Clarence White Home Movie from 1958

A home movie from 1958, featuring a 14 years old Clarence White, has just been made available by Clarence's brother Roland White.

Watch it here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x4lArNXRF0

Byrds Tribute Album from 1976

What would you call an album that has cover versions of 5 Byrds tracks, 2 Flying Burrito Brothers tracks, 1 Gene Clark solo track, 2 Gram Parsons solo tracks and 1 Emmylou Harris track? We here at Byrds Flyght call this a Byrds Tribute album.

But then, what about the fact that there is absolutely no mention of (nor reference to) any of these artists on the LP covers (front and back)? We call that a mystery.

Well, such is the case for an album that we purchased yesterday, after it was brought to our attention by Dave Gleason.

The album is by a british band that went by the name of Sioux. It was released in 1976.



Track Listing:

"So You Say You Lost Your Baby"
"Here Without You"
"Ooh Las Vegas"
"Hickory Wind"
"Renaissance Fair"
"In My Hour Of Darkness"
"Amarillo"
"Colorado"
"I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better"
"God's Own Singer"
"Time Between"

Lineup:

Jacquie Sullivan, Gary Travers & Gordon Neville with help from Chas Hodges, Phil Palmer, Dave Peacock and Gus York.

R.I.P. Vern Gosdin

Vern Gosdin, who suffered a stroke at the start of April 2009, passed away in his sleep at a Nashville hospital the evening of April 28, 2009 at the age of 74.

Vern Gosdin played with Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, Michael Clarke and tens of other artists.

New CD of unreleased CSN demos

New CD of unreleased CSN demos due from Rhino on June 2nd :

Crosby Stills and Nash - 'Unreleased Demos'

Due soon from Rhino, 12 previously unreleased demos recorded between 1968 and 1971, including early versions of '"Marrakesh Express", "Almost Cut My Hair", "Long Time Gone" and "Love The One You're With"'.

Neil Young performs with Crosby and Nash on "Music Is Love", a song the three co-wrote that appeared on Crosby's 1971 solo debut, "If I Could Only Remember My Name".

Crosby flies his "freak flag" alone on the anthemic "Almost Cut My Hair", a track featured on the group's 1970 #1 album "Déjà Vu".

Stills performs unaccompanied on a 1968 demo of "My Love Is A Gentle Thing".

Nearly all of the tracks on Crosby Stills and Nash Demos were recorded at Wally Heider studios, a popular recording destination on the West Coast for everyone from Jefferson Airplane to Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Recent Gene Parsons Interview

Recent Gene Parsons Interview (03/30/2009)

From Bill Buchanan:

Hello,

you might be interested in this recent radio interview Gene Parsons did with a half-hour public affairs program called "Davisville" on KDRT, a low-power community radio station in Davis, California. (Davis is near Sacramento -- about 80 miles northeast of San Francisco.)

It's a community radio program, so it lacks the polish of a professional show. But among other things he talks about his music, the Byrds, "Gunga Din," Stringbender, the book and CD he would like to finish, and a scale steam engine he's building.

Go to http://www.kdrt.org/station/archives/867 and listen to, or download, the March 30 program.

Regards,

Bill Buchanan - "Davisville" host (and lifelong fan of the Byrds' music)

David Crosby on Al Jardine's New CD

David Crosby appears on one track (a new version of California Dreaming) on Al Jardine's new CD called POSTCARD FROM CALIFORNIA

Roger McGuinn on a Martin Guitars Tribute Album

Roger McGuinn sings and play on one track on a November 2008 CD titled My Favorite Martin, on which legendary guitarists pay tribute to the eminent guitar builder, Martin Guitar Co., on its 175th Anniversary.

The CD also has a version of Roger McGuinn & Gene Clark's YOU SHOWED ME by Elliott Easton.