In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (Allman Brothers Band) | Paying Tribute to Dickey Betts | Ep. 769 

Dickey Lead 1, Duane Lead 2. Saw them 84 times over their run. The road goes on forever. RIP Dickey

This song was the centerpiece on what is easily the best live album ever recorded. You'd love the rest of the album.

I remember my guitar teacher telling me if I learned and understood Allman Brothers I will have learned everything he has to teach me, jazz, blues and rock all at once

IMHO - this song + this performance = about as close to perfection as rock music gets. Never fails to hook me in.

13 minute zenith of live music. Really will never be topped.

RIP Dickey Betts, part of the BEST two lead guitar duos EVER! First solo is Dickey as well as the violin part in the beginning. Duane's solo is after Gregg's organ solo. For me this is the definitive version of this song, long live the original six.

Dicky Betts ‘was as good as it gets!’ , rest in peace , guitar -god,, and thanx for all the unforgettable music…..__

Great reaction to such a great live performance bny a legendary band. I saw them live, in February 1973, 5 months after Duane's untimely death. It is ironic that Barry Oakley died just over one year later just 3 blocks from the spot where Diane had his motorcycle accident. It is a tribute to the Allman Brothers Band to continue under such tragedy. This is a timely reaction to a truely great musical giant. RIP Dicky.

Among one of the best songs the Allman Brothers did. Excellent guitar work from Dickey and Duane. Rest in peace Dickey Betts.

Yes, that’s Dicky taking the 1st guitar solo and Duane the 2nd. I once described the difference between Dicky’s playing (which I liked) and Duane’s playing (which, to this day, amazes me) to a friend as the difference between a bow & arrow (Dicky) and a rocket launcher (Duane). That said, it was how they played together and off of each other that made the magic. Thanks for playing this!❤

Probably the most iconic southern rock song ever written. It was performed flawlessly live on this album. Dickey Betts was one of the world's greatest guitar players who was influenced by many jazz artists (by his own admission). You can certainly hear the jazz influence on this wonderful live recording (time and scale changes). The whole album is great but this song is a true masterpiece. A group of unbelievable talents at the top of their game. I bought this album when it came out in 1971 and literally wore it out. I have a number of copies on different media forms now and have listened to it thousands of times and it never gets old. I have also seen them live a number of times and their stage presence was amazing. Rest in peace Duane, Gregg, Berry, Dickey and Butch. There will never be another Allman Brothers Band but somewhere out there is a helluva jam session going on.

My mentally disabled wife is dealing with both of her parents in the hospital, both at the end of their times. My wife is far and beyond able to cope with this cycle of life that cannot be denied and she vents her anguish and frustrations to me every day. As I try my best to support and comfort her I wish that I could do more for her. Music has always been my coping tool through all of the hard times that life has presented to me and this particular song has been one of my favorite go-to's. It has uplifted me, supported me and carried me through many tough times and tonight I feel blessed to hear it once again. I was not looking for it, but Doug's episode brought it to me when I really needed it! Thank you Doug for helping out a soul in a way that I am betting you never intended to.

I consider this to be The Allman Brother's masterpiece!!! The bass work is a testament to the incredible talent of Berry Oakley. I learned this bass line back when this song came out and I can tell you it's a real work out. It very strenuous to keep it up the whole song. Hats off to these guys.

The Brothers will always be first in my head and heart.

Dicky Betts came into a record store that I worked at in the mid-90's. They were playing just down the street. He sat and chatted for a while. Such a nice dude. He'll be missed.

The Filmore show is epic. Everyone should own a copy

This album is one of my desert island albums

My favorite Allman Bros Song.. Simple and expressive. They have some great Jams, this is one of them.

Sir, you are ready. It's time for Mountain Jam.

Bravo! What a performance! And RIP Brother Dickey!!

You need to listen to that entire album cover to cover. Often listed as perhaps the greatest live album ever

The long-awaited Rick Beato Warren Haynes interview is just out... Warren Haynes has such an incredible breadth of knowledge and humility aside from becoming one of the most accomplished live guitarists in music today... his thoughts on Dickey Betts are absolute must hear.. p

This song is a jazz/rock masterpiece 😌❣️

The Allmans are seriously and underrated band outside jam band and country music circles in this day. I try and talk about the Allmans and related bands with the common folks my age (30s-40s) and I'm still surprised how many people out there aren't familiar with them.

bought this album in 1971 and it's always been on of my favourites....

Whenever someone asks who is your favorite band, the Allman Brothers always comes to mind.

Besides The Allmans', Wishbone Ash also popularized two lead guitars. Wishbone Ash has been unfairly forgotten over time.

from the wiki article on this live performance in this performance, taken from the March 13, 1971 (first show) concert by the group,[12] Betts opens the piece with ethereal volume swells on his guitar, giving the aural impression of violins.[13][14] Slowly the first theme begins to emerge, Duane Allman's guitar joining Betts in a dual lead that variously doubles the melody,[15] provides a harmony line,[16] or provides counterpoint.[15] The tempo then picks up in the next section[14] to a Santana-like,[3] quasi-Latin beat, a strong second-theme melody driven by unison playing and harmonized guitars arising.[11] Betts next plays a solo[13][14] using the second theme as a starting-off point.[17] This leads into an organ solo from Gregg Allman, with the two guitars playing rhythm figures in the background. Throughout, percussionists Butch Trucks and Jai Johanny Johanson play in unison, laying what has been described as "a thick bed of ride-snare rhythm for the soloists to luxuriate upon."[18] Duane Allman then[14] starts quietly rephrasing the first theme, gradually building to a high-pitched climax, Berry Oakley's bass guitar playing a strong counterpoint against the band's trademark percussion. Allman cools into a reverie, then starts again, finding an even more furious peak.[17] Parts of this solo would draw comparison to John Coltrane and his sheets of sound,[17] other parts to Miles Davis' classic Kind of Blue album. Duane Allman biographer Randy Poe wrote that "[Allman]'s playing jazz in a rock context" reflected the emerging jazz fusion movement, only in reverse.[14] Allman himself told writer Robert Palmer at that time, "that kind of playing comes from Miles and Coltrane, and particularly Kind of Blue. I've listened to that album so many times that for the past couple of years, I haven't hardly listened to anything else."[14] Almost two decades later, Palmer would write of the Allmans, "that if the musicians hadn't quite scaled Coltrane-like heights, they had come as close as any rock band was likely to get."[19] Rolling Stone would say in 2002 that the composition's performance found the musicians "lock[ed] together ... with the grace and passion of the tightest jazz musicians,"[20] while in 2008, it said the trills, crawls, and sustain of the guitar work represented "the language of jazz charged with electric R&B futurism."[11] Following the Duane Allman solo the band drops off to a relatively brief but to-the-point percussion break by Trucks and Johanson reflecting Kind of Blue drummer Jimmy Cobb's work.[21] The full band then enters to recap the mid-tempo second theme, finishing the performance abruptly.[21] Several silent beats pass before the Fillmore audience erupts in riotous applause.[21]

Duane Allman is wonderful on this fantastic album!

You know what’s cooler than hearing great tunes on your channel? Watching the unabashed joy you have in grooving with the music. Thanks for making my Wednesday better 🎸🎶🎸🎶

Saw them at the Fillmore at one of these shows.Had no idea how to react. A year later I was in Europe and I watched a 19 year old playing in a battle of the bands, playing this song. He was very good as I recall. The rest of his band could not keep up. Still it was great.

Dynamics! and groove. Lots of "blue" notes for flavor. Miles Davis a big influence. Imagine being there and hearing this for the first time. Mind blowing telepathic communication from the band. Duane takes 2nd guitar solo. Duaue was the leader and band director. Just about Nobody except for Greatfull Dead doing this kind of thing at the time.

Saw these guys, 3 times. Because one can't see them just once. They were that good! RIP Dickey!

I’m a neurosurgeon in mid Pennsylvania. This song has been in my OR playlist for years.

Blue Sky off the Eat A Peach album features one of Duane Allman’s final recordings before his tragic death. This is a Dickie Betts song featuring alternating solos and a duet of Duane and Dickie.

RIP Mr. Betts, "The King of the Major Pentatonic Scale"...I've had the absolute privilege to see your greatness live in the late 80s...

The Allmans Brothers Were are monster band in the day ,they were huge . I’ve been listening and loving them forever and I’m 66 !!

I seen Dickie & Warren totally cover for Greg when he was too wasted. ABB was a special band that only comes along every once in a while. I never had a chance to see Duane but he and Dickie were the driving force for sure...RIP Mr. Betts

That song is some of the most intense musical fireworks recorded live since the days of Miles Davis & John Coltrane. It's amazing that the oldest member of the ABB at the time of this recording was about 25.

While I was collecting the back catalogs of my 10 favorite bands, I was turned on to this live album and didn't get a chance to buy anything by The Allman Brothers. I was a late bloomer when I heard this album in 1989 spending most of my income on rent, car insurance, and concert tickets. Not much leftover for food and albums. One day soon, I hope to buy this album which has the phenomenal Whipping Post on it also.

Dickey and Duane were listening to Miles and the Trane before Dickey wrote this. You can really hear the Coltrane influence in this piece.

From Dickey's opening volume swells to Duane's fiery ending, just superb.

My favorite Allman’s song and favorite jam song. Orgasmic groove maestros!

my favorite live song of all time

Doug you could not have picked a better song!

Fantastic analysis and commentary Doug, thank you!😌

Shhhh Doug! Duane an Dicky are playing!

They always have been and always will be my favorite band. A flavor for every mood. I just want to give a nod to the badass bass line that Berry Oakley was laying down. He always gave it just a bit more funk. So glad you gave this a listed, Doug!

Great content. Just discovered this page. The cool lead sound in the beginning is accomplished with volume swells. Dickey worked the volume knob with his pinky while picking the notes.

Hi Doug. Worth noting - the original lineup was captured on video only very rarely. One of the best clips is a clip of them performing this song. There's also a complete Whipping Post also worth hearing from that same date in 1970. Thanks for checking this out. RIP Dickie ETA: Dickie takes the first solo, then Duane on the second.

I really enjoyed this. Thanks for the background comments on the band. Im 62, The Alman Brothers were my definitely my top 10 bands in the 70s. I love watching you play the piano, with the group! You were having fun!🎵 Dixie Rock !🇺🇲

Rock. Jazz. Bossa nova. Gospel. "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" has it all. Brilliant stuff - I was hoping you would get around to this one at some point. Thank you.

Such an epic player & song. Good choice to honor Dickie.

Thank you so much for playing this song - it has accompanied me since my youth, and I am 66 now. My suggestion: The Monika Roscher Bigband from Germany, she just won the German Jazzprice 2024 - finest compositions since Frank Zappa imho

When I'm in hospital and on life support, put that song on and play. If my eyes don't open at the end. Unplug!😂

My very first concert...'72. It was the first tour after losing Duane. Dickie really put on a hell of a show that evening.

Sounds like the beginning lead was the ol volume trick. Glad you're getting into them. Nice video.

Nobody performing today could write something like this, complicated, fused, piece of beautiful music, and we're not better off for it.

It was Dicky when you asked. It was Duane in the later solo. For the entire Live At Fillmore Dicky is in your right ear and Duane is in your left ear, assuming you have your headphones on correctly. Awesome jazzy tune, one of the best! Also, in the drum interlude, it's Jaimoe in the left ear and Butch in the right ear.

Legendary. And I'm only a few years younger than many of these guys, maybe 10 years. I never get tired of listening to this.

Great song from the greatest live album.

IMHO this is in the top 10 of greatest songs ever❗️

IMHO the best live song ever recorded

The live acoustic version of Elizabeth Reed from An Evening with The Allman Brothers is fantastic.

Thanks for this tribute Doug. By listening to the playing style, phrasing and tone I would say: Dickey was the first solo, Duane the second.

Wow, what a great track ❤

A great piece of art. Maybe the ABB at their pinnacle.

Rose Hill Cemetery is around the block from "The Big House," the bands House in Macon. If you find yourself traveling in the south east, or passing through Georgia, it's a worthwhile detour to drive out to Macon and visit The Big House, which has been converted into The Allman Brothers' official museum. Its an experience. The Housekeeper is great, and you can just take it all in, stay as long as you like, and then drive over Rose Hill and pay tribute to all the members buried there. Heck, the graveyard is a historical civil war era graveyard and walking its grounds an experience to itself.

It's hard to believe a man Doug's age had never heard that before! It's ubiqitous as (in many people's opinion) the best song on the best rock live album ever. Well, now he has, and seems to have enjoyed what the rest of us hve known about for decades.

Jessica was named for his daughter and Blue Sky was named for his wife Sandy Bluesky.

So sorry for his passing. However, Quicksilver Messenger Service pioneered the double melodic lead guitar. 12:40 is when Dwayne starts on lead guitar.

The first concert I ever saw was the Allman Brothers Band in 1975. I was almost 12, and it was life changing. Duane and Berry were gone, but with the pick up of Chuck Leavell was something really cool. Watching Dickey and Chuck trade off solos and Gregg was amazing. When they played this tune, Chuck took the first solo on piano, then Gregg's solo, then Dickey took the final solo. And for the rest of his time in the band, Dickey always would take the solo slots that were once Duane's. A little side note, just four years after I saw the ABB in '75, my cousin Debbie gives birth to a baby boy and they name him Derek. And before his 20th birthday, Derek would be announced as the new guitarist for the band. That summer of '99 with Derek and Dickey was a very special one. Rest well Ranger. You've done a damn good job.

My favourite album and this song is my favourite piece of recorded music.

Doug: You should watch the videos of The Allman Brothers on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Doc Severinsen and some of the brass section from The Tonight Show Band sits in with The Allman Brothers for a song. It's here on RU-vid. 😊

The long-awaited Warren Haynes Rick Beato interview has just dropped. Haynes, one of the great live players, has such great breadth of knowledge and humility Warren won't ever let you forget that BETTS was one of the greatest to ever strap on a Les Paul

Using the volume knob to float the notes in so complex for the 70s 2 guitars playing in harmony

Something i noticed early on... When both lead guitars were playing, it sounded as if both guitars were very slightly detuned from each other, slightly sharp or slightly flat. It gives the guitars a sort of "celesta" effect. It's easy to miss without headphones. This is an effect that is frequently used in theatre pipe organs.

The last OG member is known as Jaimo

Liz may be my favorite from Les Brers, although "Les Brers", "Dreams I'll Never See", and "Revival" are right up there. And Mountain Jam. And Gregg's "Multi-Colored Lady". When Liz Edwards died I wrote an "In Memory" for her. Thanks for your tribute to Mike Pinder. He was an inspiration, a lodestone, and a touchstone. A stony guy. Cathartic.

Yes Doug, listening to the Allman Bros will always make one want to play; infectious melody play, riffs, players listening and playing. :D Enjoy you enjoying!

Such an amazing album

Try "Stormy Monday" from this album. That is one great live song. So well done.

I love the build of this song. I keep thinking they cant possibly one up the last go around. Surprise they do. They are absolutely cooking on this live version. My goodness

I love the Am9 to start, played way up the neck. You get the bow effect commonly with volume swells

I am in New Orleans, Greg loved it here he would go to the small not crowded bars and just sit at the bar and have a beer

That's my favorite song by the Allman Brothers Band

My FAVORITE Allman Brothers song!

FYI: When you play the shaker, the volume of the music drops back substantially. Also, though Jai Johanny Johanson (aka 'Jaimoe') is occasionally listed on percussion, he is actually on drums, playing a small jazz kit. He was the original drummer, though Butch Trucks was added to increase the robustness of the rhythm section. It did MUCH more than that, especially with the Berry Oakley's constantly prowling bass lines. Like Duane and Dickey, the rhythm section were also stars - they made this music move. A friend of mine called the Allman Brothers Band 'the Count Basie Band of rock 'n' roll', which is surely apt. 'Les Breres in A Minor' and 'Mountain Jam' (inspired by Donovan's 'First There is a Mountain') are two other great instrumentals, as is the band's interpretation of the Spencer Davis Group's 'Don't Want You No More', which opens the first album.

To get that soft-attack/bowing sound on his guitar, he's rolling the volume knob with his little finger as he hits the string.

Nice Jazz feel to this. A bit of a fusion approach for a rock band.🤔

One of my favorites. You should check out Whipping Post from this album. That'll take you on a roller coaster ride

I'm a huge Dickey Betts fan. Thank you. That was nicely done. I love how you explained the music and joined in.

Just found your channel. Love it!

An essential listening experience.

"Seven Turns" is a great D.B. song. If you have never stopped off in Macon, you're missing something special if you are an ABB fan. The Big House where they lived and is now a museum, is not far off I 75. The cemetery is across the interstate, but it has it's on intrigue with the brown river and train tracks just down the hill from some of the bands final resting place.

We enjoyed a 3AM, 45 minute jam of "Elizabeth Reed" at the State Bridge venue in Colorado, about 12 years ago, with six guitarists 🎸... only a couple dozen of us (workers or guests) were still awake for it. Btw: Allmans were the last act at Watkins Glen: July 28, 1973. Yes, I was there...

Rest in Peace Dickey!

And just roughly 2 1/2 years earlier ? Gregg was not known as a keyboard player, per se. He was brought into the band by his brother for his vocals. They bought Gregg a Hammond, put a large red bow on it, along with some beer & massive joints and told him. "Surprise, it's yours- we need you to learn this thing"..... An accomplished musician already, this was no problem for Gregg.... 🚬😎👍

I just saw in the paper that P. D. Q. Bach died. Last member of the Bach family. I'd love to request a reaction to one of his works. His 5th symphony, Oedipus, Overture, and Fugue are all worthy starting points.

Great driving song