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Davisville, Sept. 5, 2016: The Byrds and After with Gene Parsons (part 2)

Today we conclude our interview with Gene Parsons, 72, who was part of The Byrds from 1968 to 1972 and performs with David Hayes in Davis this Saturday, Sept. 10 (here's part 1 of the interview). We hear more about his songs, The Byrds, the note-bending Stringbender device he invented in the 1960s, a steam engine he built in his shop, new music he’s recording with Hayes and the Mendocino Quartet, a long-ago trick in a Yucca Valley bar & grill that tapped his skills with an acetylene torch, and what's coming next. “We have a few other performances that are on the books. We don’t do a lot. We’re kind of basically semi-retired in the music biz,” he says. “We’re kind of just letting it unfold.”

Live Tracks Looks Back (with binoculars)

   Are people filler between the lines of time?  This show, originally broadcast in March of 2011, takes a two hour look back at the music of the 1960's and early 1970's.  This was a completely different era of music creatively, technically and economically.  Crafted with the help of caffeine and muscle (LP's are heavy), it is best consumed in a quiet space, relaxing on a comfortable chair or couch.  So fire up a lava lamp, and grab that cool recreational beverage of choice.  The smoking lamp is lit for this weeks Live Tracks.

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