Thanks guys. My wife took all the pics, the credit goes to her. I edited and posted that's all. She's a natural. LOL
I won't post all 300 pics, but there are a few more I'd like to share later.
I'll see if I can find Dickey's evening set.
Outlaws set both shows are as follows;
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The set opened with the song "Ghost Riders in the Sky" from the band's 1980 album 'Ghost Rider.' They also played several new songs in the set, such as "Legacy" and "Trail of Tears," as well as two big hits, "There Goes Another Love Song" and "Green Grass and High Tides."
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Dickey's review and set thanks to Photoron for posting this review
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Dickey Betts delivers great southern rock at The Fair
by Laura Silvius
Saturday August 25, 2007, 10:40 PM
A crowd of all ages waited in the sweltering humidity and the threat of showers on Saturday to see Dickey Betts & Great Southern perform at the New York State Fair.
With cool, laid-back guitar sounds and a subtle entrancing tempo, Betts and his band provided a welcome relief from the overwhelming weather of the day. Fair-goers danced in the aisles and in their seats to classic songs which Betts helped make famous in the 1970's when he was part of the Allman Brothers Band. As one of the band's founding members, his songwriting and playing helped create the band's trademark sound. Betts toured with the band after they reformed in 1989 until the summer of 2000, at which point he started forming a band using the title of a solo album he'd released in 1977, 'Dickey Betts & Great Southern'. The band now include Betts' son Duane on guitar, Andy Alebort on guitar, Frank Lombardi on drums and vocals, and James Varnado on drums.
Those hoping to hear songs from that part of Betts' career were not disappointed. After opening with "High Falls", a fourteen-minute instrumental, the band played "Statesboro Blues", from the Allman Brothers Band's 1971 album 'At Fillmore East'. The song blended the blues style in which it was written with entrancing bass and guitar sounds that had an undeniable appeal.
To the crowd's delight, the next song performed was "Blue Sky", which Betts wrote and recorded with the Allman Brothers for the 1972 album 'Eat A Peach.' The guitar and keyboard blended together perfectly during the song's bridge before Betts sang the chorus, "You're my blue sky, you're my sunny day." The lyrics matched the weather during the first concert, and the summertime sound provided a relaxing atmosphere to the concert.
The fourth song of the set, "Hoochie Coochie Man," broke the spell of "Blue Sky" with sharp, clear bass playing and an arrangement which fused blues and southern rock. Pedro Arevalo, one of the band's newest members, opened with a bass solo and sang the lyrics like he was born for it, "Gypsy woman told my mother/Just before I was born/Got a boy child comin'/He'll be a bad one now."
Keyboardist Mike Kach sang about growing up and growing apart with the energetic "No One To Run With" before the band finished the set with "Jessica," another rock instrumental written by Betts and originally recorded by the Allman Brothers for the 1973 album 'Brothers and Sisters.' The band played only a few bars of the song before the audience recognized it and cheered their approval and appreciation. Ranging in ages from 4 to 54 and beyond, the crowd danced in the cooling weather.
Opening for Great Southern was another southern rock band from the 70's, The Outlaws, which played to an enthusiastic audience, some of whom traveled from all over the state only to see them perform. With a more harmony than most rock music and less twang than most country music, the band's Southern sound and fast, solid beat is reminiscent of its contemporary Lynyrd Skynyrd, whom lead vocalist and guitarist Hughie Thomasson played with for nearly a decade.
The Outlaws, though, use a fuller sound through their more extensive use of harmony, and from their extensive touring they've developed a cult following all their own.
The set opened with the song "Ghost Riders in the Sky" from the band's 1980 album 'Ghost Rider.' They also played several new songs in the set, such as "Legacy" and "Trail of Tears," as well as two big hits, "There Goes Another Love Song" and "Green Grass and High Tides."
Said Thomasson in farewell to the audience as they prepared to exit the stage, "may your grass be green and your tides be high."
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