426. Roger McGuinn
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Roger should have been a Traveling Wilbury.
Agreed.
Yes! Would have been a perfect addition.
Totally!
He did tour with Dylan on the rolling thunder tour and yeah its a great fit. Wonder if he didn't want the official commitment. Good comment 🎸❤🙏
that would have bean redundant: then there would have bean 2 Rogers. since they already had ONE. His name was Tom Petty. hah
Certainly can hear his influence on Tom Petty.
Nice track. Thanks again for bringing history to life.
Tom Petty is one artist who certainly took some cues from Roger for his vocal sound.
Thanks for bringing Roger McGuinn back to mind. I used to listen to his Roger McGuinn’s Folk Den podcast before I got a new phone and he fell off my list. He’s back on again! An unmistakable voice and guitar, to be sure-like Willie Nelson; one note of a song and you know immediately who it is.
Any time you want to fire up the wayback machine, I’m game! That was such a fun time back then.
Stay safe and stay well!
Great pick today. When that album came out I was working at a radio station in Cambridge, Massachusetts and loved playing "Gate of Horn" from that album. He reflects on a legendary Chicago folk club from his youth. Got to see him solo in I'd guess the 80's. He did a killer set, and when he got out his 12 string with some effects pedals he sounded like the Byrds all by his lonesome. Thanks for some more great memories.
A great Charlie Rich song that Roger did justice with🙏❤🎸thanks Leland this was an interesting video with your daily stuff and that makes us feel a connection to you 👍
My heart and soul will forever be a part of that "fertile" sound and the musicians that emanated from California in the early 70s. That is why you mean so much to me ❤.
Great tracks .. McGuinn is really GREAT. Must have been fun to work on this project. I've met him a few times .. super nice guy. Huge talent! Ground-breaker. Gene Clark, as well. Dang.. The Byrds.. what a cool band. Innovators. Thx for this!!!
Nice to see a post from you, Beki. I'm Tom from The Byrds AOL group.
The songs you played are that Byrd sound, unmistakable Roger McGuinn, the voice and 12 string. Pure classic rock! Chestnut Mare was one of my favorites that Roger was part of, takes me bacl to my teenage years, great content. Rock on brother!
Roger McGuinn and I shared an optometrist, Dr. Grossberg on Hollywood Blvd. Back before HIPAA, I saw his granny glasses waiting to be picked up. That was the first time I heard his name as Roger, not Jim.
I have that album and The Lady was my favorite song on it. Thanks for playing it. I always thought Tom Petty sounded like he was trying to sing like Roger. I remember when Roger was Jim.
This guy is like if Bob Ross took a bass instead of acrylic paints. I love him
Yes!
@@teresaclark1508 No shortage of work at Christmas time either.
I like his hair style better than Bob Ross.
I was lucky enough to see Roger play in a very intimate setting several years ago and it was really terrific...a true living legend. Thanks for sharing this today
Lee your bass playing was always a solid bottom for so many songs. Thanks for this. Roger has had such an amazing career bringing so much good music. His eclecticism really influenced so many of us.
Back then it was all about the music, as opposed to "what's in it for me?". People seemed more willing to put their egos aside and do what the song required. Today people seem to collaborate with others only if monetarily advantageous for them. Whether it be in instant payments or to push their band further down the line. It's sad really, because the music that comes out of these modern collaborations seldom result in something truly memorable. These songs you've shared today are a result of pure spontaneity and love of creating something regardless if it will sell or not. I hope we can get back to that sort of organic, in the moment, sort of vibe again.
I've met most of the ex-Byrds. Nice people. Great talents. Had Byrds-related web sites back in the day. Good times. Loved your work with Roger and others, especially James Taylor.
We saw Roger doing a one man concert during which he told his story and the role folk music in his life, He was traveling with his wife in a motorhome going from town to town wearing his brilliant life. Simply amazing!!
Leland , you and your fellow musical travelers through life have been the soundtrack to my own life! Thank you! Thank you all! I Am now 68 and the music still resonates daily!
Mr Lee you have become my daily dose of happiness! I love listening to your stories. You are quite the 'raconteur' (use that in scrabble) Stay safe and healthy
Afternoon, good sir! Always enjoy these Wayback sessions. Russ is such a badass. The Groovinator.
Hi Leland! Thanks for saluting Roger. That was my friend Brooks Hunnicutt on background vocals. She showed me how to sing " full gospel" . Your bass playing is so solid, joyful, always driving the feel. Love you for all you give.
Thanks for posting Russ - very informational - excellent info on Dan singing on Roger's record! A good friend of mine graduated from Samford - she majored in Piano. They were blessed to have you on the ZOOM machine!
Just so great to listen to these great stories and hear the sounds of many musical eras that you have contributed to. Truly wonderful. Sitting here in the west of Scotland, hail snow, wind and rain, seems a million miles away from sunny So Cal. But the music bridges that gap. Loved your neighbourhood walk a time ago. I spent time in Pasadena at Cal Tech and the Huntington some years ago ( Lived in Kearns Dr, San Marino) and these views took me right back. Thank you so much for all of that great music with so many of my favourites, Nils Loftgren, Toto, that whole West Coast, laid back - but deadly serious- professional musical commitment. Many, many thanks.
Hi Lee. Your view sounds lovely. I'm a great fan of Roger's music. My favourite version of the Byrds was the one with Roger, Clarence White, Skip Battin and Gene Parsons (although all of the versions were of course great). I am just finishing reading "Desperadoes", John Einarson's great book about the beginning of the whole country rock movement there in LA.
No Other is such a fabulous album....the bass on the title track is massive.
I'm LOVING these! I'm a student of it all...:)) Thanks Leland!
Thanks for the reminder to reflect on nature, and the awesome BASS tones, of course.
Man, this was a proper hang. Really enjoyed this one. Never really heard Roger McGuinn’s stuff before this. Going to check Peace On You out properly this week. Thanks for sharing. Hope the art scan/prints are going well. Sending peace and best wishes from the UK.
I was lucky enough to see Roger and Chris play the whole Sweetheart album for the 50th anniversary. One of the best shows I've ever seen in my life. They went on tour with Marty Stuart and the Superlative as their band. Marty really got his start with Lester Flatt from Roland White, Clarence's brother. Marty later bought Clarence's B-Bender Prototype that was built by Gene Parsons and he plays it at every concert. He named it Clarence and a few years back he wrote an instrumental song called "Hummingbyrd" which was a tribute to Clarence. I think Marty won a Grammy for that one.
Nest time you listen to Tom Petty think about how much of his vocal style comes from Roger. On certain songs they could easily sit in for each other. In 1991 they actually did an album together called "Back from Rio" which I think is some of Roger's better later work.
@JohnLeePedimore. Always welcome these added bits of musical knowledge and history. Thanks.
yes I saw two stops on that tour and it was AMAZING on many levels...
Manassas, Manassas, Manassas, One of the biggest american band !! Lee, you know them all !!!! I love them!
Roger is the whole reason I wanted a Rick 360-12. After owning several, I finally got an old one, a blonde 1966 model, my dream guitar. Thank you for revisiting this one - love this record! Always love hearing the stories about the sessions you have done. Thank you again!
Roger was originally "Jim" McGuinn and played with the Chad Mitchell Trio (Live at the Bitter End is a great album and "Jim" is on the cover in the background with them - before the shades!)
You worked with Roger McGuinn as well!? I cant even imagine the life you're living. Roger and Gene Clark, 2 very talented individuals. I had the biggest crush ever on Gene Clark, rest his soul. Sweet Mary, Laughing and Eight Miles High....love them. Hadn't heard either of these songs, they ARE so Byrd-like. His voice is unmistakable. Good on you, Leland Slar!! Thx for this.
1974...started nursing school that year, junior in high school!! Million years ago!!
Roger is a hero in Rock n Roll, his sound is seminal. He did good in this world, he's also part of the literary scene and the librarian world... I've been telling the librarians about his Folk Den. Especially now that sea chanties are hot. Brilliant! Thank you Leland and Roger.
Tom Petty (RIP) credits McGuinn and the Byrds for being the single greatest influence on him. Petty’s voice on Refugee sure as heck brings that home.
Thanks for these, Leland. Once again, you've found something I havent heard in ages. Made me think of the lyric "McGuinn and McGuire couldnt get no higher, but that's what they were aimin' at". And Dan Fogelberg! His name doesnt pop up very often anymore. Nederland isnt too far from here. Some great stuff recorded there at Caribou Ranch. Yes? Your stories take me back to good times, sitting around someone's living room, passing a pipe around (which I dont do anymore), playing and singing, making time with the girls. Was it age, or was life just simpler then? Who knows? In any case, thanks again. Enjoy life!
I love playing along, with the acoustic on these. ☺️
“Oh, I think I will.” Puts back the sunglasses- let your freak flag fly bro! You deserve it. Enjoyed so much this Roger McGuin session. Sorry I haven’t done it sooner but now I’m subscribed. Peace dear sir!
I saw the 50th anniversary performance of the Sweetheart of the Rodeo the first night of their tour at the Ace Hotel! Marty Stuart and his band backed McGuinn & Hillman. Mike Campbell came out and played on a few of the songs at the end of the night! Some of the show is available on TH-cam - July 24th 2018
I love the sixties , Beatles,stones, etc. but Rogers 12 strings always makes turn up the volume, never get tired of the byrds music
Was listening to a story telling session with Chris Hillman yesterday . He was relating a story about how Tom Petty produced one of his last efforts and talking about how much a truly nice guy Petty was . Anyway , With that fresh in my mind , listening to this today , I realized how much Tom Petty's voice sounds so much like Roger McGuinn ....... Anyway ......
I love this! Thank you for your stories and you amazing personality!
Roger McGuinn is playing at Lancaster Performing Arts Center (Lancaster CA) on April 29, 2022. Anybody within an hour or 2 SHOULD pick up tickets! I'm a folkie since the days of Limelighters (thanks to Mom) and my soul was taken by the Byrds. It'll be a superb evening!
I feel your pain with the commercial interruptions!
Yes that area you're fortunate to live in is truly gorgeous. We often ride our bikes through the arroyo. Enjoy these inside looks and personal perspectives. ✌
Love these programs Leland does. Have been a big fan of Gene Clark's records. But this one sounds good as well and will see if I can find this record. I may have it tucked away in my collection.
There’s no mistaking the sound of Roger McGuinn. It still sounds so freaking good after all this time💜. This ensemble band was/is killer! Thanks, Lee. I needed that! All the best 🤟🏻
I kind of late to this video with Rodger McGinnis. You mentioned thst AL Kopper played on this record. Did you ever do any work with his friend Harvey Brooks? Harvey has quite a legacy with his career.
The first two McGuinn solo albums were very good. It's nice to hear a living bass guitar legend comment on the second album with such enthusiasm.
Leland, you’re the real deal. Thank you brother.
Really cool,Lee. Love all the stories from the 70’s scene in LA. It was certainly a very amazing time♥️
It WAS a magical & prolific time!
Look at how many bands you just mentioned and then you add Linda Ronstadt and Ry etc and you right in the middle.
Crazy huh?
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 🌴 📸
The super lenses ad! Who hasn't that one pop up?
Enjoying spending your yesterdays with you 🎶✌❤🎶😷🍏🎶
Love your vibes Leland. Lots of love to you
I just watched a video of
Phil and all(you) the band do do you remember from 1990 tour by
Brad and Phil Cole. It’s such a beautiful song , each element displayed adequately and the last of the video is overhead with the crowd in background. Do you Remember! And I have my Roger Mcgwen glasses blue rectangle . Had to have them felt cool. Stay healthy all .
I love that jangly guitar. There is this sincerity in that music.
Gene Clark’s Two Sides to Every Story is still a great album. Great of you to name him and the rest. Finally got your photo book yesterday, love it!
Ha! We have rabbits living in our front yard too - delightful little guys. Thanks for posting another musical treasure. I could not stand the ads on TH-cam so I upgraded to Premium for $17 a month and NEVER ads. Totally worth it and TH-cam suddenly became a magical place to learn and be entertained. Try that if you can, Lee - it's totally worth the investment for the frequent TH-camr - creator and viewer.
Hello Leland ! Love Byrds !!!! Thank you ! Ciao from Milano Italy ! Take care
A new Al Kooper song :) Gracias y saludos desde la selva de Costa Rica.
No mistaking Roger McGuinn's voice. I will always associate him with the Byrds.
Roger McGuinn always sounds great to me.
Outside my window / Is a tree ! Thank You Cream ! And Thank You as always from Claremont .
Ooh yeah, those wailin' '70s guitars. I was a massive Byrds fan, almost (almost) to the point of obsession. In retrospect, I was somewhat dismayed that a decision was made that Roger in those early days was essentially assigned as lead vocalist, when Gene Clark had such a great voice and was such an astonishingly good songwriter. When they appeared on TV, Gene seemed to be relegated to playing tambourine and singing backup. I often wondered if this was just another of those things (among others) that nudged him out. But ... nuthin' can be done about it now. Roger had a voice that was suitable to some songs, it's true, but I think Gene never really got his due.
Yes definitely very '70s.
pictures and cameras were an expensive item back then. much that I have seen was never photographed. It is good to hear those times described. Thank you.
Does anyone remember the great cover art of "Peace on You" (painted by RM btw)? The soaring eagle with a Rickenbacker 12-string in its claws? As soon as i saw that RM was going to be the featured artist, I said to myself how I hoped Lee would cover "The Lady" and that album. What a gem of a song and totally McGuinn. Lee, to the millisecond, we both said aloud "I haven't heard this in decades!" at the exact same time!
I purchased and listened to this album at the time of issue, so I did my part. Lee, thanks for doing yours. And for this channel. One of just a handful of things I find pleasure in these days. Better days ahead...
That 12 string Rickenbacker!!! Oh Eight miles high, turn, turn, turn. Always good to get a piece of McGuinn.
Perhaps some Dan Fogelberg if you have something in the locker. Gone and very sadly missed.
Of course his singing was distinctive, but maybe with a pinch of Dylan?
Keep on doing it Leland. A grateful fan in London.
@John Pegg Dan Fogelberg was certainly a major loss, not that old either & such a talent. cancer really is an insidious disease. Yes a very distinctive voice and could play just about anything with strings or keys and probably a few other items as well. greatly missed but a wonderful legacy left for us to enjoy. I especially like the 2 albums he did with Tim Weisberg very clever titles too. 😎
@@sceiron1 It is most heartening to know thare are a few of ud Fogelbergers out there keeping the flame alight. Take care.
Hello Leland! Japan is now at 6:46in the morning .On Friday,February 5.Thanks for the lovely music.
It's so cool how you have made the best if the pandemic with the clubhouse, your book and the Immediate Family. I was telling my mom about it today. She's a fellow bass violin player. She was impressed!
Tell her I said, “Hi!”
Those glasses are super cool but your natural blue eyes are the best, no glasses!
Can sure hear the Byrds in there !! Awesome Vocals !! And Definately Great times for You to be there !! Mr Lucky,But Well Deserved !!
Hi Lee. I've got a 12 string Rickenbacker Carl Wilson Edition and I have one of those Jangle Boxes that I play it through sometimes. It's funny how every time I plug that thing in the first things I start to play is usually Tambourine Man or Turn Turn Turn or the opening notes of Help Me Rhonda. It's hard not to!!! LOL I've seen some old You Tube videos of Roger (still Jim back then) when we was playing supporting guitar for the Chad Mitchell Trio. They just don't show enough of him. Take care my friend!
Candy always helps!!
Hi Lee. This was great !. You can really hear the uplifting vibe in Rogers's recordings. Just sounds like everybody's having a good time. The slide playing on the end song was killing. Thanks again. PS glad your brother-in-law is doing ok. See you next time. All the best
An avalanche of names! Great selections, was seriously into "Dreamland", way back... and serious points to Tom Petty for always referring back to him.
Lee I feel the same whenever I hear Roger's voice. His unique timbre and phrasing becomes apparent from the first few syllables. Thanks for bringing us this today. I have a wonderful memory of seeing both Gene and Roger perform in one of the local drinking establishments in Point Pleasant Beach on the Jersey Shore back in the late 70s. I still have a photo from that show.
I think we all know how you feel when you say you wished you had taken the time to capture what was happening in those moments.
You're sending us an iconic view of California, now with rabbits in the gardens while some fools are destroying cars GTA like, and then with Roger McGuinn and all these famous musicians together naturally sharing great music moments in long gone studios. These reunions are something you could hardly imagine nowadays, the same could be said about 1980's enormous charity gigs... And now that we have to live with COVID for a certain time, I doubt the remaining music festivals and big size concerts could exist as they were before. Virtual concerts, virtual reunions over the web, holographic projections and new techniques are no more concepts, but things we should master in our everyday life, even if it's not our generation stuff (and most kids perform way finer on these subjects than we do...).
Worth watching AC/DC's recent "Realize" video - all recorded remotely, but you'd swear they were together. Amazing editing.
It is wonderful to hear this stuff after so many years. It brings many good memories! The East Coast wasn't as friendly, though...
Ah! See's candies!! That'll lift his spirits! Nuts & Chews are the best!
Copious, lavish, plentiful, exuberant, profuse, luxuriant, aplenty, overflowing, bountiful.That will score you a lot of points in Scrabble.
Also the short but useful “adz”, (a tool) my husband the ex-carpenter’s favorite! :D
Don’t forget fecund
Saw them twice with Clarence White, who was killed not long after when a drunk driver drove into him while he was loading some stuff into a vehicle.
Terrible thing.
I still clearly remember reading about it in Rolling Stone back in the days when I subscribed.
And it wasn’t even that big of a story.
I was shocked as hell.
Oh, that George Harrison atmosphere, wow !
McGuinn is a legend. Saw him doing a one man acoustic show in like 2004. He’s so good. Would love for him to plug in again but he’s totally happy doing the unplugged thing. Thanks Lee, so cool you played with him!
"The Lady" is so Byrds-like! You got to be a "Byrd for a day"
Jeff and I love your print... it is gorgeous and when we had no money my husbands birthday gift was a payday bar so we love having it in out music room
😎 birds, bunnies and great music! Yay!
Great show today!!!! Thank you!
For a moment I thought the Byrds' Here Without You.
I went to a Steppenwolf concert in Toronto years ago. The opening act was Roger solo playing acoustic 12 string.
Another great Roger McGuinn song is 'Lost My Driving Wheel' - nice bass line.
Also ' Chestnut Mare ' is a great Byrds' song.
Chestnut Mare is a masterpiece. For my money one of the greatest songs in rock history.
Dylan paid homage in the lyrics of Idiot Wind:
"Visions of your Chestnut mare
Shoot through my head and are makin' me see stars."
I haven’t even listened to this, but McGuinn! Oh baby! Can’t wait!
Memory Lane is interwoven with many stirring and mixed emotions. And whilst the passing of time appears to only serve to rob us of the people and places we once cared for, they can remain eternally in our memory, as they once were.
Never could make the transition from Jim to Roger. Talented guy, either way.
Thank You Lee 👍🏻 saludos 🇲🇽
Not enough people know about clarence white!
Ohhhhh Mannnnnnn Lee.......If you had an iphone from when you started WOWWWWW how many insane pics would you have.
probably another two books worth at least. 😁
Roger came to do a lecture on our ship a couple of years back. Although we’re a theatre band, we do a 50’s 60’s rock n roll night in the pub, if we’re not needed in the theatre. They’re usually pretty popular. I foolishly set up my other guitar, thinking that he may want to sit in with the band. We were in the middle of our first set, everybody was up dancing, having a good time, including Roger and his wife. I then foolishly mentioned I had an extra guitar set up in case our special guest wanted to sit in. His wife immediately grabbed him and took him out of the room. I felt bad, because I ruined there good time they were having. I should’ve known better and spoke with him before hand. Sometimes musicians just want to enjoy a band. I really should have realized this.
Good intent.
Strange reaction by his wife, if you ask me...
@@hans-christiantraute1914 I could understand why you would say that, but it’s not really. They just wanted to enjoy there selves together, without any responsibility. If he would have sat in with the band, she would have been left alone. Sometimes I wonder how musicians better half’s deal with what’s thrown at them. I blame myself, they could have had a great night dancing and enjoying each other company. If he they would have stayed, they would have been bothered by the rest of the audience to go play. I really shouldn’t have said anything at all.
@Kristopher Craig; think we all have these moments we later regret. Once meat a former teacher of mine. Actually my favorite teacher. I wanted to say something nice but he misunderstood me, thought I said something offensive, jumped onto his bike and drove away. Even today I feel so bad about this situation ...
Sometimes you just want to be a civilian and be part of the hang. Totally understand how his wife felt.
Hi Lee, crumbs number three best ever entry
Just like jazz, Weather Report's, Birdland. One of my favorite songs.
Youn are such an amazing man !!