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ALLMAN BROTHERS FOUNDING MEMBER DICKEY BETTS TO PERFORM AT BETHEL WOODS' EVENT GALLERY

Intimate indoor summer performance on Saturday, August 9

BETHEL, NY (June 23, 2014) – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is excited to continue its 2014 concert season with a

performance by Dickey Betts & Great Southern on Saturday, August 9th at 8:00 pm in the Center’s intimate 400-seat

Event Gallery. A founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, Betts is a welcome addition to a summer line-up full of

legendary performers.

Tickets go on-sale on Wednesday, July 8 at 10:00 a.m. at www.BethelWoodsCenter.org, Ticketmaster or by phone at

1.800.745.3000. Tickets range from $71.50 to $81.50 for front-row seating. All-in ticket prices show at a glance exactly

what you will pay for your ticket, including standard shipping.

Dickey Betts, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, is not only known to be one of the most influential guitar

players of all time, but also to posses one of the most distinct voices in music today. Betts has mastered a style of lyrical

melody and rhythm, seamlessly marrying country, jazz, blues, and rock into one unique sound.

While a member of the Allman Brothers Band in the late 1960’s and early 70’s, Betts wrote such memorable songs as

“Revival” and “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.” After Duane Allman and Berry Oakley were killed in accidents a year apart

from one another in 1971 and 1972, the Band worked through its sorrow, with Betts writing and singing the group’s

biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man.”

It was one year after the Allman Brothers Band celebrated its 30th anniversary that Betts formed the Dickey Betts Band,

now known as Great Southern, and hit the road on his own. His guitar sound is still immediately recognizable and

complemented by road-seasoned vocals that reflect grit and hard-earned respect.

Dickey Betts and Great Southern are looking forward to a dynamic tour and especially to hooking up with the “best

friends they’ve got” – their extended family of fans.

For more information about Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, please visit www.BethelWoodsCenter.org.

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About Bethel Woods Center for the Arts and The Museum at Bethel Woods Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit cultural organization, located at the site of the 1969 Woodstock festival in Bethel, NY. Located just 90 miles from New York City on a lush campus featuring bucolic countryside views, the Center is comprised of the Pavilion Stage amphitheater that accommodates 15,000, an intimate 440-seat indoor Event Gallery, and the award-winning Museum at Bethel

Woods. The Center offers a diverse selection of popular artists, culturally-rich performances, and educational, community, and museum programs committed to inspiring expression, creativity and innovation through the arts. Bethel Woods is exemplary in its efforts to engage, inspire and advocate for the accessibility of the arts for all ages and to connect with community partners to broaden programmatic reach and to strengthen support and resources for its activities. The Museum at Bethel Woods is dedicated to the study and exhibition of the social, political and cultural events of the 1960s, including the Woodstock festival, and the legacies of those times, as well as the preservation of the 1969 Woodstock festival site. More than a nostalgic celebration of a colorful decade, the award-winning Museum provides a focus for deeper issues and lessons of the decade. The Museum is a dynamic and vibrant community resource where individuals and groups of all ages participate in tours, lively lectures, cinematic conversations, changing exhibitions and special events. The Museum features include a permanent exhibit space, Special Exhibit Gallery, Corridor Exhibit Gallery, Museum Theater, Event Gallery, retail store, café, and the Woodstock Monument.

For more information please visit www.BethelWoodsCenter.org.