Desert Rose Band Live 1989 CD to be released in Europe

The famous Desert Rose Band concert at the Ritz, New York (1989) will be released on February 9, 2018 in Europe as "Live In New York 1989".

It's been available for decades as a bootleg titled "Roses At The Ritz".

Skip Battin's Italian LPs now released on CD at last...with bonus live CD

Both Skip Battin LPs that were released in Italy only during the 80s are now released on one CD, along with a 1988 live concert featuring Skip Battin and John York, which was until now only available on a bootleg CDR.

The title of this new CD is "Skip Battin's Italian Dream" and the content is as follows:

Skip Battin - Navigator (Appaloosa 1981)

Skip Battin - Don't Go Crazy (Appaloosa 1984)

Family Tree (Skip Battin and John York with Beppe D'Angelo and Ricky Mantoan) - Live In Bolzano 1988

The CD comes with a 14 page booklet with many never seen before pictures, and liner notes in Italian (except for a one-page tribute interview with Gene Parsons).

It is an Italy-only release, currently only available from Amazon Italy and a couple of other Italian outlets. Amazon Italy ships worldwide though.

Kay Clark - John York - Carla Olson Concert

John York - Byrds Beatles Band Concert

JOHN YORK 3 Bs

the Byrds, the Beatles and the Band 

Sun. November 19, 7pm, $20 

The Coffee Gallery Backstage

…..not Bach, Beethoven and Brahms, but the 3Bs of our shared musical experience in the 60’s and early 70’s:

 the Byrds, the Beatles and the Band. 

Ex-Byrd John York is a survivor of the perilous days of

 Rock & Roll, the last pure voice of the silver sixties to

make it into the 21^st century.

For reservations: 626-798-6236

2029 N. Lake Ave. Altadena, CA 91001    www.coffeegallery.com

www.johnyorkmusic.com

R.I.P. Fats Domino - Watch an incredible 14 min video of Fats backed by the 1969 Byrds

https://youtu.be/FXNlakc9Vcw

With thanks to Rocking-Byrd

New Edition Of LATE FOR THE SKY is out

From our Italian friend Paolo:

The latest issue of Late For The Sky magazine is out.

There's an interview with Gene Parsons and David Hayes about their shared record. 

Also reviews of other Byrds-connected records and a retrospective about the Byrds written by our friend Raffaele Galli.

And of course... The Byrds on the cover!

R.I.P. Tom Petty October 2, 2017

No need to tell more about his connections to The Byrds.