Frank Hannon Honors Late Father-in-Law Dickey Betts with His Most Personal Album, Reflections

The TESLA guitarist opens up about loss, legacy, and the music that helped him find his way back to himself

From The LifeMinute.tv Team

November 21, 2025

After enduring a series of heartbreaking losses — including the passing of his father-in-law, legendary Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts — Frank Hannon turned to the one thing that’s always carried him through: his guitar.

What followed was Reflections — the most personal album of Hannon’s four-decade career. Known to millions as the co-founder and lead guitarist of TESLA — the multi-platinum rock band behind hits like “Modern Day Cowboy,” “Little Suzi,” and the timeless power ballad “Love Song” — Hannon continues to evolve, both as an artist and as a man.

He joined us in the LifeMinute studios to talk about the music that brought him back to his roots, the family legacy that shaped him, and the journey that inspired Reflections.

This is LifeMinute with Frank Hannon.