Clarence White - Melodies From A Byrd In Flyte: 1963-1973 [CD]

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£16.13

Cat. no: LIB2128
Format: CD
Barcode: 810177212829
Release Date: 11 Apr 2025
Genre: Blues

A mix of fourteen rare acoustic and electric tracks from the late country-rock pioneer and legendary member of The Byrds and Kentucky Colonels. A mix of fourteen rare acoustic and electric tracks from the late country-rock pioneer and legendary member of The Byrds and Kentucky Colonels

The set includes tracks recorded both at the beginning and at the peak of his career, showcasing his critically acclaimed fat- picking guitar style. Features guest players such as Eric Weissberg, the Byrds' Roger McGuinn, Gene Parsons, and Skip Battin, the Flying Burrito Brothers' Byron Berline, and a rare rehearsal performance with the Everly Brothers with Gram Parsons on rhythm guitar. White said of his guitar technique, "I always maintain that I'm an electric country guitarist working in rock, rather than a rock n' roll guitarist like, say, Clapton or Beck, who came up through blues." He may be best known as the second-longest member of The Byrds and leader of the Kentucky Colonels, but White also left his mark as a pioneer of country rock and his fat-picking guitar stylings; his ability to cross between acoustic and electric made him unique. His session work included recordings with Linda Ronstadt, Joe Cocker, Randy Newman, Rick Nelson, Pat Boone, The Monkees, Arlo Guthrie, and Jackson Browne, among others.

Tracks: No Title Yet Blues (Rehearsal) / Fire On the Mountain (Guitar Instruction) / (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I (Rehearsal) / New Soldier's Joy (Live at the Ash Grove) / Yesterday's Train (Rehearsal) / Sally Goodin Meets the Byrds (Rehearsal) / Casper Creek aka Banjo Dog / Alabama Jubilee / Ode To Billie Joe (Live at the Nashville West Club) / Buckaroo (Live at the Nashville West Club) / Nashville West (Live at the Nashville West Club) / Byrd Jam aka White's Lightning / Around the Barn (Jam Session) / I'm On My Way Home Again (Rehearsal)