Live At The Boarding House

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This 1978 live broadcast is a marvelous showcase for the talents of four of the prime movers in one of America's most popular groups. Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark and Chris Hillman - and their star guest this evening, David Crosby - were all leading lights in The Byrds. During this unique performance, at San Francisco's Boarding House, each of the main trio is given a chance to shine in a solo spotlight before reuniting for some great reprises of Byrds' classics. The ensemble is further bolstered by the welcome addition of David Crosby in an eight song tour-de-force to close a legendary show. The late Gene Clark kicks off proceedings with sterling renditions of Silver Raven, from his best-known solo album, 'No Other', and Release Me Girl, before turning over the stage to Chris Hillman. For his own turn centre-stage Hillman chooses to highlight two tracks that were originally included on the double-album, 'Manassas', Bound To Fall and It Doesn't Matter. Next up is the one constant member of the ever-changing Byrds line-ups, Roger McGuinn, who plays two songs most closely associated with him personally, Jolly Roger from his 1976 solo album, 'Cardiff Rose' and Ballad Of Easy Rider which was co-written with Bob Dylan. Next, the three principals combine for spell-binding reworkings of the highly evocative Chestnut Mare - originally from The Byrds' 1970 album, 'Untitled' - Thomas Jefferson Kaye's Crazy Ladies, and Gene Clark and Bernie Leadon's Train Leaves Here This Morning. Completing a quartet of masterful musicians, David Crosby joins the others for a tremendous journey through a selection of The Byrds' finest moments: their groundbreaking versions of Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man and You Ain't Going Nowhere, Pete Seeger's Turn! Turn! Turn!, the iconic Eight Miles High and (So You Want To Be A) Rock n Roll Star and Gene's glorious Feel A Whole Lot Better. The ensemble also find time for a fine version of Knocking On Heaven's Door and Bye Bye Baby.