Desert Rose Band Reunion very soon!

Just announced, the program line-up for the opening weekend of  

Western Edge - The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock

presented by City National Bank. 

The new exhibit opens September 30 in Nashville with three days packed with events.

FRIDAY 30: Western Edge - Los Angeles Country-Rock in Concert, an all-star performance with Chris Hillman, Al Perkins, Dave Alvin, Richie Furay and others.

SATURDAY 1: A panel discussion From Bluegrass to Country-Rock with Chris Hillman, Rodney Dillard, Bernie Leadon, John McEuen, Larry Murray & Herb Pedersen.

SUNDAY 2: The final Desert Rose Band concert with Chris Hillman, Steve Duncan, John Jorgenson, Jaydee Maness, Herb Pedersen & Mark Fain.

 

Thanks to JPM for the info.

Gene Parsons revives Nashville West

Gene Parsons revives Nashville West

Left to right:

LILY PARSONS: BASS, VOCALS

JOHNNY BUSH: DRUMS, VOCALS

GENE PARSONS: PEDAL STEEL, GUITAR, BANJO, VOCALS

MORGAN DANIEL: GUITAR, VOCALS

https://www.newnashvillewest.com/

David Chirko's "SONGS BY BYRDS COVERED BY OTHER ARTISTS" - Updated July 2022

SONGS BY BYRDS COVERED BY OTHER ARTISTS

All written / recorded (1964-1973) by Byrds, incl. some songs members wrote / performed before joining Byrds; excl.  bootlegs, MP3's, DVD's, promos (unless sold in retail outlets) & unreleased recordings. 

Updated July 2022

MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY MANNER.

Download it here:

https://www15.zippyshare.com/v/Jxapi53V/file.html

Compiled by David Chirko, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

canartscene.com/members/dchirko  & chirkoart.ca

Many thanks to David.

Happy 80th Birthday To Roger McGuinn

Major exhibition with events at the Troubadour in Los Angeles and the museum’s Ford Theater in Nashville

 

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum announced its next major exhibition with events at the Troubadour in Los Angeles and the museum’s Ford Theater in Nashville. The exhibit, Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock, will open Sept. 30 for a nearly three-year run. Western Edge will examine the LA-based singers, songwriters and musicians who created and shaped the musical fusion known as country-rock.

It will survey the rise of The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Poco, Eagles, Emmylou Harris, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Linda Ronstadt and the next generation – who found success by merging rock & roll rhythms and attitude with country and bluegrass instrumentation and harmonies.

Western Edge’s opening weekend will include two special concerts in the museum’s CMA Theater in Nashville: Los Angeles Country-Rock in Concert – Friday, Sept. 30. Performers include Chris Hillman, Bernie Leadon, Herb Pedersen and a house band led by John Jorgenson with JayDee Maness, Steve Duncan and Mark Fain.

Desert Rose Band – Sunday, Oct. 2. For the first time in more than a decade, the Desert Rose Band will reunite for a special concert.

Thanks to JPM for the info.

May 24, 1991

 

 

Let's have a thought for Gene Clark; who died 31 years ago today

David Crosby retires from touring

 

by Best Classic Bands staff

David Crosby made it official in an interview on May 5: After nearly 60 years of relentless touring, from clubs to stadiums, he’s retiring from the road.

After being asked, “Are you going to tour anymore?” Crosby put it bluntly: “No.”

“I’m not, because I’m 80. It’s because I’m old,” he said. “Being on a bus tour is a daunting task. It’s very hard. It takes it out of you. I’m too old to do it anymore. I don’t have the stamina; I don’t have the strength.”

His recent bout with COVID also took a toll on him. “It has been awful. COVID is a very weird disease. It makes you feel absolutely freaking awful,” he said. “It has been thoroughly unpleasant…it’s no fun at all. You want to avoid it if you possibly can.”

Crosby has enjoyed an unprecedented career renaissance that began in 2014 with the release of his fourth solo album, simply titled Croz. Since then, he has released four more solo projects, collaborating with a variety of musicians and singers: Lighthouse (2016), Sky Trails (2017), Here if You Listen (2018) and 2021’s For Free.

Crosby’s six-decade career has included co-founding such culture-defining bands as The Byrds and Crosby Stills & Nash (both of whom have been inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame), and gaining entrée into the illustrious Songwriters Hall of Fame.

 Thanks to JPM