Dickey Betts

The Allman Brothers Band's Dickey Betts (1991)

Interview by Steve Newton, Rock's Backpages audio, 18 July 1991

The Allmans' guitarist talks about the band's current touring activities; the band's longevity; how it's possible to grow old as a rock musician; his relationship with Gregg Allman; the rise of Southern Rock, and its influence on new acts like the Black Crowes; the Allmans' refusal to move to New York or L.A.; their new Shades of Two Worlds album; who writes the songs, and Gregg's writer's block, and what he listens to today.

File format: mp3; file size: 18.1mb, interview length: 18' 48" sound quality: ** (phoner)

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