I love the way that, no matter which instrument, it is instantly recognizable as "clarence". An absolute genius! Sad we'll never hear more than what's allready out there.
Thank you from a true fan of this Byrds lineup. I saw them frequently as a teen and all but Skip Battin had breakfast prepared by my mom and her friend. Clarence liked his eggs cooked hard. I like my eggs cooked hard too, because Clarence was cool.
This was the neatest part of this generation of The Byrds.....kick-ass rock,and step right into bluegrass, followed by traditional folk songs....amonster of talent in one package.
That's awesome. With the Albert Hall disc, and all this footage being dug up, it's becoming quite apparent that this lineup is one of the most underrated live acts of all time.
He started on guitar, switched to mandolin, and switched back. At about :55, you can see his guitar slung over his shoulder. He must have had someone hand the mando to him or something, because I don't see a stand or anything. At about 2:27, you can tell Clarence forgot they were supposed to keep playing behind the voice-over and tries to end the song, but recovers quickly. He made such an impact on us that, almost 40 years after his death, we are still dissecting little things like this.
No one is posting about this anymore, but one guy said that the band should have changed their name bcausse of a different lineup, and then said something about how they should not play the same songs as the older band. Paul Macartney has continued to play Beatles songs throughout his career, and Roger McGuinn was a founding member of The Byrds, and like MaCartI think he still plays the music of the Byrds to this day.
It was Roger McGuinn's band not David Crosby's band...and David left because he didn't like the direction the Byrds were headed. Roger may not have been the most talented or the best know original member but thanks to him and him alone we have this, "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" and other country flavoured recordings to listen to because Roger and the Byrds were blazing a new trail.This version of the Byrds was the best live performance version and a musicians' favorite forever.
Yep, if Chris and Roger hadn't thrown Crosby out they would have never made Sweetheart of the Rodeo. Crosby was a great harmony singer but not a positive force in the Byrds , he was partly responsible for Gene Clark's departure and his ego was tiresome.
@MrBEB123 Roger said the reason he kept the name was because Clarence always wanted to play in the Byrds. So if they changed the name he wouldn't be playing in the Byrds and since Roger owned the band he called the shots
I saw the Byrds many times through the years. The two versions of the group were quite different. The original group was identified by their sweet vocal sound heavily supported by McGuinn's powerful compressed electric 12-string guitar.... The version in this video were far superior instrumentally to the original line-up, but didn't sing as well in live concert. In fact, I used to cringe when they'd play the original material from the first line-up. Clarence's guitar would clash with McGuinn's signature 12-string sound (the simple rhythm Crosby played supported Roger's guitar, while Clarence over-played with sort of a counter-rhythm banjo-like picking), and the harmonies never blended like they did with the original line-up. Where they would shine is when they'd do their new material, or would jam. Clarence White was an amazingly skilled guitarist. Gene Parsons had a tendency to be overly busy on the drums, but he was a very good instrumentalist, otherwise. I saw the original line-up 4 times (once without Gene Clark), and the above-group 4 times (once with John York on bass).
"clashing" between McGuinn and White = hogwash! You obviously are not listening very carefully. The original group WAS more vocal-oriented pop, but this lineup could play! And where in the world do you find a drummer who sings and plays a decent banjo for the first 'unplugged' set a major rock group ever did in the middle of a concert? Maybe you need to go back and listened to Untitled, and see if you can find some more 'clashing' - ugh!
This was the neatest part of this generation of The Byrds.....kick-ass rock,and step right into bluegrass, followed by traditional folk songs....amonster of talent in one package. Some of the reworks of earlier Byrds songs were far superior to the originals...."Rock and Roll Star" for example, and the live version of "Eight mile High" is tremendous.....I personally love it all, but prefer the McGuinn, White, Parsons, and Battin line-up.
And Clarence White,why;he even inhales,he exhales.Byrds were a band of many great talents.& they had the great producer Terry Melcher.And Clarence,don't forget Clarence.
probably fair to say that Clarence was the inventer of the "Newgrass" sound that would become popular later in the 70s w/ Tony Rice unit and Seldom scene and Front range etc. sad loss for music
Too bad this is a crap recording; would have been nice to see a pristine copy. As far as the Byrds; a perfect example of an ever-evolving musical collaboration that encompassed more than just a few different genres during it's lifetime. A soundscape of brilliance in all of it's varied incarnations; each member offering a wealth of emotion with each performance. I miss them, but I love all the morons with negative comments; dissect you fools, dissect!!!!! Hahahahahahahahahahahna!!!!!!!!
My favorite Byrds line up. Clarence White was amazing!!
I love the way that, no matter which instrument, it is instantly recognizable as "clarence".
An absolute genius!
Sad we'll never hear more than what's allready out there.
Superb. I always have preferred this line-up, great to see something new. Thank you.
Thank you from a true fan of this Byrds lineup. I saw them frequently as a teen and all but Skip Battin had breakfast prepared by my mom and her friend. Clarence liked his eggs cooked hard. I like my eggs cooked hard too, because Clarence was cool.
Good to see Skip Battin singing lead and Clarence and Gene with the solos.
Wow! What a fabulous piece of footage! Huge thanks to whomever found this nugget. Clarence was such a monster talent.
Historic, thanks for posting, Clarence's solo runs on Black Mountain Rag are unsurpassed these thirty five years.
This was the neatest part of this generation of The Byrds.....kick-ass rock,and step right into bluegrass, followed by traditional folk songs....amonster of talent in one package.
What a find!!! Thanks for posting.
Absolute treasure. Unplugged Byrds! This is one of the best videos I've ever seen on UA-cam, thanks for posting.
That's awesome.
With the Albert Hall disc, and all this footage being dug up, it's becoming quite apparent that this lineup is one of the most underrated live acts of all time.
You can tell Roger is amazed at Clarence's playing. Isn't everyone?
He started on guitar, switched to mandolin, and switched back. At about :55, you can see his guitar slung over his shoulder. He must have had someone hand the mando to him or something, because I don't see a stand or anything.
At about 2:27, you can tell Clarence forgot they were supposed to keep playing behind the voice-over and tries to end the song, but recovers quickly.
He made such an impact on us that, almost 40 years after his death, we are still dissecting little things like this.
Magical!!!
My favorite incarnation of the Byrds.
Ding Ding Ding...we have a winner here finally. Someone actually listens to the music. This was an awesome band indeed.
Why Clarence, John, Skip or Gene did not get inducted into the Hall of Fame with the Byrds, I do not get....
I don't know about John. He was a Byrd for just a short time.
Great !!! The Byrds playin" Bluegrass! More Clarence... tx for posting
No one is posting about this anymore, but one guy said that the band should have changed their name bcausse of a different lineup, and then said something about how they should not play the same songs as the older band. Paul Macartney has continued to play Beatles songs throughout his career, and Roger McGuinn was a founding member of The Byrds, and like MaCartI think he still plays the music of the Byrds to this day.
Tim Young has NAILED it. The tragedy is this band broke up for the reunion of the old members. This was the greatest Byrds of all.
They played the older songs because that's what people wanted to hear.
old school is the school for me can you all hear me clappin
Clarence White, the Hendrix of the acoustic guitar...
what a find ,thanks so much for posting this.
What Roger couldn't keep up with in virtusosity he sure leveled in the hair competition :)
You are SURELY on the right track young man .
Never knew that they did this one-this is pure bluegrass, and very different from their country rock.
There are a couple of nice tracks of Clarence playing mandolin on Gene Parsons' KINDLING album.
Yea, talk about an underrated album, Gene plays a number of instruments on it too!
Holy shit!!!!!
man oasis is fun i like coldplay and i love the byrds. there's room for it all.
It was Roger McGuinn's band not David Crosby's band...and David left because he didn't like the direction the Byrds were headed. Roger may not have been the most talented or the best know original member but thanks to him and him alone we have this, "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" and other country flavoured recordings to listen to because Roger and the Byrds were blazing a new trail.This version of the Byrds was the best live performance version and a musicians' favorite forever.
Yep, if Chris and Roger hadn't thrown Crosby out they would have never made Sweetheart of the Rodeo. Crosby was a great harmony singer but not a positive force in the Byrds , he was partly responsible for Gene Clark's departure and his ego was tiresome.
@MrBEB123 Roger said the reason he kept the name was because Clarence always wanted to play in the Byrds. So if they changed the name he wouldn't be playing in the Byrds and since Roger owned the band he called the shots
musical heaven!!!!
Clarence was the man!
Capoed up in G# on Mr. T Love it! The Crappy recording man makes it that much special!
I saw the Byrds many times through the years. The two versions of the group were quite different. The original group was identified by their sweet vocal sound heavily supported by McGuinn's powerful compressed electric 12-string guitar....
The version in this video were far superior instrumentally to the original line-up, but didn't sing as well in live concert. In fact, I used to cringe when they'd play the original material from the first line-up. Clarence's guitar would clash with McGuinn's signature 12-string sound (the simple rhythm Crosby played supported Roger's guitar, while Clarence over-played with sort of a counter-rhythm banjo-like picking), and the harmonies never blended like they did with the original line-up. Where they would shine is when they'd do their new material, or would jam. Clarence White was an amazingly skilled guitarist. Gene Parsons had a tendency to be overly busy on the drums, but he was a very good instrumentalist, otherwise.
I saw the original line-up 4 times (once without Gene Clark), and the above-group 4 times (once with John York on bass).
"clashing" between McGuinn and White = hogwash! You obviously are not listening very carefully. The original group WAS more vocal-oriented pop, but this lineup could play! And where in the world do you find a drummer who sings and plays a decent banjo for the first 'unplugged' set a major rock group ever did in the middle of a concert? Maybe you need to go back and listened to Untitled, and see if you can find some more 'clashing' - ugh!
Great find! The Byrds! I could do without all the hair.
This was the neatest part of this generation of The Byrds.....kick-ass rock,and step right into bluegrass, followed by traditional folk songs....amonster of talent in one package. Some of the reworks of earlier Byrds songs were far superior to the originals...."Rock and Roll Star" for example, and the live version of "Eight mile High" is tremendous.....I personally love it all, but prefer the McGuinn, White, Parsons, and Battin line-up.
Clarence was the greatest and he'd be the first to say Doc was an influence. Shaky recording ,but listen to the power coming out of that Martin.
Even with the piss poor recording, you can still hear Clarence and his D-18.
If I'm not mistaken that's Leon Russel on bass.
+william england you are mistaken, its Skip Battin
+Steve Myers I was only joking to see if someone would correct me. On behalf of me and Skip thanx.
william england and i was only joking to see if you were joking (no, honestly) ;o)
Well, there definitely is some similarity in appearance. I wuz fooled.
Might have been their favourite Bob Dylan song but McGuinn still managed to get the lyrics wrong. Like the guy said, you ain't goin' nowhere!
And Clarence White,why;he even inhales,he exhales.Byrds were a band of many great talents.& they had the great producer Terry Melcher.And Clarence,don't forget Clarence.
Clarence...we are not worthy
I saw for the first time Clalence playing mandolin.I thought that he plays it like his guitar.
everyone just looks at clarence like a little kid in candy store
I know. You can see Genes face in awe and at the end of soldiers Joy he gives a Whoooaa!!
Where on earth did you find this? I'm a Byrds fan from waaay back and I've never seen anything like this.
Gene Parson...also was the drummer
probably fair to say that Clarence was the inventer of the "Newgrass" sound that would become popular later in the 70s w/ Tony Rice unit and Seldom scene and Front range etc. sad loss for music
Maybe, at this point, they should have changed their name to The Beards! :-)
@eyedocmark Gene Parsons, I think
Clarence can play anything.r
that's bullshit. Clarence White was the singular genius of the Byrds.
Your Wrong, all John, Gene, Clarance and Skip had significant talent
Roger,Clarence, Gene and Skip.
Who's playing banjo?
Gene Parsons.
Love Mozart! Play his music (perform).
Clarence is awesome to watch play guitar..he has a style like no other..hes the best..rj.
Gene Parsons had a very nice solo record that Clarence played on.
' Kindling ' released in 1973. A pretty much fully blown acoustic album
Leon russell..
Too bad this is a crap recording; would have been nice to see a pristine copy. As far as the Byrds; a perfect example of an ever-evolving musical collaboration that encompassed more than just a few different genres during it's lifetime. A soundscape of brilliance in all of it's varied incarnations; each member offering a wealth of emotion with each performance. I miss them, but I love all the morons with negative comments; dissect you fools, dissect!!!!! Hahahahahahahahahahahna!!!!!!!!
Original hipsters????
I take it you would not listen to Mozart then ? Sorry about your bloody knuckles.