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Dickey Betts on his most famous Allman Brothers Band songs


In honor of Dickey Betts’ birthday, I went back to the interview we did in August about the real Allman Brothers stories behind the film “Almost Famous” as well as past ones, including our lengthy conversation from 2014 that took place in Betts’ den over glasses of what he called “hippie wine.” One of these days, I hope to present all of the great quotes Betts has given me during the past decade as one (very) long Q&A. For now, though, let’s revisit Betts talking about five of the songs that were crucial in the Allman Brothers’ rise to stardom and the start of the Southern rock movement. For those already familiar with my numerous Betts articles, at least a couple of these quotes have never been published before in their entirety. ....

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