Dickey Betts' ex-fellow Allman Brothers Band members are honoring the late singer-songwriter and guitarist.
迪基·貝茨的前奧爾曼兄弟樂隊(duì)成員向這位已故的創(chuàng)作型歌手和吉他手致敬。
After news of Betts' death at age 80 was confirmed by his family on April 18, his former "Ramblin' Man" bandmates reacted with a heartfelt statement issued to PEOPLE in a press release.
4月18日,貝茨的家人證實(shí)了他去世的消息,享年80歲,他的前“蘭布林人”樂隊(duì)成員在一份新聞稿中向《人物》發(fā)表了一份誠摯的聲明。
"With deep sadness the Allman Brothers Band learned today that founding member Dickey Betts has passed away peacefully in his home in Sarasota, Florida, following a period of declining health," wrote the Grammy-winning band, co-founded by brothers Duane and Gregg Allman with an original lineup also featuring Betts, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson.
“今天,奧爾曼兄弟樂隊(duì)?wèi)阎钋械谋吹弥?,?chuàng)始成員迪基·貝茨在佛羅里達(dá)州薩拉索塔的家中去世,健康狀況每況愈下。”這支獲得格萊美獎(jiǎng)的樂隊(duì)由杜安·奧爾曼和格雷格·奧爾曼兄弟共同創(chuàng)立,原始陣容還包括貝茨、貝瑞·奧克利、布奇·卡特斯和杰·約翰尼·“杰米”·約翰遜。
"Dickey wrote quintessential Brothers songs including 'Blue Sky,' 'Rambling Man,' 'Jessica,' 'In Memory of Elizabeth Reed' and many others," continued the statement. "His extraordinary guitar playing alongside guitarist Duane Allman created a unique dual guitar signature sound that became the signature sound of the genre known as Southern Rock."
“迪基創(chuàng)作了經(jīng)典的兄弟歌曲,包括《Blue Sky》、《Rambling Man》、《Jessica》、《In Memory of Elizabeth Reed》等,”聲明繼續(xù)說道。“他與吉他手杜安·奧爾曼的出色吉他演奏創(chuàng)造了一種獨(dú)特的雙吉他簽名聲音,成為被稱為南方搖滾的流派的標(biāo)志性聲音。”
"He was passionate in life, be it music, songwriting, fishing, hunting, boating, golf, karate or boxing. Dickey was all in on and excelled at anything that caught his attention," the musicians said.
“他對(duì)生活充滿激情,無論是音樂、歌曲創(chuàng)作、釣魚、打獵、劃船、高爾夫、空手道還是拳擊。迪基對(duì)任何引起他注意的事情都全力以赴,而且擅長(zhǎng)。”
"Betts joins his brothers, Duane Allman, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks and Gregg Allman, as well as ABB crew, members Twiggs Lyndon, Joe Dan Petty, Red Dog, Kim Payne and Mike Callahan in that old Winnebago in the sky touring the world taking their music to all who will listen," they added.
他們補(bǔ)充說:“貝茨和他的兄弟杜安·奧爾曼、貝瑞·奧克利、布奇·卡車和格雷格·奧爾曼,以及ABB的工作人員,成員特維格斯·林登、喬·丹·佩蒂、紅狗、金·佩恩和邁克·卡拉漢一起乘坐那輛古老的溫尼貝戈在天空中環(huán)游世界,把他們的音樂帶給所有愿意聽的人。”