Dickey Betts

Born: 
12/12/1943
City: 
West Palm Beach
Region: 
Florida
Country: 
USA
Years Active: 
1960-present
Genre(s): 
Southern Rock
Instruments: 
Guitar, Vocals
Notable Equipment: 
1957 Gibson Les Paul
1961 Gibson SG
Associated Artists: 
The Allman Brothers Band
Recorded With: 
John Lee Hooker

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Forrest Richard "Dickey" Betts is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. He was inducted with the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and also won with the band a best rock performance Grammy Award for his instrumental "Jessica" in 1996. Recognized as one of the most influential guitar players of all time, he had early on in his career one of rock’s finest guitar partnership with the late Duane Allman introducing melodic twin guitar harmony and counterpoint which "rewrote the rules for how two rock guitarists can work together, completely scrapping the traditional rhythm/lead roles to stand toe to toe".Dickey Betts was ranked #58 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time list in 2003.

Discography

The Allman Brothers Band
Released: 1969
Idlewild South
Released: 1970
The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East
Released: 1971
Eat A Peach
Released: 1972
Brothers & Sisters
Released: 1973
Win, Lose or Draw
Released: 1975
Searchin' for a Rainbow
Released: 1975
Enlightened Rogues
Released: 1979
Reach For The Sky
Released: 1980
Brothers of the Road
Released: 1981
Seven Turns
Released: 1990
Shades of Two Worlds
Released: 1991
Where It All Begins
Released: 1994
Face To Face
Released: 2003