A mix of fourteen rare acoustic and electric tracks from the late country-rock pioneer and legendary member of The Byrds and Kentucky Colonels. The set includes tracks recorded both at the beginning and at the peak of his career, showcasing his critically acclaimed flat-picking guitar style. Features guest players such as Eric Weissberg, the Byrds' Roger McGuinn, Gene Parsons, and Skip Battin, the Flying Burrito Brothers' Byron Berline, and a rare rehearsal performance with the Everly Brothers with Gram Parsons on rhythm guitar. White said of his guitar technique, "I always maintain that I'm an electric country guitarist working in rock, rather than a rock n' roll guitarist like, say, Clapton or Beck, who came up through blues." He may be best known as the second-longest member of The Byrds and leader of the Kentucky Colonels, but White also left his mark as a pioneer of country rock and his flat-picking guitar stylings; his ability to cross between acoustic and electric made him unique. His session work included recordings with Linda Ronstadt, Joe Cocker, Randy Newman, Rick Nelson, Pat Boone, The Monkees, Arlo Guthrie, and Jackson Browne, among others.
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released September 22, 2023
ACOUSTIC CLARENCE
1. NO TITLE YET BLUES (Eric Weissberg) (2:33)
New Dimensions in Banjo & Bluegrass Rehearsal, March 1963
Clarence White, lead guitar; Eric Weissberg; banjo; Gordon Terry, fiddle; Marshall Brickman, rhythm guitar; Jimmy Bond, bass
2. FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN (arr. Clarence White) (0:53)
Guitar Instruction, March 1963
Clarence White, lead guitar; Roger Bush, rhythm guitar
3.(NOW AND THEN THERE’S) A FOOL SUCH AS I (William Trader) (2:57)
World Pacific Studio Rehearsal, February 1964
Clarence White, guitar; Tut Taylor, dobro; Roland White, mandolin; Gary Carlson, rhythm guitar; Victor Gaskin, bass
4. NEW SOLDIER’S JOY (Clarence White) (2:58)
Ash Grove, April 14, 1967
Clarence White, lead guitar; Bob Warford, banjo; Roland White, mandolin, Dennis Morris, rhythm guitar; Eric White Jr, bass.
5. YESTERDAY’S TRAIN (Gene Parsons, Skip Battin) (4:12)
The Byrds Rehearsal, May 1970
Clarence White, lead acoustic guitar; Gene Parsons, rhythm guitar/vocals
6. SALLY GOODIN MEETS THE BYRDS (Clarence White) (2:14)
Wally Heider Studio Rehearsal, January 1971
Clarence White, Gene Parsons, Byron Berline, Eric White Sr., Skip Battin
7. CASPER CREEK aka BANJO DOG (Gene Parsons) (2:11)
Amigo Studios, November 1972
Clarence White, mandolin, rhythm guitar; Gene Parsons, banjo;
8. ALABAMA JUBILEE (arr. Clarence White) (2:57)
Wally Heider Studios, June 29, 1973
Produced by Jim Dickson
Clarence White, lead flatpick guitar; Herb Pedersen, rhythm guitar; Byron Berline, fiddle; Alan Munde, banjo; Lee Sklar, electric bass; Roger Bush, acoustic bass; Ed Green, drums; Roland White, mandolin
ELECTRIC CLARENCE
9. ODE TO BILLIE JOE (Bobbie Gentry) (3:44)
Nashville West Club, July 1967
Clarence White, electric guitar, Gib Guilbeau, rhythm guitar; Gene Parsons, drums; Wayne Moore, bass
10.BUCKAROO (Bob Morris) (1:51)
The Roustabouts
Nashville West Club, November 1967
Clarence White, electric guitar; Dennis Mathes, pedal steel; Bo Wagner, drums; Jim Alley, bass; Richard Arlen, rhythm guitar
11. NASHVILLE WEST (Clarence White, Gene Parsons) (1:49)
Nashville West Club, January 1968
Clarence White, electric guitar, Gib Guilbeau, rhythm guitar; Gene Parsons, drums; Wayne Moore, bass
12.BYRD JAM aka WHITE’S LIGHTNING (Clarence White, Roger McGuinn) (2:35)
The Byrds, Wally Heider Studio, June 1970
Clarence White, lead guitar, Gene Parsons, drums, Skip Battin, bass; Roger McGuinn, rhythm guitar
13. AROUND THE BARN (Clarence White) (5:10)
Jam Session, March 1969
Clarence White, electric guitar; Gene Parsons, drums
14. I’M ON MY WAY HOME AGAIN (Terry Slater) (2:25)
Rehearsal with the Everly Brothers, United Recorders, April 1969
Don & Phil Everly, vocals, rhythm guitars; Clarence White, lead string bender guitar; Gene Parsons, banjo; Jerry Scheff, bass; Bob Rafkin, drums; Gram Parsons, rhythm guitar
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