Previously on Music Monday, Dickey Betts and the Allman Brothers were highlighted several times on MDB. He passed away in Florida on Thursday last week and I wanted to include a mention and to highlight his music. The cause was cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Betts’ manager David Spero confirmed. ☹
The Allman Brothers have performed great music throughout the years as individuals and as a group. They were all talented, but unfortunately in an age of drugs and alcohol … and motorcycles (twice) … faced some dark days in the middle of their skyrocketing success.
Allman Brothers | Blue Sky from “Eat A Peach” 1972
“Blue Sky” is a Dickey Betts (band member) song from the Allman Brothers double album “Eat a Peach” (1972) after band leader Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident. If you were alive during that time, you will probably recognize the sound, but more likely know their hit single a year later, “Ramblin’ Man.” For those who enjoy the Allman Brothers … and the reunions (1st and 2nd) … the recordings or live performances often exhibited expected “jam sessions” that would stretch on long past the normal 3-5 minute song cuts (15 minutes or more was not uncommon).
So I need to start hauling some of it back and prepping it for woodworking projects (I already put a little on my lumber shelf) … but I need a way to start with straight edge. For the lack of a jointer(tool used to produce a flat surface along a board’s length), I’ve made a jig to do the same on my Delta Table Saw and since I wanted one that could do a longer length, I started with an 8 foot piece of 1/2” plywood.
It seems like it has been a while since Music Monday has highlighted Kenny Chesney? Maybe it hasn’t been that long, but then again, it has been a year … and I haven’t been streaming the No Shoes Radio channel on SiriusXM for a while lately.
That aside, I did listen for a while while working out in the yard a week or so ago and screen capture the sone “I Go Back” that had me fondly daydreaming … hm, perhaps Jimmy Buffett’s “Havana Daydreamin’” will be making an appearance soon?
Our old John Deere 330 16HP diesel tractor, that we use for all kinds of yard chores, required another battery this spring. It seemed like just yesterday that I replaced it, but then I realized it was replaced back in 2012! Amazing longevity for a Walmart Ever Start branded battery … so I’ll go with one more again (although this time one of their no-maintenance versions — the only one available). Hm?
Previously on Music Monday, Dickey Betts and the Allman Brothers were highlighted several times on MDB. He passed away in Florida on Thursday last week and I wanted to include a mention and to highlight his music. The cause was cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Betts’ manager David Spero confirmed. ☹ “Blue Sky” is a Dickey Betts (band member) song from the Allman Brothers double album “Eat a Peach” (1972) after band leader Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident. If you were alive during that time, you will probably recognize the sound, but more likely know their hit single a year later, “Ramblin’ Man.” For those who enjoy the Allman Brothers … and the reunions (1st and 2nd) … the recordings or live performances often exhibited expected “jam sessions” that would stretch on long past the normal 3-5 minute song cuts (15 minutes or more was not uncommon).
