![]() ![]() “They used my arrangement,” he said proudly. Thankfully, given the high price of gasoline, this show was a lot closer to home, and once again fans witnessed McGuinn’s transformation from a generally shy, reserved man into one of the most engaging, charming and talkative performers around as he led them on a musical journey through his life.Īs the lights dimmed, he walked on stage strumming and singing “My Back Pages,” one of more than a dozen Dylan songs the Byrds reimagined as their own, changing the time signature to 4/4, employing what McGuinn calls “a Beatles beat,” and cutting the length to less than three minutes “for AM radio.” He told the audience it had become “kind of a theme song” for him, and recalled playing it onstage at Dylan’s 30th anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden in October 1992 with an all-star band that included George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Tom Petty and Dylan himself. The stories are so important to him that he won’t play bars, nightclubs or dinner theaters, where there’s too much commotion. And while there have been occasional detours into full-band accompaniment-such as 2018’s “Sweetheart of the Rodeo” anniversary tour with fellow Byrds co-founder Chris Hillman, backed by Marty Stuart and (the appropriately named) the Fabulous Superlatives-his solo shows are so mesmerizing, so enchanting, so fulfilling, that I’ve seen him five times over the last four years, most recently driving 130 miles to catch his July 2021 performance in northern Los Angeles County. That’s been McGuinn’s concert formula for years. Traffic’s ‘John Barleycorn Must Die’: Forward into the Past.Farm Aid 2023 Lineup Marks Neil Young’s Return.Judas Priest to Replace Ozzy Osbourne at Power Trip Festival.Aretha Franklin’s Handwritten Will, Found Under a Couch Cushion, is Valid.Joan Baez Documentary, ‘I Am A Noise,’ Coming.The Doors to Release ‘Live at the Matrix 1967: Original Masters’ Set.The Rolling Stones’ 2022 Return to Hyde Park.Jefferson Starship in the ’70s: How They Were Born and Nearly Died in 4 Short Years.Live Nation Sets Summer’s Live Discounted Ticket Offer.Billy Joel Shares Next Date of End of Madison Square Garden Residency.Grateful Dead’s ‘Here Comes Sunshine 1973’ Delivers Classic Concerts: Review.Early Byrds: Conversations with McGuinn, Crosby & Hillman. ![]()
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