This post offers several levels of goodness: a video from my conversation with Lamar Williams Jr., Dickey’s thoughts on composing, and a deep dive into my second favorite ABB instrumental, “High…
In my decades of research on the Allman Brothers Band, I have unearthed very few Lamar Williams quotes. This one comes from Downbeat magazine, September 1974. This is from a recent Conversation from…
Episode OverviewA few months ago, reader/subscriber/paid member J.D. Seem and I sat for a discussion on Matt Zako’s City’s Backyard podcast. Our conversation focused on At Fillmore East at 55—how the…
Episode OverviewYou know it’s gonna be a great conversation when the assignment is to listen to the Avett Brothers in preparation for an interview. The Avett Brothers, Scott and Seth Avett with…
Episode OverviewReese Wynans joins me at the crossroads to discuss his role in the founding of the Allman Brothers Band. Reese was a collaborator of Dickey’s going back to their days in the Sarasota…
Episode OverviewDana Dowd, daughter of producer Tom Dowd tomdowd.org, joins me at the Crossroads to talk about her father’s life and legacy. Our conversation ranged far beyond Tom’s truly significant…
The quote above is from Dickey Betts in Alan Paul’s excellent book One Way Out. Dickey was talking about the shared musical ethos between the Allman Brothers and the Grateful Dead. I cited it in Play…
Inadvertently cut off this story from the ending of part 2 about how Duane’s protege Gerry Groom came into possession of the 1961 Gibson SG Dickey gave Duane to play so he didn’t have to keep retuning…
Episode OverviewAs a teenager in Sarasota, Richard Price began following Dickey Betts. He was there as Dickey and Berry Oakley joined forces in the Second Coming. In Jacksonville in fall 1968/spring…
I get mail. In this case, comments. Here are my responses to some of them. Note: I’ve included the comment in bold italics.The first video is based on this quote from Dickey Betts:“There was really a…
