Americana Bedrock
Americana Bedrock – The Byrds
Our focus with this new feature is to look at the artists who have helped lay the foundations and pave the way for the emergence of the musical genre we know today as ‘americana’. Now there […]
Chris Hillman
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: McGuinn Clark And Hillman – “I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better”
A few weeks ago Martin Johnson offered us the Desert Rose Band’s ‘Wheels’ in the Classic Clips slot. That set me thinking about Chris Hillman’s other band. The partial Byrd’s reunion McGuinn Clark And Hillman produced […]
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Chris Hillman ups the country quotient of “Wheels” with the Desert Rose Band in 1984
This week’s Classic Clip is a little piece of history with Chris Hillman revisiting one of his classic tracks with his then very new band, The Desert Rose Band. Chris Hillman is now recognised as one […]
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember: Sweetheart of the Rodeo 50th anniversary tour, The Egg Performing Arts Center, Albany, NY, September 18th, 2018
A cracking tribute at The Egg. Being unable to decide whether to choose a ‘Night to Remember’ from far back into last century or go for a more recent event the winner combines a bit of both. […]
Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Albums: Manassas “Manassas” (Atlantic Records, 1972)
His bandmate Graham Nash may have sung prophetically of being ‘King Midas in Reverse‘ – everything that is touched would turn to rust – but there was a golden period from the release of ‘Crosby Stills […]