The Byrds - 1970-04-18 - Washington DC (SBD)

The Byrds
1970-04-18
Leonard Gymnasium
American University, Washington D.C.
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. You Ain't Going Nowhere
02. Old Blue
03. You All Look a Like
04. My Back Pages > Baby, What You Want Me to Do
05. He Was A Friend Of Mine
06. Willin'
07. Black Mountain Rag
08. This Wheel's on Fire
09. It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) > Ballad Of Easy Rider
10. Jesus is Just Alright
11. Nashville West
12. Turn, Turn, Turn >
13. Mr Tambourine Man >
14. Jam > Eight Miles High >
15. Instrumental Outro

Encores:
16. Crowd > So You Want to be a Rock and Roll Star >
17. Mr Spaceman
18. Instrumental Outro
19. Crowd > Amazing Grace (acapella version)

The Byrds - 1970-04-18 - Washington DC (SBD)

While the Byrds may be best known for the songs they sung and recorded in their earliest days as a band, their finest live performances occurred long after all the original members, except Roger McGuinn, left the group. The quartet of McGuinn, Clarence White, Skip Battin and Gene Parsons, which came together in late 1969, not only formed the most stable and longest tenured of any Byrds line-up, but also turned into the band's best live ensemble. McGuinn was originally from Chicago IL, White from Lewiston, ME, Battin from Gallipolis, OH and Parsons from Morongo Valley, CA. Featuring McGuinn and White's dual lead guitar work, this version of The Byrds toured relentlessly between 1969 and 1972. This soundboard recording, from April 18, 1970, 44 years ago today, captures The Byrds in Washington DC at the peak of their live performances.