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The Byrds-"Mr. Tambourine Man"-Frankie Avalon-5/11/65

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The Byrds SECOND time on TV, EVER!

The band made their televison debut just three days before this broadcast, 5/8/65 on "Shivaree".

This is a very interesting video for many reasons.

First, Gene Clark is on a Fender Xll 12 string guitar (As opposed to Tambourine), Gene & David's vocal mics are not in the mix until the second chorus.

AND; the coolest anecdote of all:

If you listen carefully, you can hear Gene Clark's barritone vocal part in the second chorus during "In the jingle jangle morning I'll come following you".

This part was NOT on the record; reason being is that Gene's vocals were on the same track as Leon Russell's electric piano, which was taken out of the mix.

The vocals here are LIVE, while the music is the recorded backing track.

Another noteworthy point; Roger McGuinn isn't even pretending to "Sinc" his guitar part correctly, by playing his famous "Scruggsy picking style", but rather strumming in earnest. :-)

Watch Gene Clark butt in on Frankie Avalon!!

Join us at The Byrds Yahoo! group:

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/byrdmaniaxlist/

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  • What a great year 65 to be as teenager!!!:)))))

    Our music was and is forever evergreen.***************

  • i love it ;)

    and i´m 14 !!!

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  • Roger kinda sounds like he has a cold.....

  • @uselessjoe I'd be willing to be that he was!

  • Was David Crosby wasted or what?

  • Byrds version is great. Dylan version is great.

    Covers should never be note-for-note copies.

    The Four Seasons, Hendrix, Rage Against the Machine, etc.

  • Very good song !

  • Thanks to my Dear friend for sharing this great song with me.... I remember it well, Marcie xox

  • The first "trippy" band, even before "Rubber Soul".

  • Right on Right on Right on.....long live the memory of the Byrd's. PEACE & HARMONY.

  • use to go with one of their daughter.......last name was white

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