Dickey Betts

The Song Remains: Richard “Dickey” Betts (1943-2024)

April 22, 2024 Martin Johnson 2

Innovative guitar player for one of history’s iconic bands. As of 18th April 2024, when Forest Richard Betts died at home in Sarasota, Florida, of cancer and COPD, Jai Johnny Johnson AKA “Jaimoe” became the last […]

Classic Americana Albums: Richard Betts “Highway Call”

January 11, 2023 Martin Johnson 4

The early ‘70s were a very exciting time as The Allman Brothers Band developed and ultimately defined the southern rock genre. What was remarkable was that this development continued despite the untimely deaths of legendary founding […]

New feature – Americana Bedrock: The Allman Brothers Band

September 26, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 6

Features Editor Clint West writes: Welcome to a new fortnightly feature ‘Americana Bedrock’. The series will explore some of the artists that have laid down the foundations of what we now refer to as ‘americana’. AUK […]