Dickey Betts 1986 Nashville Now [VHS Master]

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Dickey Betts
Nashville Now
February 19, 1986
VHS Master to DVD
The Show band was led by the Late Jerry Whitehurst with Johnny Neel on piano.

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@jamestomkin8784 8 ай бұрын

Dickey is so underrated and does not get his due respect from critics. He is an American treasure!

@TheHonudiver 7 ай бұрын

He gets huge respect for his talent, otherwise he would never have been invited to this show. People and the industry only distanced from him because he was erratic and could not put the substances aside. I met Warren and Woody several times in the mid nineties and they both loved him but said he had become unbearable.

@cliftonjarvis8010 7 ай бұрын

Well I think he great

@Datanditto 7 ай бұрын

Where is he ‘under-rated’? It is just blues licks- nothing ground breaking. You know who is under-rated? Allan Holdsworth- a real ground breaker in the workd of guitar. How bout Shawn Lane? Lane had chunks of all other guitar players in his stool. But yeah, Dick was great.

@michaelrhodes9294 7 ай бұрын

YES INDEED!!

@philovance1940 7 ай бұрын

DB also had a huge hit with ‘ Ramblin’ Man’ . That didn’t hurt either . Alan Holdsworth ever have a hit on the radio?

@patrickhite3026 2 ай бұрын

Dickie Betts died today ...He was one of a kind & wrote many classics still being played today...A true legend R.I.P Dickie Betts🍑

@jeffmcleod2855 2 ай бұрын

RIP Mr. Dickey Betts! Your music will live on.

@user-rk4zm3nb5f 2 ай бұрын

He was a good vocalist as well.

@jimoncken6936 Ай бұрын

Dickie was the REAL DEAL!! RIP

@JC-rb3hj 2 ай бұрын

Dickey carved out a signature sound all his own. It is immediately identifiable.What a beautiful picker. RIP

@newmoon54 2 ай бұрын

Dickey Betts was my main inspiration for taking up the guitar seriously!!! I never got goose bumps before listening to any guitarists ........... until ...... I heard .......... Dickey ~Best~ Betts~!~ After 55 wonderful years, made much more wonderful thanks to Dickey Betts and the rest of the Allman Brothers Band......... it all seems like a mere months,, I can't thank Dickey Betts enough for in some ways saving my life, LITERALLY~!~ I hoped he'd always be with us forever~!~ His passing still hasn't sunk in yet with me, it will any day now. God Bless and keep Dickey in HIS memory~!~

@skyxagonyxd6985 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, Dickey, for all of the great music. It has meant so much to me.

@krisllewe9128 Ай бұрын

MY FAVORITE GUITARIST OF ALL TIME! WHAT AN AMAZING SONG WRITING, HELL RAISING, GUITAR PLAYING BAD ASS! R.I.P. !!!!!!!!!!!

@travissmith9451 11 ай бұрын

I'm tickled to death that I stumbled across this, I had no idea of it's existence. Dickey's one of the greats!

@splinterlife1969 11 ай бұрын

I’m so happy you found it :-) it is pretty good

@travissmith9451 11 ай бұрын

@@splinterlife1969 thank you so much for posting it!

@wmden1 10 ай бұрын

Me too!

@timhoovermusicman 8 ай бұрын

@@splinterlife1969used to watch this show all the time but can't remember if I saw this...

@paulmysliborski4832 7 ай бұрын

Not many younger people realize what huge part of the Allman Brothers band Dickey Betts was, even when Duane was alive. And fewer know that Dickey kept Duane's sound alive for the band after Duane's death. God Bless Dickey Betts. A true guitar master, and legend of Rock & Roll.

@Donna0728 7 ай бұрын

I often wonder if the Allmans would have stayed together if it wasn't Dickey. I doubt it!

@paulmysliborski4832 7 ай бұрын

@@Donna0728 I agree with you 100%

@edge1289 2 ай бұрын

I didn’t know Dickey had a Floyd Rose on Goldie….. Dickie was the glue that kept the Allman Brothers together for years. RIP Dickey.

@PhilBooe-tl9eb 2 ай бұрын

I have the full Allman Brothers Fillmore East complete set of shows and listening to that unless Dwayne's playing slide you can't tell who's playing what I think sometimes it's such an awesome they played off each other and they hand each other skills

@eye_IZ Ай бұрын

Nashville Now was such a great show

@keithsargent6963 2 ай бұрын

Dickey Betts was the sound of the Allman Brothers most famous song Rambling man.

@MrGreglarry 2 ай бұрын

In addition to be a superb guitarist ... Dickey possessed a great voice.

@redflamered Жыл бұрын

Betts at his finest. Amazing talent. That piano player is great.

@jimhamlin6475 Жыл бұрын

Piano player,the great Johnny Neal

@paulferranti8536 7 ай бұрын

Johnny Neel, I talked to him at a Brothers show

@joeshoe6184 2 ай бұрын

That solo in Blue Sky was smokin!

@jaxsutro4880 2 ай бұрын

Rest In Paradise, LEGEND!❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏

@michaelkardish6894 Жыл бұрын

Dickey really found his voice for this show! And that Dickey Betts tone on his gold top is unmatched!

@PatriotSteve 7 ай бұрын

Dicky Betts is an American Icon. If not the best guitarist, writer, singer to come from the US, he’s in the top two or three.

@davidegeland2380 2 ай бұрын

Dickey is one of the best guitarists to ever play!

@user-dg5jp7go5t 2 ай бұрын

Dickey Betts was the Allman Brothers Rest in peace ✝️🎵

@FYMASMD 2 ай бұрын

Bullshit.

@papadavewatson 2 ай бұрын

@@FYMASMDMost people wouldnt even know who the ABB were if it werent for DB. Bullshit to your bullshit!

@roncampbell6377 7 ай бұрын

100% hands down one of the best top 10 Pickers to ever Live Period !!!

@wesleykelly7597 Жыл бұрын

Ol Forrest richard betts underrated singer

@jackiesmith2801 2 ай бұрын

RIP, Dickey. Thank you for sharing your magic with us.

@jsgreen1000 8 ай бұрын

one of the greats of 60's rock and country music.

@MDavidG1 7 ай бұрын

Dickey's era was definitely the seventies, not the sixties. But he was one of the greats then, for sure!

@EatAPeach72 7 ай бұрын

1969

@MDavidG1 7 ай бұрын

@@EatAPeach72 Yes, the Allman Brothers formed in March 1969. Two years later they recorded 'At Fillmore East' and things began to take off. Stardom for Betts in particular came with the release of 'Brothers and Sisters' in 1973, which featured the smash hit Ramblin Man.

@Kate-it7cn 3 ай бұрын

@@MDavidG1Look up his ‘81 performance of Ramblin Man and Jessica ( guitar greats). Wow!

@papadavewatson 2 ай бұрын

Or maybe 70's southern rock.

@glennrossi2753 2 ай бұрын

Boy he was a treasurer I discovered later in life…

@gebremenfeskidus9567 2 ай бұрын

Wow! You can really hear B.B. King's influence here! Rest In Peace Dickey Betts +++

@mathewfines8727 2 ай бұрын

I like how informative and non-judgmental he is here, when discussing Allman Brothers history

@hausf.kartreit1111 2 ай бұрын

WowI never knew Dickey was an honorable Member of the Platters🙏🏼RIP Dickey Betts Wonderful Performance & Interview✌🏼🤠☯️

@paulferranti8536 7 ай бұрын

Dickey , as good as it gets

@jeffbrown7408 7 ай бұрын

Dickey is amazing!! So glad I found this clip, he was in fine voice. One of ythe best guitarist around!!🎸🎸

@eightapeach2861 2 ай бұрын

The great Johnny Neel on the piano

@user-rk4zm3nb5f 2 ай бұрын

Around '73 or so, I had all the ABB albums to date but had never seen them play. I saw them late one night on either the Midnight Special or In Concert series. I was amazed at Dickey's presence.

@hausf.kartreit1111 2 ай бұрын

Johnny Neal Pounding the Heck outta the Piano Bravo Sir👍🏾🤠🤳

@GStraitKISS1 Жыл бұрын

Legend!

@minmyers717 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic guitar player. ❤️❤️☝🏼✌🏼🎶

@JimDorman 6 ай бұрын

Happy 80th Birthday Dickey Betts 🎉

@Johan-ew3ot 2 ай бұрын

Later that year Dickie and Greg did a free show in a field in philly maybe 150 people there had to pinch myself watching them on this tiny stage RIP BROTHER

@lloydp3061 7 ай бұрын

Whoever posted this...thank you! Great show and Dickey Betts, one of musics treasures. No one else can swing on the guitar, Bob Wills style and make it his own like Dickey Betts. One of the few who can make a guitar sing and that tone, that beautiful tone. He has his own beautiful tonal voice that was warm and so graceful like an eagle soaring high in the sky. Saw his band about this time in the Seattle area along with Roy Buchannon and Lonnie Mack but Dickie was truly great! The venue was called Parker's. Was anyone else there? Saw the ABB many times but that night was special. Hope you are doing well Dickey and proud of what you have acomplished. Truly one of music's all time greats. Never really given credit for the swing he incorporated into the music of the Allman Brothers. That was the difference maker. That's what made them unique. Blues that could swing or as Duane used to say.....Music for the body!

@splinterlife1969 7 ай бұрын

I posted this :-) you’re welcome. I’m glad you enjoy it.

@benallmark9671 2 ай бұрын

I second that. , thank you kindly. Just what I needed. Greatly appreciated.

@phillipriggs3375 2 ай бұрын

@@splinterlife1969 Yes< Thank You @ 68 yrs. Too bad I clue in when someone passes and realize I missed it.

@user-yr4ud8pf1n 7 ай бұрын

What a talent! I Miss Dickie Betts!

@randybolt1021 Жыл бұрын

Dickey has a great voice!

@bartbucklin7433 3 ай бұрын

Dicky and the Gold Top, You can't go wrong.

@AmericasChoice 7 ай бұрын

DB is in the pantheon of great American songwriters....and could play a mean guitar.

@richardwingert2827 2 ай бұрын

He was magical. RIP Richard

@papadavewatson 2 ай бұрын

Johnny Neel on the piano!

@franklyterrence4860 7 ай бұрын

One of the ALL Time Best!

@jessebfly 2 ай бұрын

Man, I just love these vids. This mid- late 80's period was a trove of gems. The ABB was not yet rejoined but met up periodically for college concerts , small venue shows, etc. Betts and Allman had solo careers. Betts always played with such melodic precision and the interplay with Johnny Neel it's just beautiful to watch

@TMCMR 2 ай бұрын

What a treasure to see Dickey’s performance here. Wow. RIP

@patrickhanly7458 7 ай бұрын

Geez, I loved Dickey Betts.

@user-pt2zj8gl3w 2 ай бұрын

He wrote Blue Sky with such great lyrics! Don’t fly Mr Bluebird I’m just walking down the road, early morning sunshine tells me all I need to know! Dickie originally wrote this song after he married a Indian girl named Blue Sky!

@patrickhanly7458 7 ай бұрын

That piano player was awesome!

@christianschmidt5744 2 ай бұрын

G’on Dickey…. Them licks live forever

@gmanning4881 2 ай бұрын

outstanding. he is why i played guitar and later got a les paul. r.i.p

@KevinSean116 7 ай бұрын

I worked with Dickey for a bit… Incredible experience!

@jeffrey-ye9qv 2 ай бұрын

i cant hear because of this man and headphones that threw his music through my body when i was 8 57 now love this guy and will miss him

@splinterlife1969 2 ай бұрын

Are you saying you have hearing damage because you listened to this music to loudly with headphones when you were younger?

@jeffrey-ye9qv 2 ай бұрын

@@splinterlife1969 really?

@mikereynolds3294 7 ай бұрын

I miss him. Guess age finally gets us all😢

@peterbetts858 7 ай бұрын

chec out his son !

@mikereynolds3294 7 ай бұрын

Yep familiar with Duane and Devon

@Kate-it7cn 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, I get teary eyed seeing him play as an old man.

@SAVANNAHEVENTS 2 ай бұрын

Music Never Dies, thank God.

@loilt5091 2 ай бұрын

Better voice than most would expect…great B.B. King vibrato, too. It’s sad about his personal challenges, his broad palette of rock, blues, country, jazz, etc., truly brought a deeper flavour to the Allman’s. Sweet song, thank you Dickey‼️ 🇨🇦

@duelenigma7732 2 ай бұрын

why do you say a stupid thing like you know what 'most people think' ?

@loilt5091 2 ай бұрын

@@duelenigma7732 How old are you junior…I’m basing it on Greg being the lead singer on virtually all Allman’s songs & most casual fans only knowing him from Ramblin Man. How long have you been listening to them? I DON’T care what you really think based on your statement. 🙉

@Elite59 2 ай бұрын

@@loilt5091 don't forget Bluesky...

@ladybug6005 2 ай бұрын

We lost a very talented man.😢

@GuadalupeLopez-bt9pl 8 ай бұрын

Siempre es un deleite escuchar a éste gran virtuoso de la guitarra, Me Dickey Betts.

@jamesdavid7099 2 ай бұрын

Pure gold

@hausf.kartreit1111 2 ай бұрын

That GoldTop LesPaul has some mileage on it but it sounds perfect in the hands of its Master🎸It's obviously modified as well to accommodate the Floyd Rose Tremolo system. Not many Guitarists had LesPauls with Floyds on them in 1986🙏🏻Go Dickey RIP Mr Betts✌🏼🤠☯️

@jimdonovan8213 2 ай бұрын

Neely posted this show on FB, here on the day we lost this musical genius. Very sad for the last hour. Great memories, though. Very proud that I was friends with the best band ever, THE ABB.

@mbustube1 Жыл бұрын

Duane Allman died in 1971. He played the first solo on Blue Sky on both the album (Eat a Peach) and the 1970 SUNY live version. Obviously, the song was written well before 1974.

@johnryan3913 Жыл бұрын

Who played the first solo on Blue Sky? I thought Duane was gone when that song was recorded?

@kathybradshaw8526 Жыл бұрын

Song was written in the spring of 74 per Sandy Blue Sky.

@kathybradshaw8526 Жыл бұрын

Duane got to record it. One of the last ones that he did.

@markcorley 8 ай бұрын

Song was 1st recorded in 1971. Duane played on at least three versions of it. Case closed .

@aeyeq 8 ай бұрын

Way before ‘74, Duane Allman plays on the original on Eat A Peach. Eat a Peach contains studio recordings from September-December 1971 at Criteria Studios, Miami-both with and without Duane Allman-and live recordings from the band's famed 1971 Fillmore East performances. Dudek did some work on Brothers and Sisters.

@gerrydooley951 2 ай бұрын

oh man Dickie looks great hasn't changed a bit, long life sir

@papadavewatson 2 ай бұрын

You do realize he passed away before you posted this?

@gerrydooley951 2 ай бұрын

@@papadavewatson no, no ahhhhh

@jroc2201 7 ай бұрын

One of the greatest

@warninghippiewithcamcorder5456 8 ай бұрын

Thank You for posting this....these shows are not easy to find...the piano player (Johnny Neal) is the life of the party!!!!

@bones11252 2 ай бұрын

Wow what a gem! Dickey Rules

@KnownBeing 2 ай бұрын

The great Dickie Betts with a vibrato bridge on his Les Paul.... because it was the 1980s. Great clip. Thanks for posting.

@FL-BEACH-MAN 2 ай бұрын

I had the honor of jamming with Dickey in the early 70's , He grew up 20 miles from where i grew up. What a talented man - God bless and RIP Dickey.

@Mike-oj1tm 3 ай бұрын

I love this❤ ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊

@clarencearnold2137 2 ай бұрын

Wow! I missed this

@cadge 11 ай бұрын

Yes, a great player!

@Raughwe 2 ай бұрын

He was great in his country solo thing. Awesome!

@jaypanozzotowerpro 2 ай бұрын

RIP Guitar man

@daviddodsworth1842 7 ай бұрын

Dickey with a kahler on his gold top and a octave pedal! Awesome!

@sheercerebralpower 7 ай бұрын

I think it could have been a Wonderbar instead of a Kahler….?

@daveguitarnowski4402 7 ай бұрын

@@sheercerebralpower whatever it was, I hope it was the kind that didn't ruin the guitar for when he decided he didn't need that thing on it!

@sheercerebralpower 7 ай бұрын

@@daveguitarnowski4402 well, in those days they did stuff like that. Vintage guitars weren’t perceived as collectible with an inherent value but simply as old.My 57 Strat which I still own to this day will corroborate that……

@daveguitarnowski4402 7 ай бұрын

Well, if you just sort of carelessly tossed it into the trunk of my car, I wouldn't fault you one bit!

@PhilBooe-tl9eb 2 ай бұрын

This is such a awesome here in the Dickie play having that kind of a BB King influence on his guitar playing

@rickrigsby7620 8 ай бұрын

Love how he worked the octaves from Revival into the song

@BigRollBand 2 ай бұрын

What a great quick smile in Blue Sky around 13:21!

@elizabethhanlon3969 2 ай бұрын

RIP Dickey Betts!

@user-dq4yu6zj8n Жыл бұрын

Dickey can really sing

@kendispoto6871 2 ай бұрын

I miss him already

@lazur1 2 ай бұрын

I never before noticed a vibrato tailpiece on a Betts Les Paul. He touched it for a second at the end, but didn't really need it.

@lifeandtext 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this. Dickie’s talent shined that night😮❤

@golfhead2169 2 ай бұрын

Omg johnny Neal..wow

@suewolfsimcho4028 2 ай бұрын

Listening to Dickie sing those two songs reminded me of Ricky Van Shelton.

@beachlifebestlife 2 ай бұрын

as duane said back in the day; "im the famous one but, dickey is the good one"

@Dd13200 8 ай бұрын

Dickey Betts Johnny Neel Pick it son

@Strumbum01 8 ай бұрын

Fun watch! Dickey Betts is a legend! Hurts to see that ugly floyd rose on that beautiful gold top though.

@stephenallsman8913 7 ай бұрын

Yeah guys were doing that in the 80s. Ace Frehley did it and he said he ruined it. Neal Schon did as well

@tomcoryell 7 ай бұрын

I didn’t realize Dickey wrote my two favorite Allman Brothers songs. Or maybe I did and just got old and forgot!

@stephenallsman8913 7 ай бұрын

@@tomcoryell also wrote Elizabeth Reed, Ramblin Man, and Southbound

@jazzgtrl4 2 ай бұрын

whammy on that les paul RIP Dickey

@JoelEverettEverett-pr6py 2 ай бұрын

I love this clip I just found it today

@splinterlife1969 2 ай бұрын

I’m glad you found it. It’s a good one

@quintonpriest 2 ай бұрын

RIP Dickey ❤

@cbarrett34 2 ай бұрын

Awesome

@sl5932 7 ай бұрын

OMG!!!!🙂

@perryfragoso 2 ай бұрын

I cried

@turnanewleaf1 2 ай бұрын

That was wonderful!

@sheercerebralpower 7 ай бұрын

Used to love his phrasing as a kid….spent lot of time in front of my record player learning the Solos Dickey played……am I being sacrilegious if I confess that at that time I preferred him to Duane….obviously not any more….now I rate them both equally

@mikereynolds3294 7 ай бұрын

Yes Dickie was just so much more melodic.

@stoutblackcat 2 ай бұрын

I used to do the same as you. I learned so much listening to and trying to emulate his playing. He was such a melodic player.

@RickyRicardo-jd8ed 2 ай бұрын

DB ❤

@TexanUSMC8089 7 ай бұрын

I wonder if the Allman Bros Band would have made it big without Dickie Betts writing Ramblin Man, Blue Sky, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, Jessica, and others. His guitar was as great as Duane's. More than likely, they both influenced each other. Dickey Betts guitar is always great.

@peterbetts858 7 ай бұрын

yup u should chec out his son Duane Betts if u have not yet .looks like him and plays a cool axe .