Shug Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Is anyone else going out of the minds with excitement about this 50th anniversary tour for The Byrds' Sweethearts of the Rodeo album with Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn backed by Marty Stuart and his crack band? So far I cannot make any of the dates but they keep promising to add more. This is one I cannot miss. Tangential Wilco connection: they are playing One Hundred Years From Now, still on my dream wishlist to hear Wilco play the shit out of. https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/mcguinn-and-hillman/2018/the-theatre-at-ace-hotel-los-angeles-ca-4beb375e.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 I didn't know about this.....must find out more! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 So far the tour doesn't hit Chicago, which is a bummer. But Rolling Stone wrote that they are suppose to announce more dates. Sweetheart of the Rodeo TourJuly 24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Ace HotelJuly 25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Ace HotelJuly 29 – Saratoga, CA @ Mountain WinerySeptember 17 – Albany, NY @ Hart TheaterSeptember 18 – Albany, NY @ Hart TheaterSeptember 20 – Hopewell, VA @ Beacon TheatreSeptember 24 – Boston, MA @ Emerson Colonial TheatreSeptember 26 – New York, NY @ Town HallOctober 3 – Akron, OH @ Akron CivicOctober 8 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman AuditoriumOctober 10 – Roanoke, VA @ Jefferson Center Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blureu Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 yes, absolutely! Dates can be found on the websites for Roger and Chris. It's easier to view on Chris's site because he lists them separate from other shows. http://www.chrishillman.com/calendar.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 The below is pretty cool. Would love to hear and see that guitar in action. from:https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/byrds-co-founders-plan-sweetheart-of-the-rodeo-50th-anniversary-tour-629457/ McGuinn and Hillman will also appear onstage together during Marty Stuart’s Late Night Jam at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday; Stuart performs live with a 1954 Fender Telecaster previously owned by guitarist Clarence White, who played on Sweetheart of the Rodeo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 There's a video on YT where he talks about how he got it. I think he has had it since the late 70s or 1980s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shug Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 part of the problem scheduling the tour, I think, is that Marty Stuart already has a bunch of dates booked on his own, so this tour has to work around that. I think Marty plays Clarence White's B-bender (or is it an E-bender?) guitar pretty regularly. Check how hot they are on their own, with Kenny Vaughan on second guitar... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVMdwpcl3m4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shug Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 There's a video on YT where he talks about how he got it. I think he has had it since the late 70s or 1980s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8H08Xs_w8A It also shows a 14 year old Marty playing with Lester Flatts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 That's it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 That video was awesome -- thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 There is also a video out there of Gene Parsons showing how he built the B-Bender. And apparently now there are B-Bender acoustic guitars. I have always liked that sound. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 A friend of mine had a B-Bender - they are fun to play, though I really never got the hang of playing it well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 I have heard GD shows where I swear Jerry is using one of those. But there is no mention of it in the GD Gear book. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
suites Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 In a review I read, it said that Crosby wanted to be a part and they are not interested (he was not in the group when they did SOTR). He wont sign off on the use of the name. You wont see Byrds anywhere on the tour advertise. Sounds like an incredible show....doubt it will come to Florida. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Marty has been using the Clarence White guitar as his main electric with his Fabulous Superlatives band. I just discovered his TV show, and it's been really good. His band is as good as country/roots music get and Roger/Chris were very wise to do this tour with them as their backing band. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blureu Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 New show in Raleigh NC on sale today. First I’ve heard about it. https://www1.ticketmaster.com/sweetheart-of-the-rodeo-50th-anniversary/event/2D0054F2F4ED74A4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Interview with Roger and Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 Just got the Royal Albert Hall 1971 set from the library --- it does sounds good. Didn't LouieB say he was at this show? I think I like the Live at Fillmore -1969 better, though. The Royal Albert Hall set is good, too - though. The Jesus is Just Alright was an automatic skip for me -- what a dreadful song.Just read that the Byrds were the first to cover it - prior to the Doobie Brothers - yikes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Atlanta show has been added. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Atlanta show has been added. Is there a site that has all the current dates and is updated? Thx. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shug Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 Yeah, Hillman's website is not being updated, neither the Atlanta or Raleigh dates are listed. Pollstar isn't accurate either, the Atlanta show is on there, the Raleigh one isn't. It seems that Pollstar isn't consistent in how the shows are labeled by artists, sometimes calling it Chris Hillman with Roger McGuinn and sometimes Hillman with McGuinn and Marty Stuart. Or you can search by Roger McGuinn and get a different set of incomplete dates. Its hard to get info on this tour, I've found. And frustrating that the dates are trickling in. If I had had more notice I would've been able to go to the Los Angeles shows in July. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Well that stinks. I have been doing the above, also. Thx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 I don't know about a website. Hell, the venue they're playing is some place nobody has ever heard of or knows anything about. So the whole thing is a little mysterious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leatherman Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 I don't know about a website. Hell, the venue they're playing is some place nobody has ever heard of or knows anything about. So the whole thing is a little mysterious. Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center, right? I have nothing to add other than I work right by there and have been watching them build it. Buddy of mine has tickets to see Taj Majal there soon and I'm looking forward to getting the lowdown. Hoping they get more shows of this caliber because it'll be great to go straight from work in the suburbs to a good show vs having to fight the traffic to get downtown. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center, right? I have nothing to add other than I work right by there and have been watching them build it. Buddy of mine has tickets to see Taj Majal there soon and I'm looking forward to getting the lowdown. Hoping they get more shows of this caliber because it'll be great to go straight from work in the suburbs to a good show vs having to fight the traffic to get downtown. City Springs, I think it's called. Sounded like part of the city hall complex from what little I could find online. I live in East Point, so it's a bit of a slog to get here for me. Either 1/3 of the way around 285, or right through the middle of Downtown. But I suppose I can take Marta and Lyft from the station. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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