Remembering July 14-15, 1973

Posted by Lance Davis - July 15, 2018 - Clarence White, Everly Brothers, Kinks, Ray Davies

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When reviewing the worst days in music history, why not start at February 3, 1959? Of course, that’s the day Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper died in an Iowa plane crash. If you know this date, it isn’t because you’ve been going through a Holly phase and were doing online research. […]

Lotta Poor Man Got The Cumberland Blues

Posted by Lance Davis - January 29, 2014 - Everly Brothers, Grateful Dead, James Burton, Merle Haggard, Rolling Stones

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“We didn’t find it difficult to write pop songs, but it was VERY difficult — and I think Mick will agree — to write one for the Stones. It seemed to us it took months and months and in the end we came up with ‘The Last Time,’ which was basically adapting a traditional […]

Phil Everly is Dead, Long Live the Everly Brothers

Posted by Lance Davis - January 14, 2014 - Beatles, Bo Diddley, Everly Brothers, Hank Williams, Tom Petty

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Phil Everly, the youngest Everly Brother, passed away on Friday, January 3, due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. COPD what happens when you slowly suffocate to death after a lifetime of smoking. It’s a cruel way for anyone to die, but particularly so here since it literally silenced one of the most heartfelt, deeply […]

Clarence White: Roadmaster: 1972

Posted by Lance Davis - August 21, 2010 - Byrds, Clarence White, Everly Brothers, Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn, Skip Battin

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1972 was a bit of a transition year for Clarence White. Even though The Byrds were nominally a going concern, most of their touring commitments were completed by May, though they did several weekend runs later in the year. The main reason activity came to a halt was because Roger McGuinn was negotiating a […]

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

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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 […]