Duane Betts - Sketches Of American Music EP (2018)

The long-awaited recording debut of Duane Betts is here. A sought-after sideman of Dawes and Dickey Betts’ Great Southern, Duane’s first solo release shines with venerable guitar, timeworn vocals and enlightened, seasoned songwriting on a six-pack of instant classics. With noted songsmith Stoll Vaughan and veterans Steve Cropper (Booker T. & the M.G.’s) and Marc Ford (Black Crowes) lending a production hand on sessions in Nashville and Los Angeles, Duane delivers five of his own freshly-drawn rock-and-roll portraits brilliantly colored in country and blues. Plus, the guitarist offers a special homage to his Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame father on Dickey's nugget, “California Blues.” The picture is complete. Duane Betts and his Sketches of American Music have arrived.