Byrds collector supreme Whin Oppice's has sent Byrds Flyght an image and the audio file of another of his rare items.
It's a 33 rpm, 7 1/4" paper record that was given away with "Discoscene Magazine" in 1966
Click
hereunder to go to Byrds Flyght's special page dedicated to Whin's
collection of incredible rarities; you can see the image and listen to the interview.
Sierra Records' 17 track cardboard sleeve CD "The Hillmen" has been re-released in a standard jewel case by the U.K. based Floating World record label in their "Retro World" series.
The bluegrass, folk and country rock worlds are in mourning today with the death of banjo player Doug Dillard at the age of 75.
Dillard died Wednesday in Nashville following a lengthy illness.
Along
with his brother Rodney, the Dillards would become one of the dominant
acts during the acoustic music boom of the 1960s, also gaining
prominence and widespread exposure as occasional guest stars on "The
Andy Griffith Show" as the mountain family 'The Darlings.'
He
also left his mark on the country rock genre as half of Dillard &
Clark, which he formed in 1968 with ex-Byrds frontman Gene Clark.
He was a temporary member of the touring Byrds in 1968.
Left to right hereunder:
Doug Dillard, Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn, Kevin Kelley and Gram Parsons
Due to Byrds collector Whin Oppice's generosity, Byrds Flyght is proud to offer its visitors the chance to listen to a track recorded live in October 1965 by the original 5 man lineup of The Byrds (Jim McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, Michael Clarke and Chris Hillman).
Click hereunder to go to Byrds Flyght's special page dedicated to Whin's collection of incredible rarities. You'll find an audio player there; just click on it and it will start playing the song.
Left to right: Gib Guilbeau (sitting), Chris Ethridge, Joel Scott-Hill, Sneaky Pete Kleinow (sitting), Gene Parsons
Chris Ethridge, a founding member of The Flying Burrito Brothers, has died.
Chris Ethridge left the FBBs after the group recorded its first
album, "The Gilded Palace of Sin”, in 1969.
He eventually returned to
work as a studio and touring musician, playing with The Doors, Linda Ronstadt, Ry Cooder,
Randy Newman, Jackson Browne, Arlo Guthrie, and many others.
He also participated in the revival of the Flying Burrito Brothers in 1975, playing bass on one of the two LPs they released in the mid-seventies (Flying Again).
He also played on ex-Byrds and ex-Flying Burrito Brothers members' solo albums (Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, Dillard & Clark, David Crosby, The International Submarine Band...).
He co-wrote three of Gram Parsons' best songs: "Hot Burrito #1", "Hot Burrito #2" and "She".
He was also a member of the L.A. Getaway among many others.
His last contribution to The Flying Burrito Brothers was some vocals on the "Eye Of The Hurricane" CD from 1994.
From the forthcoming album Jeff Slate - Birds of Paradox
Written by Jeff Slate. Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved.
Badgetunes Publishing (ASCAP)
Download the track at www.jeffslate.net.
In
tribute to the late, great Levon Helm, here's a rush-released track
from the forthcoming album Jeff Slate - Birds of Paradox. The track was
written by Jeff with The Band as an inspiration and was being mixed (by
Dennis Ferrante) as news broke that Levon's health had taken a turn for
the worst.
The core band includes Jeff Slate (vocals, guitar),
Jimmy McElligott (guitar), Gary Van Scyoc (bass), Adam Ippolito (piano,
Hammond) and Steve Holley (drums). The track also includes guest
appearances by Eric Lichter (backing vocals), Gene Parsons (backing
vocals, steel guitar), Paolo Provenzano (percussion) and a horn section
from Wayne Cobham and friends.
