![]() ![]() Kim Payne got 5% of Midnight Rider and I'm not sure if Steve Alaimo got half of Melissa. Somehow by then the Allman Brothers Band got nothing off of record sales of the Capricorn tracks but the writers of the songs did including Duane Allman for Little Martha, Willie McTell for Statesboro Blues. But not as bad as not getting a writing credit on Liz Reed which got Butch upset again in the 90's when 1969-1979 A Decade of Hits came out selling over 2 million copies and Gregg and Dickey made over a million dollars on that collection of old Capricorn Records songs and Butch got nothing. Apparently it continued as a little bone of contention between Gregg and Butch for the rest of their lives. I've often wondered who had softened on Dickey? Gregg? Warren actually said he spoke up about inviting Dickey to the 40th because how can you claim you are inviting everyone who ever played with Duane Allman and not invite the one who played with Duane the most? Yeah Warren someone didn't realise how silly and childish that would be. ![]() There is too much bad blood for me to get on the stage with him."īut not long it came out Dickey would be invited through his manager and more and more of Dickey's songs were returning to the set list. Butch answered "Yes everyone who ever played with Duane including Clapton has been invited except that one. The guy with the magazine assumed Dickey would since the theme of the 40th was to invite everyone that had played with Duane Allman. Then gradually more and more were being played and Blue Sky returned not long after Butch said the band would never play that song again and later Butch insisted Dickey would not be invited to the 40th anniversary show. By about 20 indeed they were playing shows void of a Dickey song but not all of the shows. Butch made it clear on this site and his blog that as soon as they wrote some new instrumentals, the Allman Brothers would never play a song Dickey Betts wrote. If it were entirely Butch's call, the last lineup would have never played a Dickey song. Butch became incredibly steamed over Dickey and it never abated for the rest of his life. By 2000 Butch became enraged over Dickey. Butch and Gregg were beginning to get irritated with Dickey by 1996 due to bullying, drugs and drinking. Dickey and Butch seemed to be good friends by the time they decided to shelve the Allman Brothers Band in 1982 and swivel over to Betts, Hall, Leavell and Trucks. Of course Butch had a Dickey problem that went back to 1970 and Elizabeth Reed. Butch was going to call a meeting and suggest Berry Oakley be replaced just before he was killed. Butch had a run in with Duane that he would talk about. ![]() Butch had several big blows with Gregg back then and supposedly their relationship was becoming strained the last 5 years the band was together. Search for "Queen of Hearts" on Wikipedia.The rumor mill back then with the Capricorn promotional guys and some of roadies or soundman who would talk to fans said it was Butch Trucks.
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