The event will be held in February in Macon, Georgia
Duane Betts has unveiled a star-studded memorial concert for his father, the late Dickey Betts, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and co-founder of The Allman Brothers Band. The event will feature Dickey’s bandmates and close friends including Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Oteil Burbridge, Jaimoe, Chuck Leavell, Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Charlie Starr, Jimmy Hall, Lamar Williams Jr, and more to be announced.
“For so many of us, Dad’s gift to the world was music,” reflects Duane Betts, son of the late Dickey Betts, guitarist, singer, songwriter and co-founder of The Allman Brothers Band. “I’m so happy to come together with some very special friends to honor the depth and beauty of his life and, of course, to share that sweet, melodic sound he is so well known for.”
The newly announced memorial concert will be held on February 28th in Macon, Georgia at the Macon City Auditorium. A portion of the proceeds from this concert will go to benefit furthering music education in honor of Dickey Betts. More information on this effort will be unveiled in the coming weeks.
Tickets go on sale on Monday, January 13th at 10 am ET via Ticketmaster. There will be a limited number of VIP ticket packages available for purchase that include an artist meet and greet, a commemorative laminate, a t-shirt, and a signed poster.
Forrest Richard “Dickey” Betts died last April at the age of 80 due to cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Known as one of the most influential guitar players of all time, Betts mastered a seamless style of lyrical melody and rhythm — marrying country, jazz, blues, and rock into one unparalleled sound. Playing since he can remember, Betts joined several bands in the 60s and eventually formed a band with bassist Berry Oakley. One fateful night in 1969, Betts and Oakley’s band jammed with another local group featuring Duane and Gregg Allman, marking the birth of the Allman Brothers Band. In addition to matching band leader Duane Allman’s lick-for-lick, Betts also wrote such memorable songs as “Revival” and the instrumental tour de force “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.” After Duane Allman and Berry Oakley were killed in accidents a year apart in 1971 and 1972, the ABB worked through their sorrow, with Betts writing and singing the group’s biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man.”
