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This month everyone at was saddened by three losses close to our hearts. Firstly, we learned that Dickey Betts of The Allman Brothers Band, whose obituary can be found. Gretsch in hand, Duane became essentially the godfather of modern electric guitar before he was even in his 20s. The notes he played had a kind of straight-arrow authority that jumped out of the speaker and felt like the sonic equivalent of a firm handshake. The simplicity of his melodies was deceptive, however – the timing, the poise, the phrasing were perfect, each note disappearing into a mirage of reverb and tremolo like heat haze over tarmac.
