GUITAR PLAYER ,VOCALIST,
Denny Betz alias "Guru" has been playing guitar ever since the age of 10. His very first band named the CL'S was formed right around the time of the Beatles invaded the U.S.A. Henry
Hallman a local disk jockey from WLBR radio station took an interest in the CL'S and got them a lot of jobs playing at playground and various other local dances.
The next step we see Denny taking in his musical evolution was playing guitar for a group named The Dramistics. The Soul music was a very popular style of music at this time and if you remember the Dramistics you heard soul music. The Dramistics featured the superb vocals of Sally and Yyonne Murphy. This band became a very well known in the Lebanon, Lancaster, and Berks Counties. The Dramistics played in concert with the 1910 Fruitgum company and The Elephants Memory which is the group that did the music for a Dustin Hoffman movie The Midnight Cowboy. An interesting note is that The Dramistics were the last musical group to ever perform in the Hershey Ballroom. In fact Denny even put his autograph right underneath Glen Millers on the wall of the dressing room of the ballroom.
Denny's next musical adventure led him to a group called The Humble Gathering. In this group he did a lot of traveling song writing and studio recording work. The name of the recording studio he recorded in was All Platinum Studios which is located 10 minutes from New York City. This band became very well known in the Tristate area and even performed in concert with The Jefferson Airplane.
Denny was involved in a lot of other groups and musical related projects and we will cover some of these for you. He played in a group Called Gallagher and Betz and I might add that his brother Ray played bass in all four of the groups that were covered so far. With the memories and experience these two brothers shared together one could write a book. Some other bands Denny worked with in his long career include Midnite Express, Pearl, Third Shift and of course we can't forget American Madness. Denny was also involved in performing as an acoustical soloist and was involved with a host of other acoustical performers. He has a wide circle of friends and fellow musicians and has jammed with the best.
