Dickey lived right up Hwy 41 a mile from us in Osprey FL. Everytime Duane was in town visiting his Dad, Duane would play out at local spots here in SRQ area with friends. Dickey was at The Allman Betts Family Revival Show in Sarasota FL on his 80th Birthday Dec 12th 2023. He came out on stage, and yes they had a cake for him. RIP Sir.

Cool, he mentioned Steve Gaines. He left way too early unfortunately. Great interview Charlie and Otis.

What a great guy Charlie Starr is. Excellent musician in my opinion. Blackberry Smoke is a very talented band. This just makes me like Charlie Starr even more (if that is even possible haha)

Thanks for these interviews with Charlie. He is such a down to earth guy and has played with everybody. He is such an underrated guitarist, singer and songwriter. Blackberry Smoke really keeps straight on Rock and Roll and Southern Rock alive and well in a sea of corporate driven crap music. Thanks again, Otis....love the channel!

Such a revealing interview. Dickey Betts is a hero to all us southern guitar players and songwriters. I really dig how you just let the folks that you interview just talk and let it flow.

Great interview Charlie Starr you are genuinely a product of southern musical roots. TY for honoring Dickey and Steve Gains. 💔🌻

Charlie is one of the greats, I really enjoy his playing

I am a straight rock and metal head... well almost any music but love the heavy stuff.... I got tickets to see Blackberry Smoke, last minute, on a whim.... I already was listening to one song from them so ... Ok... cool...My wife and I saw them live for the first time only knowing one song....We were FUKING HOOKED. I, myself was a music teacher and played in every kind of band you could imagine. Now Blackberry smoke is my all time favorite band and my wifes fav too... We now spend hours driving 2 tracks playing BlackBerry Smoke albums non stop. It's been well over a year and I still wake up with their songs rolling through my head. Sometimes all day... Charlie you guys are the best. I know you stand on the backs of giants... we all do... I think you all are just amazing and so does my wife... Don't know if you will ever see this but you all have become a huge part of our life. I am sooo jealous. I would have given almost every thing to find talent like yours... Now I get to enjoy it anyways.. Just from the outside looking in. Thank you for your beautiful voice and thanks for the beautiful music you and you band create...

In 1984 I got extremely lucky. My best friends band called Hunters Gold opened for Greg and Dickie during the record label dispute at a small upstate NY club called Club Manhattan in Spring Valley. I went out to Dickies bus to let him know he had 20 minutes before he went on. So we talked and just hung out and he suddenly asks me what I'm doing for the next few weeks. Seems 1 of his crew had a family emergency and was leaving the next day. So I said nothing that I know of. So I drove home gathered up some clothes and drove back to the club. I only lived about 35 minutes away. I handed my friend the keys to my car and off I went for the next 6 months. We became good friends and from then on if I was near enough to get to his show I'd show up. It broke my heart hearing of his passing because of the time I got to spend with him listening to his story about his life, his favorite songs and favorite venues. I know I'll see him,Greg and everyone else I got to meet while on the road and working at Manhattan as part of the house crew.

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Always pleased to see Charlie . Thanks for bringing these stories to us Otis .

He seems like such a good guy, with his head on straight (17 years of sobriety straight -- congrats to him!). His modesty is just great.

Charlie is pretty awesome. Grew up kinda close to my town in Villa Rica. I absolutely love me some BBS.

I once read that Dickey said his father was a fiddle player, and that music wasn't listening to blues and then hanging yourself in the bathroom. It's joyous and upbeat. You can hear it in all his songs. Great episode, Otis! Thanks!

So glad he was able to get clean and sober. The older I get the more I dislike alcohol - it’s ruined SO many lives. Rant over this is so interesting and the 1st I’ve ever heard of Charlie. Have visited the “Big House” in Macon, GA and had a “coming to Gregg” moment, it’s wonderful, and haunted. Cool how he mentions Western swing, grew up in Tulsa, OK with the home of Western swing “Cains Ballroom” and Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys. It’s a fabulous venue for live shows.

I enjoy listening to Charlie's perspective. I was struggling with something years ago. He was getting out of an Uber and I asked him how he would handle a situation. He looked at me as if he was looking into my soul. He said pace yourself and added a personal story of him growing up. He has been my favorite Doctor since then. The man has saved alot of souls. His stories are always so humble and interesting.thank you for these. Peace Out & Much Love

Thanks Otis. Gotta love Charlie. Such a down to earth humble fella.

"People down in Georgia come from near and far/ To hear Richard Betts picking on that red guitar." Charlie Daniels

We stopped at Capricorn Studio in Macon Ga. on our way back to Jacksonville Fl. from seeing the Stones in Atlanta. That place is steeped in the history of Southern Rock. So happy to listen to this interview.

I got to meet Charlie a couple times when his band would bring their amps in for re-tubing and repairs back when I worked at Orange USA here in Atlanta. Charlie and his bandmates were always super nice chill dudes!

Can't have too much Charlie Starr! Wonderful stuff!

Man I love what you do Otis. I was a kid from rural Indiana that started playing in bar bands at 14 (42 years ago). All these guys and these stories are just incredible. Thank you so much for creating this record of our heroes and just some cool cats.

Mr. Starr Is one of my favorite songwriters and artists he is down home and a good human Brent Cobb is too .

Charlie Starr. My favorite rock star!

Another fantastic interview Otis. You bring out the best in Charlie Starr’s storytelling. You are both treasures - thank you for doing these.

Thanks Charlie, thanks Otis

Awesome. One of my favorite current musicians talking about my all time favorite musician. RIP Dickey. Come back to Charlotte soon Charlie.

Charlie Starr proves to be as bodacious a raconteur as Kenny Vaughn! Thanks Otis!

Great interview Otis. Blackberry Smoke is 1 of if not THE best live band you will ever see, full stop. Hell, they recorded an album DIRECT TO ACETATE! That's as old school and as tight as it gets.

YOU CAN TELL BY THE RESPECT CHARLIE HAS, HE FROM THE SOUTH....GREETINGS FROM MURFREESBORO TN.

Charlie is the nicest guy in a business that really doesn't reward nice.

Thanks for mentioning Steve!

Great stories, thanks Otis.

Duane Betts, through sheer dint of hard work is a great guitarist, so glad to hear Charlie share his thoughts on Duane Betts.

Enjoying another set down with Charlie. You guys have a wonderful array of fun adventures you have experienced in the music industry, Looks like you figured out that there are people who enjoy hearing the behind the scenes stuff and what it takes to pull off the show. Thanks again,

Hes spot on about Duane looking like his dad. Went to Arkansas to see the Allman Betts band about 7 years ago. When they came out, i did a triple take! And Barry Oakleys son was their bassist, spitting image of his dad.

As always, great stories. Keep at it.

Otis I gotta tell ya I love this interview series with Charlie. I’m a BBS Head,my daughter and I have seen them 13 times and we’ve met the band twice. Good Lord willing we’ll see them many more. Thanks for the videos

Thanks for another awesome story!

Sure miss those boy's.... I saw the Allman Brothers play three times before Duane passed..... they're the reason I play guitar today.... anyone who are old enough to have seen them back then was probably influenced to learn how to play guitar.... learned every lick off of the Fillmore album back in 1971....no KZfaq...just a turntable and a record player

Charlie rockin’ the Xpensive Winos tshirt.

Great interview, Otis. I love how you just guide things along at times, but let Charlie tell the stories. I got to meet Duane Betts as well as Pedro Arevallo when they played small venues in socal. Both are just the nicest and most humble guys you'd ever have the pleasure of meeting. Met Dickey, too, and he was as gracious as the day is long.

I got to see Derek Trucks at the Sarasota Blues Festival. Steven Segal was the headliner. There's a bunch of great musicians in the Venice area

Dickey and Duane laid out the blueprint. That’s the mothers milk for guitar players.

This guy seems really cool !! Great story’s !!

Wonderful interview ❤

Great interview thanks

I always thought Dickey Betts looked amazingly like Wild Bill Hickok

Pounders, Powder and Pooter! Im glad Charlie got to ll indulge in the Rockstar cliché and make it out in one piece

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Duane Betts reminds me of Wolfgang Van Halen. They both have the genetic touch of their father's that cannot be duplicated.

Otis you got this thing going good now , storytelling from the Ginuwine Real McCoys that actually lived the stories. .. it's kind of like recording the last of the Great Indian chiefs Buffalo Bill Annie Oakley etc...

this is some of that good sh*t

Come over here and sit by me... Tell me everything I want to hear... Name that tune!!!

He loved Vasser Clements.

17 years way to go .6 here.

Sometimes you can tell when a person is just a down right nice guy--I would bet anything Charlie is just that.

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yeah but lowell george!!!!! i joke the best things zappa left us with are his words, his mouthing of well on talk shows etc (if only hed had social media!) and in his rigid strict anti drug etc (being someone myself who just never really gets into my fellow baltimore native zappa's music so much if im honest) anyway zappa firing lowell but encouraging him to start his own band is the dempetive gift he gace us in little feat with lowell some of the best songs (lyrically) of that style i can think of but yes dicky betts musically, as duane was too, were clearly of an exreme level.

Dickey was from Florida, not Georgia.

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Great job On this!