Power Line (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Musician Chris Hillman was born on December 4, 1944. Yesterday he turned 65. We wish him a belated happy birthday. Hillman was a teenage bluegrass star on the Los Angeles music scene in the early '60s. He moved to bass when he was recruited to help form the Byrds together with Roger (then Jim) McGuinn, David Crosby and Gene Clark. The Byrds brought McGuinn's jangly 12-string guitar and brilliant harmony...
Celebrity VIP Lounge (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Rapper Jay-Z is 40. Game show host Wink Martindale is 76. Singer Freddy Cannon is 73. Actor-producer-director Max Baer Junior (”The Beverly Hillbillies”) is 72. Bassist Bob Mosley of Moby Grape is 67. Singer-bassist Chris Hillman (The Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers) is 65. Singer Southside Johnny Lyon of Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes [...]
Baxojayz - Centricity (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
gallimaufry \gal-uh-MAW-free\, noun: A hodgepodge; jumble; confused medley. Gallimaufry, originally meaning "a hash of various kinds of meats," comes from French galimafrée, from Old French, from galer, "to rejoice, to make merry" (source of English gala) + mafrer, "to eat much," from Medieval Dutch maffelen, "to open one's mouth wide." word receptacle...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive , Holy Hell After the Flying Burrito Brothers ' first song at Altamont, a member of the band pleaded with the crowd, "Please, you people -- stop hurting each other." Chris Hillman , a member of the Burrito Brothers, had no idea that someone would be killed that day but he tells Spinner he had reservations before the concert even began. "I...
The Untrusted (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
The Battle of Lund, one of the bloodiest battles in Scandinavian history, took place on this day in 1676, as King Christian V attempted to retake the province of Skåne from the Swedes. The first edition of The Observer was published in 1791. The Montreux Casino caught fire from a flare set off during a Frank Zappa concert. Deep Purple is eternally grateful . Terry Anderson was released from captivity...
WNEW: Where Rock Lives (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Having given an hour-long speech at the Library of Congress recently, former Byrd (and Burrito) Chris Hillman envisions himself a teacher one day. The legendary guitarist noted that his friend, former Turtle and Zappa sideman, Mark Volman, teaches music at...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Filed under: News , Exclusive After lecturing at the Library of Congress last month, former Byrds member Chris Hillman says he could envision himself one day teaching a college class. Having been a member of three successful bands, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer seems uniquely qualified. "I could do it," he tells Spinner, noting that his friend, Mark Volman, formerly of the Turtles, taught...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
At a church fundraiser in Central California on Saturday night, the musician who made a name for himself in the 1960s with the Byrds shows he still has a lot of good music in him. At a church fundraiser in Central California on Saturday night, the musician who made a name for himself in the 1960s with the Byrds shows he still has a lot of good music in him.
WNEW: Where Rock Lives (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Rock music has a robust history, so every Wednesday, J.A. Bartlett of the Hits Just Keep On Comin' talks about the biggest and most intriguing moments from years past... This week in 1931, Ike Turner was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi....
Screenhead (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Jimm Etters (38) is the winner! I have been listening to this album since the giveaway started and I just love it. Stephen Stills has influenced generations with his powerful voice, song writing artistry, and passionate guitar playing, both as a solo artist and as a member of Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and [...]
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Stephen Stills and Chris Hillman take one last ride on the Manassas train.
PAXALLES (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Laura Ingraham hosted Chris Hillman, founding member of The Byrds and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, with a live performance. Hillman said he was excited that his country group was so well accepted by the genre after his...
Damn Fine Day (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
When I heard Buckaroo for the first time, I was living in the bay area (Berkeley, CA) and I damn near had a wreck. I was on the Nimitz freeway headed for San Jose for a job that night, and the local radio show just played it. It was so cool sounding, the Telecaster work [...]
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Pigeon Forge, TN -- Nowhere does fall make its arrival so abundantly known as in the Smoky Mountains, and Dollywood's annual National Gospel & Harvest Celebration presented by Humana (Oct. 2-31; closed Tuesdays & Thursdays) honors the season with special music, crafts and food. ...
Screenhead (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Stephen Stills has influenced generations with his powerful voice, song writing artistry, and passionate guitar playing, both as a solo artist and as a member of Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and Manassas. The album Pieces reveals snapshots of Stills’ early days with a 15-song collection of unreleased recordings from sessions for both [...]
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