The guitarist, with a cowboy mustache that was as much a fixture on stage as a Les Paul guitar, also performed as Dickey Betts and the Great Southern and briefly played as Betts, Hall, Leavell and ...

captured on the Dickey Betts and Great Southern live album “Southern Jam: New York 1978.” It’s “Jessica” as a speeding locomotive with a “Southbound” detour in the middle.

“Everybody’s here for the right reasons — to celebrate a great man, a great visionary of music.” Dubbed “In Memory of Dickey ... of Southern rock in the 21st century. Betts remains ...