Forrest Richard
"Dickey" Betts, *12-12-1943 West Palm beach, FL
by Praguefrank
SESSIONS also member of Allman Brothers Band
1974 Capricorn Recording Studio, Atlanta, GA – Richard Betts
(Dickey Betts [vcl.gt/dobro], Jeff Hanna [gt], , Leon Poindexter [gt], Tommy Talton [vcl], Frank Poindexter [dobro],
Walter Poindexter [banjo], Oscar Underwood [mandolin], John Hughey [steel], Johnny
Sandlin/ Stray Straton [bass], David Walshaw [drums/percussion], Vassar
Clements [fiddle], Chuck Leavell
[piano], Rambos [bck vcl])
001 SGA0199 LONG TIME GONE Capricorn CP 0123 [edited:] CPS 0213
002 SGA0200 RAIN Capricorn CPS 0221/CP 0123
003 HIGHWAY CALL Capricorn CP 0123
004 LET NATURE SING Capricorn CP 0123
005 HAND PICKED Capricorn CP 0123
006 KISSIMMEE KID Capricorn CP 0123
1976 Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL – Dickey Betts
And Great Southern (Dickey Betts [vcl/gt], "Dangerous Dan" Toler
[gt/bck vcl], Ken Tibbets [bass], Doni
Sharbono/ Jerry Thompson [drums/percussion], Tom Broome [keyboards/bck vcl]. Producer:
Dickey Betts)
007 OUT TO GET ME Arista AL 4123
008 RUN GYPSY RUN Arista AL 4123
009 SWEET VIRGINIA Arista AL 4123
010 THE WAY LOVE GOES Arista AL 4123
011 NOTHING YOU CAN DO Arista AS 0255/AL 4123
012 CALIFORNIA BLUES Arista AL 4123
013 BOUGAINVILLEA Arista AS 0269/AL 4123
November 1977 Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL – Dickey
Betts And Great Southern (Dickey Betts [vcl/gt], Dangerous Dan Toler [gt], Dave
Goldflies [bass], David Toler [drums/
percussion], Doni Sharbono [drums/ percussion/ bck vcl], Topper Price [harmonica], Michael Workman
[keyboards/bck vcl]. Producer: Dickey
Betts, Jack Richardson)
014 GOOD TIME FEELING Arista AB 4169
015 ATLANTA’S BURNING DOWN Arista AS 0333/ AB 4169
016 LEAVIN’ ME AGAIN Arista AB 4169
017 BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN Arista AB 4169
018 DEALIN’ WITH THE DEVIL Arista AB 4169
019 SHADY STREETS Arista AB 4169
020 YOU CAN HAVE HER (I DON’T WANT HER) Arista AB 4169
021 MISTER BLUES MAN Arista AS 0333/AB 4169
February 1980 Nashville, TN – David Allan Coe with Kris
Kristofferson and Dickey Betts
022 HANK WILLIAMS JUNIOR-JUNIOR -1 1-11352/JC-36489
BCD-15841
1981 Nashville, TN – Dickey Betts (Producer: Chips Moman)
1981 Nashville, TN – Dickey Betts (Producer: Chips Moman)
023 MOONLIGHT MAGIC unissued
024 I DON'T THINK I SEE ME IN YOUR EYES unissued
025 WHOLE LOTTA MEMORIES unissued
026 THE GARDEN OF THE RAINBOW LIGHT unissued
027 NANCY unissued
028 BLUE RIVER unissued
029 ALABAMA ROSE unissued
030 I BELIEVE WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT THIS TIME unissued
1988 Pegasus Studio,
? – Dickey Betts Band (Dickey betts [vcl/gt], Johnny Neel [vcl/harp/keyboards /organ/
piano/bck vcl], Warren Haynes [vcl/slide gt], Marty Privette [bass gt], Matt
Abts [drums], Butch Trucks [percussion]. Producer: Jon Mathias, The Dickey
Betts Band)
031 ROCK
BOTTOM Epic EK 44289
032 STONE
COLD HEART Epic EK 44289
033 TIME TO
ROLL Epic EK 44289
034 THE
BLUES AIN'T NOTHIN’ Epic EK 44289
035 HEARTBREAK
LINE Epic EK 44289
036 DUANE'S
TUNE Epic EK 44289
037 UNDER
THE GUNS OF LOVE Epic EK 44289
038 C'EST
LA VIE Epic EK 44289
039 FAR CRY
Epic EK 44289
040 LOVERMAN
Epic EK 44289
1997
[sessions for Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute] unknown – Dickey Betts
041 WAITING
FOR A TRAIN
2001 Bob's
Garage, Sarasota, FL – Dickey Betts Band (Dickey Betts [vcl/gt], Mark May [vcl/slide gt], David Soltz [bass], Frankie
Lombardi [drums/ percusion/ bck vcl], Mark Greenberg [drums], Matt Zeiner [vcl/
organ/ piano], Kris Jensen [sax], Donna
Bonelli, Shascle Yochim [bck vcl].
Producer: Dickey Betts)
042 RAVE ON FFE 7017-2
043 LET'S
ALL GET TOGETHER FFE 7017-2
044 IMMORTAL FFE 7017-2
045 TOMBSTONE EYES FFE 7017-2
046 HERE
COME THE BLUES AGAIN FFE 7017-2
047 ONE
STOP BE-BOP FFE 7017-2
048 I GOTTA
KNOW FFE 7017-2
049 CALL ME
ANYTIME FFE 7017-2
050 DONA
MARIA FFE 7017-2
051 ALL FOR
YOU FFE 7017-2
052 SING
WHILE I'M WALKIN' FFE 7017-2
2002 unknown
– Dickey Betts Band (Dickey Betts [vcl/gt],
'Dangerous' Dan Toler [gt], Dave Liles [gt], Bro. Dave Soltz [bass],
Mark Greenberg [drums/ percussion], Frabk Lombardi [percussion/bck vcl], Lenny
Ski [fiddle], T.C. Carr [harp], Kris Jensen [sax/flute], Matt Zeiner [bck vcl]. Producer: Dickey Betts)
053 BEYOND
THE PALE DB 88832
054 GEORGIA ON A
FAST TRAIN DB 88832
055 ONE
STEP BEBOP #2 DB 88832
056 TANGLED
UP IN BLUE DB 88832
057 STEADY
ROLLIN' MAN DB 88832
058 CHANGE
MY WAY OF LIVIN' #2 DB 88832
059 THE
PREACHER DB 88832
060 SEVEN
TURNS #3 DB 88832
061 WILLY
AND PO' BOB
DB 88832
ALBUMS
Capricorn CP 0123 Highway Call: Long Time Gone; Rain; Highway Call; Let Nature Sing; Hand Picked; Kissimmee Kid – 74
Arista AL 4123 Dickey Betts And Great Southern: Out to Get Me; Run Gypsy Run; Sweet Virginia; The Way Love Goes; Nothing You Can Do; California Blues; Bougainvillea - 77
Arista AB 4169 Atlanta’s Burning Down: Good Time Feeling; Atlanta’s Burning Down; Leavin’ Me Again; Back On The Road Again; Dealin’ With The Devil; Shady Streets; You Can Have Her (I Don’t Want Her); Mister Blues Man – 29-03-78
no label no # Night: Moonlight Magic; I Don't Think I See Me in Your Eyes; Whole Lotta Memories; The Garden of the Rainbow Light; Nancy; Blue River; Alabama Rose; I Believe We're Gonna Make It This Time – 81 (unissued)
Epic FE/EK 44289 Pattern Dusruptive: Rock Bottom; Stone Cold Heart; Time To Roll; The Blues Ain't Nothin’; Heartbreak Line; Duane's Tune; Under The Guns Of Love; C'est La Vie; Far Cry; Loverman - 88
Free Falls Ent. FFE 7017-2 Let’s Get Together: Rave On; Let's All Get Together; Immortal; Tombstone Eyes; Here Come the Blues Again; One Stop Be-Bop; I Gotta Know; Call Me Anytime; Dona Maria; All For You; Sing While I'm Walkin' – 31-07-01
Dickey Betts DB 88832 The Collectors # 1: Beyond the Pale; Georgia on a Fast Train; One Step Bebop #2; Tangled Up in Blue; Steady Rollin' Man; Change My Way of Livin' #2; The Preacher; Seven Turns #3; Willy and Po' Bob – 02
Raven [AUS] RVCD 231 Very Best of Dickey Betts: 1973-1978 Bougainvilleas Call: Long Time Gone; Rain; Highway Call; Let Nature Song; Ramblin' Man [Allman brothers Band]; No Hard Times [live]; Out to Get Me; Run Gypsy Run; Sweet Virginia; Bougainvillea; Sweet Mama [w. Charlie Daniels-live]; Atlanta's Burnig Down; Leavin' Me Again; Back on the Road Again; Dealin' with the Devil; Rock Bottom; Duane's Tune – 29-08-06
Live albums (not in sessions)
BMG Special Prod. 7551746900-2 Southern Rock Jam: Out to Get Me;Run Gypsy Run;Sweet Virginia;Nothing You Can Do; California Blues;Good Time Feeling; Atlanta's Burning Down; Leavin' Me Again; Back on the Road Again;Dealin' With the Devil – 04-06-02
Instant Live no # The Odeon Cleveland, OH 3/09/2004: Little Martha; Steady Rolling Man; Blue Sky; Change My Way; Girl With The Deep Blue Eyes; Donna Maria; Southbound; Nobody Knows (Pt. 1); Nobody Knows (Pt. 2); Where It All Begins; Get Away; Kitchen; Having A Good Time; Liz Reed; Ramblin Man; No One To Run With; Seven Turns; Jessica - 04 (3 CD)
Eagle Vision [FRA] ER DV CD 025 Back Where It All Begans: Southbound (Soundcheck Version); Blue Sky (Soundcheck Version); In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed (Soundcheck Version); Donna Marie (Live From The Rock Hall); Jessica (Live From The Rock Hall) ; [DVD:] Opening; Statesboro Blues; Blue Sky; Change My Way Of Living; Get Away; Ramblin‘ Man; Back Where It All Begins; Come On In My Kitchen; Seven Turns; In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed; No One To Run With; Jessica – 05
Tour Pros no # Live At The Egg Albany, NY 07-15-2005: High Falls; Statesboro Blues; Having A Good Time; Change My Way Of Living; Stormy Monday; Blue Sky; My Getaway; Come In My Kitchen; Back Where It All Begin; In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed; Southbound; Band Introduction; Seven Turns; Nobody Left To Run With; Ramblin Man; Jessica – 05 (double)
Tour Pros no # Live At Antone's - Home Of The Blues - Austin, Tx - September 26, 2004: Dona Maria; Statesboro Blues; Blue Sky; Change My Way Of Living; My Getaway; Nobody Knows; Ramblin Man; Back Where It All Begin; Come In My Kitchen; Having A Good Time; Seven Turns; In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed; Band Introduction; Nobody Left To Run With; Jessica – 05 (double)
Evangelina [UK] GELD 4110 The Official Bootleg: High Falls;Blue Sky; Good Time Feeling; Seven Turns; In Memory of Elizabeth Reed; Where It All Begins;Southbound;No One to Run; Jessica; Ramblin' Man – 28-08-07 (double)
SPV [GER] SPV 90212 Rockpalast - 30 Years Of Southern Rock: [Essen/Germany, Grugahalle 1978:] Rockpalast-Intro; Run Gypsy Run; In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed; Good Time Feelin'; Dealin' With The Devil; Jessica; High Falls (Incl. Drum Solo); Ramblin' Man; [Bonn/Germany, Museuplatz 2008:] Statesboro Blues; Nothing You Can Do; Blue Sky; Get Away; One Way Out; Havin' A Good Time; In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed; No One To Run With; Ramblin' Man – 10 (double)
The Store For Music [UK] SFMCD 428 Dickey Betts and Great Southern Live from Metropolis, Germany: Statesboro Blues; Sweet Little Angel; Nothing You Can Do; Franklin Tower Theme; Get Away; One Way Out; Seven Turns; Hoochie Coochie Man; Jessica; Having A Good Time; In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed; No One To Run With; Ramblin Man – 17 (double)
RockBeat ROC 3395 Southern Jam: New York 1978: Run Gypsy Run; You Can't Have Her (I Don't Want Her); Goodtime Feeling; In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed; Bougainvillea; California Blues; Jessica- Southbound-Jessica medley; Crazy Love; Long Time Gone; High Falls- Part 1; High Falls- Part 2; Blue Sky; Ramblin' Man – 03-11-17 (double)
MIG [GER] MIG 90872 Live At Rockpalast 1978 And 2008: Run Gypsy Run; You Can Have Her; Leavin' Me Again; Back On The Road Again; In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed; Good Time Feelin'; Dealin' With The Devil; Jessica; High Falls (Incl. Drum Solo); Ramblin' Man; If I Miss This Train/Rockpalast Jam (Spirit feat. Dickey Betts); Statesboro Blues; Nothing You Can Do; Blue Sky; Get Away; One Way Out; Jessica; Havin' A Good Time; In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed; No One To Run With; Ramblin' Man – 19 (3 CDs, + 2 DVDs – same contents)
Sunset Boulevard CDSBR7997 Official Bootleg vol. 1: High Falls; Good Time Feeling; Blue Sky; Nobody Knows; Nobody Knows (Part II); Steady Rolling Man; Southbound; Having a Good Time; Seven Turns; In Memory of Elizabeth Reed; It Happens Sometimes; Back Where It All Begins; Ramblin’ Man; Jessica; No One to Run With – 30-04-21 (double, live tracks 2003, 2008)
Capricorn CP 0123 Highway Call: Long Time Gone; Rain; Highway Call; Let Nature Sing; Hand Picked; Kissimmee Kid – 74
Arista AL 4123 Dickey Betts And Great Southern: Out to Get Me; Run Gypsy Run; Sweet Virginia; The Way Love Goes; Nothing You Can Do; California Blues; Bougainvillea - 77
Arista AB 4169 Atlanta’s Burning Down: Good Time Feeling; Atlanta’s Burning Down; Leavin’ Me Again; Back On The Road Again; Dealin’ With The Devil; Shady Streets; You Can Have Her (I Don’t Want Her); Mister Blues Man – 29-03-78
no label no # Night: Moonlight Magic; I Don't Think I See Me in Your Eyes; Whole Lotta Memories; The Garden of the Rainbow Light; Nancy; Blue River; Alabama Rose; I Believe We're Gonna Make It This Time – 81 (unissued)
Epic FE/EK 44289 Pattern Dusruptive: Rock Bottom; Stone Cold Heart; Time To Roll; The Blues Ain't Nothin’; Heartbreak Line; Duane's Tune; Under The Guns Of Love; C'est La Vie; Far Cry; Loverman - 88
Free Falls Ent. FFE 7017-2 Let’s Get Together: Rave On; Let's All Get Together; Immortal; Tombstone Eyes; Here Come the Blues Again; One Stop Be-Bop; I Gotta Know; Call Me Anytime; Dona Maria; All For You; Sing While I'm Walkin' – 31-07-01
Dickey Betts DB 88832 The Collectors # 1: Beyond the Pale; Georgia on a Fast Train; One Step Bebop #2; Tangled Up in Blue; Steady Rollin' Man; Change My Way of Livin' #2; The Preacher; Seven Turns #3; Willy and Po' Bob – 02
Raven [AUS] RVCD 231 Very Best of Dickey Betts: 1973-1978 Bougainvilleas Call: Long Time Gone; Rain; Highway Call; Let Nature Song; Ramblin' Man [Allman brothers Band]; No Hard Times [live]; Out to Get Me; Run Gypsy Run; Sweet Virginia; Bougainvillea; Sweet Mama [w. Charlie Daniels-live]; Atlanta's Burnig Down; Leavin' Me Again; Back on the Road Again; Dealin' with the Devil; Rock Bottom; Duane's Tune – 29-08-06
Live albums (not in sessions)
BMG Special Prod. 7551746900-2 Southern Rock Jam: Out to Get Me;Run Gypsy Run;Sweet Virginia;Nothing You Can Do; California Blues;Good Time Feeling; Atlanta's Burning Down; Leavin' Me Again; Back on the Road Again;Dealin' With the Devil – 04-06-02
Instant Live no # The Odeon Cleveland, OH 3/09/2004: Little Martha; Steady Rolling Man; Blue Sky; Change My Way; Girl With The Deep Blue Eyes; Donna Maria; Southbound; Nobody Knows (Pt. 1); Nobody Knows (Pt. 2); Where It All Begins; Get Away; Kitchen; Having A Good Time; Liz Reed; Ramblin Man; No One To Run With; Seven Turns; Jessica - 04 (3 CD)
Eagle Vision [FRA] ER DV CD 025 Back Where It All Begans: Southbound (Soundcheck Version); Blue Sky (Soundcheck Version); In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed (Soundcheck Version); Donna Marie (Live From The Rock Hall); Jessica (Live From The Rock Hall) ; [DVD:] Opening; Statesboro Blues; Blue Sky; Change My Way Of Living; Get Away; Ramblin‘ Man; Back Where It All Begins; Come On In My Kitchen; Seven Turns; In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed; No One To Run With; Jessica – 05
Tour Pros no # Live At The Egg Albany, NY 07-15-2005: High Falls; Statesboro Blues; Having A Good Time; Change My Way Of Living; Stormy Monday; Blue Sky; My Getaway; Come In My Kitchen; Back Where It All Begin; In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed; Southbound; Band Introduction; Seven Turns; Nobody Left To Run With; Ramblin Man; Jessica – 05 (double)
Tour Pros no # Live At Antone's - Home Of The Blues - Austin, Tx - September 26, 2004: Dona Maria; Statesboro Blues; Blue Sky; Change My Way Of Living; My Getaway; Nobody Knows; Ramblin Man; Back Where It All Begin; Come In My Kitchen; Having A Good Time; Seven Turns; In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed; Band Introduction; Nobody Left To Run With; Jessica – 05 (double)
Evangelina [UK] GELD 4110 The Official Bootleg: High Falls;Blue Sky; Good Time Feeling; Seven Turns; In Memory of Elizabeth Reed; Where It All Begins;Southbound;No One to Run; Jessica; Ramblin' Man – 28-08-07 (double)
SPV [GER] SPV 90212 Rockpalast - 30 Years Of Southern Rock: [Essen/Germany, Grugahalle 1978:] Rockpalast-Intro; Run Gypsy Run; In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed; Good Time Feelin'; Dealin' With The Devil; Jessica; High Falls (Incl. Drum Solo); Ramblin' Man; [Bonn/Germany, Museuplatz 2008:] Statesboro Blues; Nothing You Can Do; Blue Sky; Get Away; One Way Out; Havin' A Good Time; In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed; No One To Run With; Ramblin' Man – 10 (double)
The Store For Music [UK] SFMCD 428 Dickey Betts and Great Southern Live from Metropolis, Germany: Statesboro Blues; Sweet Little Angel; Nothing You Can Do; Franklin Tower Theme; Get Away; One Way Out; Seven Turns; Hoochie Coochie Man; Jessica; Having A Good Time; In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed; No One To Run With; Ramblin Man – 17 (double)
RockBeat ROC 3395 Southern Jam: New York 1978: Run Gypsy Run; You Can't Have Her (I Don't Want Her); Goodtime Feeling; In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed; Bougainvillea; California Blues; Jessica- Southbound-Jessica medley; Crazy Love; Long Time Gone; High Falls- Part 1; High Falls- Part 2; Blue Sky; Ramblin' Man – 03-11-17 (double)
MIG [GER] MIG 90872 Live At Rockpalast 1978 And 2008: Run Gypsy Run; You Can Have Her; Leavin' Me Again; Back On The Road Again; In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed; Good Time Feelin'; Dealin' With The Devil; Jessica; High Falls (Incl. Drum Solo); Ramblin' Man; If I Miss This Train/Rockpalast Jam (Spirit feat. Dickey Betts); Statesboro Blues; Nothing You Can Do; Blue Sky; Get Away; One Way Out; Jessica; Havin' A Good Time; In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed; No One To Run With; Ramblin' Man – 19 (3 CDs, + 2 DVDs – same contents)
Sunset Boulevard CDSBR7997 Official Bootleg vol. 1: High Falls; Good Time Feeling; Blue Sky; Nobody Knows; Nobody Knows (Part II); Steady Rolling Man; Southbound; Having a Good Time; Seven Turns; In Memory of Elizabeth Reed; It Happens Sometimes; Back Where It All Begins; Ramblin’ Man; Jessica; No One to Run With – 30-04-21 (double, live tracks 2003, 2008)
SINGLES
Capricorn
CPS 0213 Long
Time Gone (Edited Version) / Kissimmee Kid – 09-74
CPS 0221 Rain [mono] / Rain [stereo] – 02-75 (promo)
Arista
AS 0255 Nothing You Can Do / ? – 06-77
AS 0269 Bougainvillea / ? – 09-77
AS 0333 Atlanta's Burning Down / Mr. Blues Man – 78
Epic
EAS 1280 Rock Bottom / Rock Bottom – 88 (12“ promo)