There are many comments on many websites and forums all over the internet, so I won't comment any further.
Here's an excerpt from the first concert at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatULvXMifs
Thursday, July 26, 2018
John York concerts in August 2018
John York solo
Saturday, August 11, 2018
8pm
The FRETHOUSE
309 N. Citruus Ave. Covina CA 91723
$20
Reservations: 626-339-7020
The JANGLE BROTHERS
John York, Billy Darnell & Chad Watson
Sunday August 19, 2018, 7pm
The Coffee
Gallery Backstage
2029 N. Lake
Ave. Altadena, CA 91001
Reservations:
626-798-6236
$20
Sunday, July 15, 2018
New Roger McGuinn CD now available - SWEET MEMORIES
Roger McGuinn's first "rock" CD since 2004 is now available. It includes three newly recorded BYRDS hits without samples, eight original songs and one fun "Friday" song.
You can get it from CDBaby at
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/rogermcguinn8
Album Notes
“Sweet
Memories” is the first studio rock CD that Roger McGuinn has recorded since
2004. It is the CD fans have been asking for at Roger’s concerts. They are
continually asking for a studio version of the BYRDS songs. So, Roger
re-recorded three BYRDS hits from scratch and they were so artistically
performed that everyone asks, “Did you use samples?” The answer is no! He
played every instrument and sang every vocal including harmonies on “Turn,
Turn, Turn,” “Mr. Tambourine Man” and “ So You Want To Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll
Star.” There are also nine other songs never recorded before.¬¬
“Sweet Memories” is a trip down memory lane for Roger McGuinn. It all begins when you open the package and see a letter he wrote to his family in 1965 on the back of a publicity photo of his new group, the BYRDS. He explains to his parents that their first song was written by Bob Dylan of Peter, Paul and Mary fame. The publicity photo Roger wrote on the back of is included in the collage of photos from Roger’s past on the opposite panel of the CD package. Get out your magnifying glass and see if you can identify the friends from a span of 60 years.
There are 8 other songs that Roger and Camilla have written over the years. This CD seemed the perfect time to record them.
"Chestnut Mare Christmas" - A continuation of the "Chestnut Mare" story. They were reluctant to write a sequel to that classic but the story continues with a tender message and Marty Stuart playing a galloping guitar!
“Grapes of Wrath”- The inspiration for this song is the black and white 1940 Henry Fonda movie which the McGuinns enjoy watching on a rainy day.
Sweet Memories”- Written in the early 1980s in Morro Bay, California. The late New York DJ, Pete Fornatale, was always encouraging Roger record it. The song was a favorite of Pete’s. To the McGuinns it wasn’t finished yet. There were still the European trips to write about and the wonderful train rides. Unfortunately, Pete passed on before it was recorded. When thinking about the title for this CD, that song seemed so appropriate because of all the memories on this disc.
“Catching Rainbows” took years to write and just as long to record. It didn’t fall into place until the beginning of this CD. It too is a song about the McGuinn adventures. The rainbow photo on the back of the CD with the song list was taken by Camilla on an ocean voyage.
It was “5:18” in the afternoon when the McGuinns were sitting on their garden porch in Morro Bay, California watching a storm rolling onto the California coast. At that time, they never dreamed of leaving California, but they did move a few years later.
“The Tears” was written by Camilla on an airplane returning home to California after a long tour. She was thinking about Edgar Allen Poe’s poem, “The Bells.” With a hotel scratch pad and pen, words were scribbled about all the tears many have shed in the privacy of a closet.
Roger loves the being on the ocean. “At The Edge of The Water” was written by him during the morning dawn while sitting on a ship’s balcony with his guitar.
“Light Up The Darkness” was written in the McGuinns' small rented condo in Century City within a year of their marriage. It was the beginning of a long beautiful relationship in life and work.
“Friday” - Roger recorded the song “Friday” because he and Camilla laughed so hard watching the spoof video on youtube they couldn’t stay in their chairs.
“Sweet Memories” is a trip down memory lane for Roger McGuinn. It all begins when you open the package and see a letter he wrote to his family in 1965 on the back of a publicity photo of his new group, the BYRDS. He explains to his parents that their first song was written by Bob Dylan of Peter, Paul and Mary fame. The publicity photo Roger wrote on the back of is included in the collage of photos from Roger’s past on the opposite panel of the CD package. Get out your magnifying glass and see if you can identify the friends from a span of 60 years.
There are 8 other songs that Roger and Camilla have written over the years. This CD seemed the perfect time to record them.
"Chestnut Mare Christmas" - A continuation of the "Chestnut Mare" story. They were reluctant to write a sequel to that classic but the story continues with a tender message and Marty Stuart playing a galloping guitar!
“Grapes of Wrath”- The inspiration for this song is the black and white 1940 Henry Fonda movie which the McGuinns enjoy watching on a rainy day.
Sweet Memories”- Written in the early 1980s in Morro Bay, California. The late New York DJ, Pete Fornatale, was always encouraging Roger record it. The song was a favorite of Pete’s. To the McGuinns it wasn’t finished yet. There were still the European trips to write about and the wonderful train rides. Unfortunately, Pete passed on before it was recorded. When thinking about the title for this CD, that song seemed so appropriate because of all the memories on this disc.
“Catching Rainbows” took years to write and just as long to record. It didn’t fall into place until the beginning of this CD. It too is a song about the McGuinn adventures. The rainbow photo on the back of the CD with the song list was taken by Camilla on an ocean voyage.
It was “5:18” in the afternoon when the McGuinns were sitting on their garden porch in Morro Bay, California watching a storm rolling onto the California coast. At that time, they never dreamed of leaving California, but they did move a few years later.
“The Tears” was written by Camilla on an airplane returning home to California after a long tour. She was thinking about Edgar Allen Poe’s poem, “The Bells.” With a hotel scratch pad and pen, words were scribbled about all the tears many have shed in the privacy of a closet.
Roger loves the being on the ocean. “At The Edge of The Water” was written by him during the morning dawn while sitting on a ship’s balcony with his guitar.
“Light Up The Darkness” was written in the McGuinns' small rented condo in Century City within a year of their marriage. It was the beginning of a long beautiful relationship in life and work.
“Friday” - Roger recorded the song “Friday” because he and Camilla laughed so hard watching the spoof video on youtube they couldn’t stay in their chairs.
They
even had to research the song to make sure it wasn’t written by Bob Dylan. Roger
emailed the creator of the video, Nate Herman, and told him how much enjoyed
his work and was thinking of recording the song himself. Nate replied, “Life imitating art imitating life.”
Friday, June 8, 2018
Monday, June 4, 2018
Roger McGuinn & Chris HIllman tour of Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
ROLLING STONE 4.06.2018
The
Byrds'
Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman will mark the 50th anniversary of the band's
pioneering country-rock album Sweetheart of the Rodeo with
a tour that begins this summer. Marty
Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives will also join McGuinn and Hillman onstage,
where the Byrds duo will perform songs and tell the stories behind the 1968
LP, one of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All
Time.
"Driven by new member Gram Parsons,
the Byrds nailed
a bold Nashville classicism, dressing Bob
Dylan and Merle Haggard songs
in steel guitar and rock & roll drive," Rolling
Stone wrote in 2012. "The results set the
stage for country rock."
"On March 9, 1968, Roger McGuinn and I
along with many fantastic musicians began recording the Sweetheart of the Rodeo album at
Columbia Studios in Nashville," Chris Hillman said in a statement. "It was truly
a pivotal moment in our lives taking a turn toward the music we always felt a
strong kinship with. We are honored that it has left a strong, long lasting
impression on country and rock music."
McGuinn added, "We're all looking forward
to taking the fans through the back pages of the recording. The concert will
include songs that led up to that ground breaking trip to Nashville and all the
songs from the album."
McGuinn and Hillman will also appear
onstage together during Marty Stuart's Late Night Jam at Nashville's Ryman
Auditorium on Wednesday. Stuart performs live with a 1954 Fender Telecaster
previously owned by guitarist Clarence White, who played on Sweetheart of the Rodeo.
"The Byrds' Sweetheart of the
Rodeo recording stands as a milestone in American music. I
bought my first copy of the record in 1972," Stuart said in a statement. "Upon
my first listen, I was mesmerized at the effect of the combined power Country
music, Rock & Roll, Bluegrass, Gospel and Folk music had on me. From that
day forward, I considered Sweetheart of the Rodeo a blueprint as to how I should
live my musical life."
Organizers announced the first
five Sweetheart of the
Rodeo tour dates, with more gigs set to be announced
soon.
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Tour
July 24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Ace Hotel
July 29 – Saratoga, CA @ Mountain Winery
September 18 – Albany, NY @ Hart Theater
September 20 – Hopewell, VA @ Beacon Theatre
October 3 – Akron, OH @ Akron Civic
July 24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Ace Hotel
July 29 – Saratoga, CA @ Mountain Winery
September 18 – Albany, NY @ Hart Theater
September 20 – Hopewell, VA @ Beacon Theatre
October 3 – Akron, OH @ Akron Civic
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Byrds Live In Amsterdam 1970 to be released on CD
The famous concert by The Byrds at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands on July 7th, 1970, is planned for release on July 20th, 2018 on another in the "grey zone" semi-legal CD.
The complete concert was first released in 1990 on a green vinyl triple LP on the Swingin' Pig label. It was simultaneously released on a double CD by the same label. It was later re-released in various forms and formats since then.
Please note that the semi-legal semi-bootleggers used a picture of the wrong lineup with John York on the front cover found on an online shop - the bass player is of course Clyde "Skip" Battin.
From another source (another webshop), another front cover was printed.
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