''Let's Get Together'' is an album by the Dicky Betts Band, a rock group led by

Dickey Betts Forrest Richard Betts (born December 12, 1943) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. Early in his career, he collaborated with Duane Allman, introducing melodic tw ...

. It was Betts's fifth album as a solo artist, and his first after he left

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in 2000. It was released on July 31, 2001.

Critical reception

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Thom Jurek said, "''Let's Get Together'' is a good-time, swinging, blues and New Orleans R&B-drenched romp through the roots of American music.... Betts is too much of a musician to have to show off, and he has nothing whatsoever to prove – though it's true no one could have guessed he was such a fine arranger.... Though he hasn't done any solo records in a while, this cannot be considered Dickey Betts' comeback; he's simply stepped out on his own again..." In ''

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'' Tom Sinclair wrote, "Give it up for Betts. Ousted from the Allman Brothers Band after three decades, the virtuoso axman turns around and delivers a stomping-good Saturday night album.... a solid and cohesive disc – a joyful jambalaya of jazz, blues, country, and Latin rock tunes – graced by Betts' distinctively fluid playing." ''

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'' said, "After his unceremonious 2000 ousting from the band he helped propel to stardom, celebrated Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts put his own group together, and the result is a fine collection of jam-heavy blues rock songs.... Production-wise, the mix is strangely muffled in places, sometimes muting the obvious exuberance of Betts and his band, but it's still a fine ride and quite a statement regarding Betts and his still-potent skills." In ''The Music Box'' John Metzger wrote, "... Betts has returned – albeit it with a new band in tow – and his latest release ''Let's Get Together'' is a solid, if not magnificent, effort that salvages what could have been a rather precipitous downfall.... the Dickey Betts Band does do a respectable job in offering plenty for fans to enjoy by turning in a solid effort that occasionally strikes a few impressive chords."

Track listing

#"Rave On" (Dickey Betts) – 3:42 #"Let's All Get Together" (Betts) – 4:39 #"Immortal" (Matt Zeiner) – 4:26 #"Tombstone Eyes" (Betts) – 5:51 #"Here Come the Blues Again" (Betts) – 7:39 #"One Stop Be-Bop" (Betts) – 10:12 #"I Gotta Know" (Mark May) – 8:08 #"Call Me Anytime" (Zeiner) – 4:40 #"Dona María" (Betts) – 12:16 #"All For You" (May) – 7:08 #"Sing While I'm Walkin'" (Betts) – 6:41

Personnel

The Dickey Betts Band *

– guitar, vocals *Mark May – guitar, vocals *Matt Zeiner – organ, piano, vocals *Kris Jensen – tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone *David Stoltz – bass *Mark Greenberg – drums *Frankie Lombardi – drums, percussion, background vocals Additional musicians *Shascle Yochim – background vocals on "Let's All Get Together" and "Immortal" *Donna Bonelli – background vocals on "Let's All Get Together" Production *Produced by Dickey Betts *Co-producer, engineer: Bud Snyder *Assistant engineer: Mike Mahar *Mixing: Bud Snyder, Dickey Betts *Mastering:

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*Photography: Robert Parente *Artwork, design, layout: G. Newyear & Co.

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