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A Legendary Bloodline and the Roar of a Strat! Duane Betts Delivers the "Soul of Southern Rock" at the Historic Troubadour Sipping a glass of bourbon late at night, I sometimes find myself thinking: there are men in this world born carrying the heavy cross of their father's name. If my old man had named me "Jimi Clapton," the sheer pressure would have burned a hole in my stomach. I would've smashed my guitar by my mid-teens and played it safe with prep books for civil service exams. But this man was built different. Duane Betts—son of the legendary Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts, and named after the once-in-a-generation genius Duane Allman. On August 21st, Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel took the stage at West Hollywood’s historic, revered venue, the Troubadour. Inside that packed, intimate room of around 500 fans, the music that rang out carried the dusty winds of the '70s and a sweet sense of nostalgia—pure, authentic blues and Southern rock. …