R.I.P. Tony Rice
December 25, 2020
Long time Chris Hillman musical partner.
UPDATE Dec. 29 : everything (and more) you want to know about Tony Rice
Sunday, December 27, 2020
Friday, December 11, 2020
Not your ordinary Byrds compilation
Update December 24, 2020: I've had several requests for making this compilation available. Watch this space.
Various Artists – Close But…No Byrds
I made myself a compilation of tracks by The Byrds and ex-members…or not.
The tracks are in chronological order of the original Byrds becoming full time members of the band.
Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 20, 21 and 22 are from actual singles.
Tracks 3 and 4: Jim McGuinn is Jim/Roger’s grandson.
Tracks 7,
8, 15 and 16 are from actual officially downloadable tracks.
Tracks 3,
4, 13, 14, 17, 18, 23 and 24 are from YouTube.
As to tracks 23 and 24… our Skip’s complete real name is Clyde Raybould Battin Jr..The closest I could get is some singing and ukulele playing weird guy named Clyde Batton.
1. The
Byrds - Bright Lights Big City (3:06)
2. The Byrds - Little Lover (2:02)
3. Jim McGuinn & The Cosmic Cowboys - Underbelly Blues (3:34)
4. Jim McGuinn & The Cosmic Cowboys - Pull The Plug (2:39)
5. Gene Clark And The Playboys - Crazy Kind Of Love (2:24)
6. Gene Clark And The Playboys - Budds Bounce (1:45)
7. Dave Crosby - Me Without You (3:58)
8. Dave Crosby - Forever (4:14)
9. Michael Clark - Sweet Louise (3:26)
10. Michael Clark - Busted Down In Houston (3:00)
11. Chris Hillman - My Little Nightingale (2:17)
12. Chris Hillman - Takin' My Baby Home (1:40)
13. Kevin Kelly - That's Life (2:58)
14. Kevin Kelly - Hard Hearted Hannah (2:21)
15. Graham A. Parsons - Lately (3:30)
16. Graham A. Parsons - Naive (3:15)
17. Clarence White & The Johnny Appleseeds - Can't Expect All That (2:41)
18. Clarence White & The Johnny Appleseeds - Cry (4:52)
19. Gene Parson's Band - Toy Guitar (1:37)
20. Gene Parson's Band - Night Club Rock And Roll (1:49)
21. John York - Star Of The Bar Room (2:13)
22. John York - Another Love (3:00)
23. Clyde Batton - Ukulele Wailin' (0:48)
24. Clyde Batton - Happy Birthday (1:05)
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Lockdown Byrds Finds #5
I don't remember ever playing it!
And I don't remember whom I bought it from!
Lockdown Byrds Finds #4
8 mm silent movie featuring the original lineup of The Byrds.
The movie is called THE BYRDS FLIP THEM IN FRESNO and was recorded at the Radcliffe Stadium, Fresno, CA on Saturday, May 22, 1965.
The Byrds opened for The Rolling Stones at this performance.
It is a black and white silent movie (approximately 6 min duration).
From Christpher Hjort's book:
"The Byrds' visit to Fresno was filmed and later sold as a low fidelity 8 mm film in black and white and without sound. It was advertised in the teen press as The Byrds Flip Them in Fresno and sold on mail order basis only."
See stills from the movie, posters and details here:
http://byrdsflyght.ucoz.com/index/byrds_in_fresno_movie/0-33Lockdown Byrds Finds #3
Third find today; it's a limited edition pin (# 1793 of 10,000) for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony in 1991, when The Byrds were inducted.
Left is a scan, right is a picture.
Lockdown Byrds Finds #2
Next find is a set of 3 Byrds tapes from a US radio station, with interviews and music...probably, judging by what's written on them.
Of course, I never managed to play them as they are special cassettes needing radio station equipment to be played.
Lockdown Byrds finds #1
The lockdown has its advantages, one of them being having spare time to search our archives.
I'm currently searching in boxes that haven't been opened for decades.
Here's the first of my recent finds.
It's a postcard...or...a record...actually both!
A musical postcard that plays Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds.
Well, actually, I never tried to play it on my turntable; it's just a collectible piece that I bought decades ago.
Judging by the cyrillic characters and the statue of Lenin, it's probably from the USSR.
More goodies coming soon.
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