Dickey Betts: The 1981 “Duane Allman” Interview

Betts Remembers His Co-Guitarist in the Allman Brothers Band

The only significant time Duane Allman spent apart from his younger brother Gregg was in the late 1960s, when Gregg was recording in Los Angeles and Duane was back in Florida. Then one Sunday morning Gregg got a call from Duane, saying he was putting together a new band with two lead guitarists and two drummers. Gregg’s first reaction was, “Boy, that’s …