From a press release:
Gram Parsons & Gene Clark tribute at the White Horse
1960s rock blazed a number of new trails, but it’s not an exaggeration to say that members of the Byrds often flew ahead of the flock. November marks the birthdays of two ex-Byrds pioneers, Gene Clark and Gram Parsons, whose music will be celebrated in a performance packed with local notables at the White Horse Black Mountain on Sunday, November 24 at 7:30 pm.
As members of The Byrds, Clark and Parsons helped define the shape of popular music, and were among the first to embrace country and bluegrass elements in a rock context. A founding member, key songwriter and dynamic vocal force in the early Byrds, Gene Clark was central in establishing the group’s iconic folk rock sound before leaving in 1966. While he never enjoyed the same success as a solo artist he remained creatively restless, founding the progressive bluegrass act Dillard and Clark, continuing to write and record until the end of his life in 1991. Georgia native Gram Parsons put his country rock stamp on The Byrds with the landmark album Sweetheart of the Rodeo before launching a brief but meteoric solo career. He created seminal country rock with The International Submarine Band and The Flying Burrito Brothers, and his duet work with protegée Emmylou Harris is legendary, as is his hard-partying life and death.
The songs of Clark and Parsons continue to inspire musicians today. Paying musical tribute to these two visionary troubadours will be Caro Mia, Caine McDonald, Kate McNalley, The Moon and You, Amanda Platt, and Jimmy C. Wallace, plus members of Buncomble Turnpike, The Green Fields, Raising Cane and Sons of Ralph.
Show starts at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $12 in advance/$15 at the door. Advance purchase online at whitehorseblackmountain.com
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