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Clarence White: Easy Ridin’ in ’69

Posted by Lance Davis - December 18, 2008 - Arlo Guthrie, Byrds, Clarence White, Everly Brothers, Flying Burrito Brothers, Gene Parsons, Gib Guilbeau, Johnny Darrell, Kentucky Colonels, Linda Ronstadt, Randy Newman, The Reasons, Wynn Stewart

For Clarence White, 1969 began with the release of his first album as a member of The Byrds, Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde, and ended with the release of that album’s follow-up, Ballad Of Easy Rider. In between, the band played over 70 dates throughout the US, many of those gigs featuring multiple sets (early […]

Clarence White: Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Men: 1968-69

Posted by Lance Davis - October 23, 2008 - Byrds, Chris Hillman, Clarence White, Flying Burrito Brothers, Gary S. Paxton, Gene Parsons, Gram Parsons, Jimi Hendrix, Wynn Stewart

In July 1968, The Byrds played South Africa without Gram Parsons, who decided that shooting smack with Keith Richards was better than playing segregated Johannesburg, so he essentially fired himself. While GP’s political motives were as much expedient as heartfelt, to his credit he flew the coop on a tour that was by all […]