements. By this time, in large part due to Capricorn Records huge albeit unexpected success, more lucrative than anyone could have dreamed. Betts found himself free to pursue almost anything he desired musically. This situation allowed him to record Highway Call, and to perform with countless great musicians for the pure joy of playing, without any expectations of making money in the process. Over the course of the previous year, Betts had found a true, authentic voice, and had begun to distinguish himself within the ABB as a unique stylist, blending his love for country, bluegrass, western swing, jazz and rock into a style utterly his own \- and one that would soon prove highly influential on all the Southern Rock bands that followed in the Allman Brothers wake. Betts Great American Music Show featured many of the players from his solo album, and all these musicians combined to create a show that authentically traced the history of American music. His show at San Francisco’s Winterland Arena on December 14th ’74 became the premier event on the short tour he and his entourage performed at this time, and while previously unreleased the entire event is now available on the 2CD Set for the first time.