Watch: Duane Betts Joins Greensky Bluegrass for the Allman Brothers Band’s “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More”

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On Thursday, Jan. 18, Greensky Bluegrass played the fifth show in its winter tour at the Ritz in Raleigh, N.C. This event was the first of three dates featuring support from Duane Betts, leader of Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel and son of Dickey Betts, founding member of the Allman Brother Band. During the evening’s program, Betts joined the band for two songs, including the Allman Brothers Band’s “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More.”

Greensky Bluegrass kicked off the concert with Robin Davis’ “Prom Night,” followed by “Run Or Die” and “Room Without a Roof” from the group’s 2016 project Shouted, Written Down & Quoted. Next came “Cut a Tooth,” from its latest studio album Stress Dreams, then “In Control,” “All for Money,” “All Four” and finally Talking Heads’ rapturous “Road to Nowhere”–now a tour staple for the bluegrass ensemble–to close the set.

Betts took the stage during the second set, walking on after the band performed The Stanley Brothers’ “How Mountain Girls Can Love,” “Stress Dreams,” “Fixin’ to Ruin,” “Bottle Dry” and “Better Off.” The acclaimed guitarist joined the band for “I’d Probably Kill You” before moving on to a hypnotic, moving rendition of “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More,” from the Allman Brothers Band’s iconic 1972 album Eat a Peach. Afterwards, as Betts exited the stage, Paul Hoffman announced to the audience that the cover “just felt so right.” Greensky Bluegrass concluded the second set with live favorites “33433” and “Kerosene,” then capped off the show with an encore of “Old Barns”

Watch Betts alongside Greensky Bluegrass below, courtesy of the band’s official youtube channel. Greensky Bluegrass will perform with Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel again tonight, 1/20, at the Eastern in Atlanta; next, the band begins its Northeast run on Feb. 1 at College Street Music Hall in New Haven, Conn. Visit greenskybluegrass.com/tour for more upcoming engagements.

Greensky Bluegrass

The Ritz – Raleigh, N.C.

Jan. 18, 2024

Set I: Prom Night+, Run Or Die > Room Without a Roof, Cut a Tooth, In Control, All for Money, All Four > Road To Nowhere#

Set II: How Mountain Girls Can Love!, Stress Dreams, Fixin’ To Ruin, Bottle Dry, Better Off, I’d Probably Kill You*, Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More*%, 33433 > Kerosene

Enc: Old Barns

Notes:

+ Tenth time covering Robin Davis’ “Prom Night”

# 20th time covering Ghost of Jupiter’s “Yellow Tigers”

! 123rd time covering The Stanley Brothers’ “How Mountain Girls Can Love”

* w/ Duane Betts on guitar.

% 15th time covering the Allman Brothers Band’s “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More”