Uploaded May 2009 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Sarasota, FL 12/12/08: A big, old fashioned jam session at Steve Cochran's warehouse in Sarasota, FL featuring Dickey Betts & Great Southern. It was also a birthday celebration of Dickey's 65th. On stage with Dickey were, Duane Betts - Guitar, Mike Kach - keyboards & vocals, Pedro Arevalo - Bass Guitar, Berry Oakley Jr. - Guitar, Mark Serio - Guitar, James Varnado - drums, Frankie Lombardi - drums, Twinkle Yochim - backing vocals and probably a couple more I am forgetting to mention. Dickey Betts, the author of such classics as 'Blue Sky', 'Ramblin' Man, 'In Memory of Elizabeth Reed', 'Jessica', 'Southbound' and many others, is a co-founder of one of the greatest rock bands ever assembled - The Allman Brothers Band.
FYI: - A video well worth watching on YouTube, especially if you are a fan of Dickey Betts, is here... youtube.com/watch?v=PzaPSuzfIPE
Sarasota, FL 12/12/08: A big, old fashioned jam session at Steve Cochran's warehouse in Sarasota, FL featuring Dickey Betts & Great Southern. It was also a birthday celebration of Dickey's 65th. On stage with Dickey were, Duane Betts - Guitar, Mike Kach - keyboards & vocals, Pedro Arevalo - Bass Guitar, Berry Oakley Jr. - Guitar, Mark Serio - Guitar, James Varnado - drums, Frankie Lombardi - drums, Twinkle Yochim - backing vocals and probably a couple more I am forgetting to mention. Dickey Betts, the author of such classics as 'Blue Sky', 'Ramblin' Man, 'In Memory of Elizabeth Reed', 'Jessica', 'Southbound' and many others, is a co-founder of one of the greatest rock bands ever assembled - The Allman Brothers Band.
FYI: - A video well worth watching on YouTube, especially if you are a fan of Dickey Betts, is here... youtube.com/watch?v=PzaPSuzfIPE
![ALLMAN BROTHERS TRIBUTE : In Memory of Duane & Gregg Allman : A Brothers Dream [SkyDog & BaBro]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ORbRhf3wquc/mqdefault.jpg "ALLMAN BROTHERS TRIBUTE : In Memory of Duane & Gregg Allman : A Brothers Dream [SkyDog & BaBro]
‘A Brother’s Dream’ is a compilation of direct, & referenced, musical motifs from the early days of brothers, Duane & Gregg Allman, recording careers, dating back to 1969. This song is intended to honor the brother’s incredible contributions to the musical world and to the enduring legacy that they helped put into motion. This song is in memory of Duane & Gregg Allman, but also by extension, a tribute to the entire Allman Brothers Band Family.
I was fourteen years old in 1969. I’ll never forget the day that we were hanging out in the old Siesta Key Village when someone started talking about this new band that had just released their first album, and that the band had ties to our town of Sarasota, FL. We went over to someone’s house that had the album, self-titled, The Allman Brothers Band, and I was captivated immediately. It was a sound that I had never heard, and I was instantly hooked. I was fortunate enough to hear them couple of times in Sarasota, in 69 & 70, once at Robarts Sports Arena, and once at The Municipal Auditorium where BB King opened for the Brothers. The energy and power these guys were able to generate was otherworldly.
I believe that there are at least 10 vignettes or motifs referenced in this song. One of the riffs pre-dates the ABB era. Duane Allman has always been one of my top tier guitar heroes, and his brother, Gregg Allman an equal inspiration for his expressive song writing, and for his mirror-to-the-soul vocals. I never knew Duane Allman personally, but through his music, and everything that I have read about him, he was an intense, and intensely passionate and happy, man. He lived life with extreme gusto and verve, and with a ‘devil-may-care’ attitude. It was his vision, his dream, to create the band that became the Allman Brothers Band, and with this song ‘A Brother’s Dream’, I hope to capture a little of that effervescent spirit and indomitable energy that was Duane Allman.
If inspired to do so, please consider giving a donation to the Big House Museum to help keep that unique shrine to the original Allman Brothers Band alive for generations to come. https://thebighousemuseum.com/donate/
A special thanks to all who participated in this project with me, including Mike Kach, Gregg Voorhees, Jeff Thal, Bruce Glasberg, Kevin Celebi. Also, many thanks and much appreciation to Caitlyn Woods for her beautiful interpretive hula-hoop performance to ‘A Brother’s Dream’ and for her help with the video production. Please check out Caitlyn’s website: https://spinjoy.com.au/
Matthew Greenwood
DEDICATED TO ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND FANS EVERYWHERE
A Brother’s Dream
(Matthew Greenwood)
Recorded in HUH Production Studio – Sarasota, FL
Co-producer/Engineer – Jeff Thal
Executive Producer – Matthew Greenwood
Recording date: February/March 2021
Release date: March 26th 2021
MUSICIANS:
Matthew Greenwood – Guitars
Mike Kach – Keyboards
Jeff Thal – Drums & Percussion
Gregg Voorhees – Bass Guitar
Bruce Glasberg – Trombone
Kevin Celebi – Trumpet
Hula Hooper – Caitlyn Woods – SpinJoy")
