Biography of Dickey Betts

Best known as the guitarist for the Allman Brothers Band, Dickey Betts has made recordings as a solo artist and bandleader during his tenure with The Allmans and during that band's hiatuses, notably leading Great Southern in the '70s and the Dickey Betts Band in the '80s. ~ William Ruhlmann

Biography of Gary "U.S." Bonds

Bonds's soulful voice led to a series of hits in the early '60s, starting with "Quarter to Three." He was rescued from the oldies circuit in the early '80s by Bruce Springsteen, who worked with him on a couple of albums. ~ William Ruhlmann

Biography of Phoebe Snow

This pop-jazz singer/songwriter with a broad, melismatic contralto voice broke through in 1975 with her debut album on Shelter, then made several albums for Columbia and Atlantic despite legal and personal difficulties that distracted her from her career. She returned to recording on Elektra in 1989 after an eight-year layoff and was also part of Donald Fagen's New York Rock and Soul Revue. ~ William Ruhlmann