New OFFICIAL Dickey Betts & Great Southern MySpace page!

Make sure to check out the new OFFICIAL Dickey Betts & Great Southern MySpace page at MySpace.com/DickeyBettsGreatSouthern! It is currently under construction, but there are already a few tunes up there from the new live album and we will be adding more content over the coming days.

The Dickey Betts and Great Southern family has lost a friend

The Dickey Betts and Great Southern family has suffered a great loss. Neil Grant, better known to many of us as 'TattooNeil', has recently passed away. Neil was one of our greatest friends and contributors to the site, and his loss is felt deeply by all of us. We would like to offer our thoughts and condolences to Neil's family, friends, and everyone who will miss him.

NEW LIVE CD - Now Available!!!

Now available, via both at our Merchandise page and every forthcoming live show, is the BRAND NEW Dickey Betts and Great Southern LIVE CD, Dickey Betts and Great Southern – The Official Bootleg. This live CD features the absolute best of the 2006 summer tour, including an amazing 31-minute rendition of "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed." This release is a can't miss for the die hard fans, and a great starting point for new listeners. Please check it out today!!

New Merchandise site is now LIVE!

Make sure you check out our BRAND NEW Merchandise site (finally!) Head on over to our new Merchandise section (courtesy of MusicToday)!! We will be adding new items as the summer progresses, so keep checking back!

2007 Band Roster

The 2007 roster of Great Southern is now confirmed, and it will probably look very familiar to anyone that saw the band last year. Returning to play with Dickey are Andy Aledort and Duane Betts on guitar, Pedro Arevalo on bass, Mike Kach on keyboards, and Frankie Lombardi and James Varnado on drums. These guys really tore it up last year we are excited to see them do it again in 2007!

James Burton Guitar Fest Photos Now UP!!

The James Burton International Guitar Fest Official Site has just posted some great photos of the event, featuring Dickey. Check out JamesBurtonMusic.com for pages and pages of photos!

Dickey and Duane Betts Rock at Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp

Recently at S.I.R. on Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, Dickey Betts and Duane Betts joined about 80 campers at The Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp for a three hour jam session. They were also joined by Brian Wilson, Mark Slaughter, Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter from the Doobie Brothers, Simon Kirke of Bad Company, Spencer Davis, Paul Stanley of Kiss, Mickey Hart from The Grateful Dead, Bret Michaels of Poison and Jane Wiedlin from The Go Go’s. You can check out all the photos HERE *UPDATE*: Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp has posted several more pictures of Dickey, Duane, and the rest of the crew. Please check out their photo galleries for February 18 and February 19 *UPDATE*: Check out some of the campers' firsthand stories of playing with Dickey, Duane, and everyone else at the camp RIGHT HERE.

Dickey Betts interviewed in Guitar World magazine

From the latest issue of Guitar World Magazine... "Duane Allman led the Allman Brothers Band to success with his brilliant guitar work and surpremely confident attitude. On the 35th anniversary of the group’s greatest album, At Fillmore East, Allman Brother Dickey Betts shares his memories of the late great guitarist and the album that made them famous." The issue is on news stands now!

Dickey interviewed in the December 2006 Guitar World

In this upcoming month's Guitar World magazine, Dickey Betts answered several questions sent in the readers all over the country. DickeyBetts.com memberPromotions4u has taken the time to give everyone a preview of the article. Please check it out here!

From the Archives: July 13, 2005 (courtesy of Thomas Skevin)

DICKEY BETTS & GREAT SOUTHERN July 13, 2005, at Mexicali Blues Café, Teaneck, NJ By Tom Skevin There were enough Gibsons and Fenders on stage to have a guitar party Wednesday night at Mexicali Blues Café in Teaneck. So Dickey Betts and his band did. More...

Fantasy comes true for Fantasy Camper

Karyn D. Collins from the Asbury Park Press has written a great article on the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp experience, and how one lucky camper got a once-in-a-lifetime souvenir from Dickey Betts. Please check out the article here!

New addition to Great Southern!

We would like to take this opportunity to welcome the newest addition to Great Southern, James Varnado! Coming to us from New Orleans, James has been playing with the band for the past month and is adding an exciting edge, joining Frankie Lombardi on drums. James has quite an impressive resume, having played with Charmaine Neville, George Porter, Jr. and the Meters, the Wild Magnolias, and Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen. We are looking forward to seeing James blow us away with his drums and awesomely good looks. Please be sure to welcome James to the Great Southern family next time you see him play!

Cohasset review is up!

A great review of Dickey's show from this past Saturday in Cohasset, MA, has been posted by Jim Dorman at the Patriot Ledger. Please check it out right here!

Online review of July 11 show at Artpark in Buffalo

The Buffalo News has posted an excellent review of Dickey Betts and Great Southern's performance at the Artpark in Buffalo on July 11. Make sure you check out their review at Buffalo News.com!

Ramblin' Man Makes the List!

Cable TV’s CMT has released their list of the Top 20 Southern Rock Songs of all time. Number two on the list is Dickey’s song “Ramblin’ Man”. You can hear amazing praise for Dickey’s guitar work and vocals from Hank Williams Jr. and many others who are interviewed during this special program. The next showings on CMT are July 12 at 9pm EDT and July 17 at 6pm EDT. Check your local listings for other showings or check CMT.com. The complete list of winners starting at number 20: 20 - Gregg Allman Band - I'm No Angel 19 - Charlie Daniels - The South's Gonna Do It Again 18 - The Outlaws - Green Grass And High Tides 17 - The Marshall Tucker Band - Heard It In A Love Song 16 - Blackfoot - Train, Train 15 - The Ozark Mountain Daredevils - If You Wanna Get To Heaven 14 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Three Steps 13 - Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands To Yourself 12 - Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' With Disaster 11 - Wet Willie - Keep On Smilin' 10 - Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around And Fell In Love 09 - .38 Special - Hold On Loosely 08 - Little Feat - Dixie Chicken 07 - Hank Williams Jr. - All My Rowdy Friends 06 - The Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider 05 - Charlie Daniels - The Devil Went Down To Georgia 04 - The Marshall Tucker Band - Can't You See 03 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird 02 - The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man 01 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama

Gary Graff interviews Dickey Betts

Dickey Betts sat down with legendary rock writer Gary Graff last week to talk about his past, present and future. Check out the interview here.

We need your help!

We are currently in the middle of re-vamping DickeyBetts.com in order to bring you the best possible web-surfing experience. But, in order to do so, we need YOUR help. Please e-mail us at DickeyBettsWeb@gmail.com and tell us what you want to see, what you are sick of seeing, and what we can do to make your experience even better. Thanks, and rock on!!

Booking Dickey Betts & Great Southern

Dickey Betts & Great Southern booking contact: Steve Schenck at Paradise Artists, (212) 397-7888 Dickey Betts & Great Southern management contact: David Spero, (216) 381-5544. Hats off to Jeff Koch for designing this terrific poster for Dickey Betts & Great Southern's March 7 gig at Mr. Small's Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA! (click to view larger image)

Dickey Betts rides Great Southern to the breaking point By Garaud MacTaggart NEWS CONTRIBUTING REVIEWER The Buffalo News

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Copper Mountain 7-29-07 Dickey Betts & Great Southern: Copper Mountain. Colorado 7-29-07 Dickey Betts and his son Duane Betts brought their very special brand of Southern Rock to Copper Mountain’s Guitar Town Music Festival in the form of their band Great Southern under a glorious Rocky Mountain Blue Sky Day. On a large portable stage facing out to the mountain from the base area Dickey Betts led his six piece band onstage at approximately 6:30 for the closing slot of the two day music festival. With a backdrop of Marshall Amplifiers and Gibson Les Paul’s, Dickey and his Band were greeted with a rousing round of welcoming applause.

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Dickey Betts remembers Duane Allman BIG BROTHER by Andy Aledort Guitar World April 2007 Duane Allman led the Allman Brothers Band to success with his brilliant guitar work and supremely confident attitude. On the 35th anniversary of the group’s greatest album, At Fillmore East, Allman Brother Dickey Betts shares his memories of the late great guitarist and the album that made them famous.

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From the Archives: July 13, 2005 (courtesy of Thomas Skevin) DICKEY BETTS & GREAT SOUTHERN July 13, 2005, at Mexicali Blues Café, Teaneck, NJ By Tom Skevin There were enough Gibsons and Fenders on stage to have a guitar party Wednesday night at Mexicali Blues Café in Teaneck. So Dickey Betts and his band did.

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Blue Skies and Tombstone Eyes - Dickey Betts and Great Southern Reunion Reprinted from Gritz Issue # 1 , June, 2002 By Michael Buffalo Smith

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