DOUBLE CD LIVE SET WILL BE RELEASED APRIL 30 VIA SUNSET BLVD. RECORDS

Pre-order “Dickey Betts & Great Southern Official Bootleg Vol. 1” now:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Official-Bootleg-1-Dickey-Betts/dp/B08Y67HSMC/
Bandcamp: https://dickeybetts.bandcamp.com/releases

Dickey Betts & Great Southern Official Bootleg Vol. 1 is coming out April 30 via Sunset Blvd. Records. This double CD features 15 tracks from live performances of Betts and his Great Southern group during the 2000’s. Curated by Betts with Executive Producer David Spero, the recordings cover various lineups of the band, including Dickey’s son Duane Betts (currently co-leader of the Allman Betts Band), “Dangerous” Dan Toler, and Andy Aledort on guitar; Mike Kach on keys and vocals; Pedro Arevalo on bass; and Frankie Lombardi and Janes Varnado on drums.

The release includes extensive liner notes by long-time follower of Betts’ career, Wade Tatangelo. His comprehensive review of the set for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune is available online:
REVIEW by WADE TATANGELO – SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE

Disc 1 starts with Dickey’s lyrical instrumental, “High Falls” and then kicks it into high gear with “Good Time Feeling.” Fan favorite “Blue Sky” is next, with a “Franklin’s Tower” inspired intro.

A hard-driving rendition of “Nobody Knows” sung by Kach is next, who also does the vocals on Robert Johnson’s “Steady Rolling Man.” Dickey picks up the vocals on a rollicking “Southbound” and the high-spirited “Having a Good Time.” Disc 1 closes out with the reflective lyrics of “Seven Turns,” based on the Navajo legend that everyone faces seven key decisions in their lives.

The second disc opens with a 30-minute rendition of “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed,” Betts’ signature instrumental that many of us first heard on the Allman Brothers Band’s “At Fillmore East.” Mike Kach’s “It Happens Sometime” is next, followed by “Back Where It All Begins,” the lead song from the Allman Brothers’ “live studio” album recorded in 1994 on Burt Reynold’s soundstage in Jupiter, FL.

Next up is Betts’ huge hit “Ramblin’ Man,” the only Allman Brothers Band single to reach #1 on the Cashbox Top 100 and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. This is followed by a sublime version of the Grammy-award winning instrumental “Jessica,” and the album closes out reflectively with Betts’ “No One To Run With.”

Pre-order “Dickey Betts & Great Southern Official Bootleg Vol. 1” now:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Official-Bootleg-1-Dickey-Betts/dp/B08Y67HSMC/

Bandcamp: https://dickeybetts.bandcamp.com/releases

Disc 1
High Falls
Good Time Feeling
Blue Sky
Nobody Knows
Nobody Knows (Part 2)
Steady Rolling Man
Southbound
Having a Good Time
Seven Turns

Disc 2
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed
It Happens Sometime
Back Where It All Begins
Ramblin’ Man
Jessica
No One To Run With