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During the mid-1970s Leavell also appeared on Dickey Betts's first solo record, Highway Call. In addition during this time, he made multiple contributions on several other Capricorn artists' recordings like Bobby Whitlock , Bonnie Bramlett , The Marshall Tucker Band , Cowboy and more as well as recordings outside the Capricorn family ...
Highway Call is the debut album by Dickey Betts (under the name Richard Betts), of The Allman Brothers Band. It was recorded in 1974 in Macon, Georgia, at Capricorn Studios. Betts further develops the country sound that emerged on the Allmans' 1973 album Brothers and Sisters.
Aug 18, 2017 · Highway Call Album Review - Richard Betts, Chuck Leavell, Vassar Clements, John Hughey. Highway Call is a great album that I absolutely love! I would use it on my radio show to segue in and out of a variety of themes and sets including the ABB, Blues, Blue Grass, Country and Rock and Roll.
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Jun 17, 2008 · Highway Call stands as the artist's finest solo moment, one that holds his true voice easily expressing itself far from the madding blues wail of the Allmans... calling his listeners to the mystery inherent in simple living and in playing honest, heartfelt music.
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It featured some fantastic backing musicians, including fiddler Vassar Clements, pianist Chuck Leavell (who was also in the Allman Brothers at the time), and pedal steel guitarist John Hughey, all who jammed with Betts' electric guitar over a series of laid-back country-styled songs.
Highway Call is 35+ minute drive down a favorite patch of roadway; costal, rural, interstate and unknown. It begins with the adrenaline rush “Long Time Gone”. The settling in with “Rain” and then the Reflective tune “Highway Call”. Your mind starts to drift away with “Nature Sing”.
Jan 11, 2023 · The musicians that Betts gathered to record ‘Highway Call’ were a mix of southern rock musicians like Chuck Leavell, Cowboy’s Tommy Talton, and producer Johnny Sandlin, and real country and bluegrass musicians like famed steel player John Hughey, and bluegrass fiddler Vassar Clements.
