‘We love you, Dad.’ Allman Brothers Band returns to Macon to honor Dickey Betts
Fans of The Allman Brothers Band gathered from across the country into the Macon City Auditorium for a celebratory night honoring Dickey Betts, one of the band’s founding members.
Back in the city that cemented their success in the 1970s, members of the Allman Brothers Band, friends and family reunited at the Macon City Auditorium Friday night to pay tribute to Dickey Betts, the band’s vocalist, guitarist, and founding member, who died last year.
Dickey Betts’ son, Duane Betts, led the tribute concert, in which the nearly sold-out auditorium experienced performances of classic songs from the Allman Brothers Band and Dickey Betts’ own songs like “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” and “Rain,” which were performed by former members of the band, including Chuck Leavell, Warren Hayes and Oteil Burbrudge.