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Gene Clark & Carla Olson: So Rebellious A Lover
by Doug Collette
At first glance, it may be hard to tell the difference between the two Sunset Blvd. CD packages of Gene Clark & Carla Olson's So Rebellious A Lover. Close inspection reveals the 2025 edition is issued in the digi-pak format and contains an ever-so-slightly different set of bonus tracks than its predecessor (the colored vinyl set including a 45-single is something else again.) Such cosmetic niceties aside, the re-release is a worthy reminder of the highly impressive level ...
Continue ReadingChris Hillman: Time Between: My Life As A Byrd, Burrito Brother and Beyond
by Doug Collette
Time Between: My Life As A Byrd, Burrito Brother and Beyond Chris Hillman 315 Pages ISBN: # 978-1947026353 BMG Books 2020) Chris Hillman has undoubtedly led one of the most extraordinary careers of any musician in contemporary rock. In fact, if the Grammys or The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame offered a 'Lifetime Achievement Award for Versatility,' it might well named after this native California musician. Such recognition would ...
Continue ReadingChris Hillman: The Asylum Years
by Doug Collette
Chris Hillman is a rare musical artist indeed. Not only is he a multi-instrumentalist as capable as he is versatile plus an engaging lead and harmony singer, he's also a songwriter well-versed in a range of music including folk, rock, bluegrass and country. Of equal and perhaps even greater importance is Hillman's ability to forge a bond between collaborating musicians so that their efforts gain genuine unity: the ill-fated Souther/Hillman/Furay Band is the exception to this rule he established so ...
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