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The Byrds
1970-08-23
The Ash Grove
Hollywood, CA
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included
01. Lover Of The Bayou
02. You Ain’t Going Nowhere
03. Well Come Back Home
04. Old Blue
05. My Back Pages
06. Baby What You Want Me To Do
07. He Was A Friend Of Mine
08. Truck Stop Girl
09. Break My Mind (with Gram Parsons & Linda Ronstadt)
10. I’m Movin’ On (lead vocals by John Hammond)
11. Take A City Bride (lead vocals Gib Guilbeau)
12. Chestnut Mare
13. Wheel’s On Fire
14. It’s All Right Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
15. Ballad of Easy Rider
16. Jesus Is Just Alright
17. Turn Turn Turn
18. Mr. Tambourine Man
19. Eight Miles High
The Byrds - 1970-08-23 - Los Angeles, CA (SBD)
The Byrds were invited, to play Woodstock, but chose not to participate, figuring it to be no different from any of the other music festivals that summer. The band was also concerned about money. As bassist John York remembers: "We were flying to a gig and Roger [McGuinn] came up to us and said that a guy was putting on a festival in upstate New York. But at that point they weren't paying all of the bands. He asked us if we wanted to do it and we said, 'No'. We had no idea what it was going to be. We were burned out and tired of the festival scene. So all of us said, 'No, we want a rest' and missed the best festival of all."
Interestingly, soon after that decision, York was replaced as the bass player in the band by Skipp Battin. The new line up - Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, Gene Parsons and Battin - became the longest tenured configuration of the band. They also developed a reputation for being a formidable live act, honing their skills by touring relentlessly during a nearly 3 year stretch from September 1969 to July 1972. This soundboard recording captures The Byrds a year after Woodstock, in Los Angeles on August 23, 1970, 49 years ago today. One note - this may not be the correct date. I have also seen this show posted as 08-22-1970, 05-23-1970, 01-01-1970 and even August 1969! Whatever the date, its great music from a great band!
The Byrds were invited, to play Woodstock, but chose not to participate, figuring it to be no different from any of the other music festivals that summer. The band was also concerned about money. As bassist John York remembers: "We were flying to a gig and Roger [McGuinn] came up to us and said that a guy was putting on a festival in upstate New York. But at that point they weren't paying all of the bands. He asked us if we wanted to do it and we said, 'No'. We had no idea what it was going to be. We were burned out and tired of the festival scene. So all of us said, 'No, we want a rest' and missed the best festival of all."
Interestingly, soon after that decision, York was replaced as the bass player in the band by Skipp Battin. The new line up - Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, Gene Parsons and Battin - became the longest tenured configuration of the band. They also developed a reputation for being a formidable live act, honing their skills by touring relentlessly during a nearly 3 year stretch from September 1969 to July 1972. This soundboard recording captures The Byrds a year after Woodstock, in Los Angeles on August 23, 1970, 49 years ago today. One note - this may not be the correct date. I have also seen this show posted as 08-22-1970, 05-23-1970, 01-01-1970 and even August 1969! Whatever the date, its great music from a great band!
1 comments:
What a great band!
Thank you for so much wonderful music,
Greetings
Frank
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