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The stylistic shift away from psychedelia towards country rock that Sweetheart of the Rodeo represented alienated much of the Byrds' countercultural audience, [178] while at the same time eliciting hostility from the ultra-conservative Nashville country music establishment. [161]
Sweetheart of the Rodeo is the sixth studio album by the American rock band the Byrds, released in August 1968 by Columbia Records. [9] Recorded with the addition of country rock pioneer Gram Parsons, it became the first album widely recognized as country rock [5] as well as a seminal progressive country album, [6] and represented a stylistic move away from the psychedelic rock of the band's ...
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Christopher Hillman (born December 4, 1944) [1] is an American musician. He was the original bassist of the Byrds.With frequent collaborator Gram Parsons, Hillman was a key figure in the development of country rock, defining the genre through his work with the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas and the country-rock group the Desert Rose Band.
The Byrds' 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo' at 50: Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman on the Country Rock Classic
The Notorious Byrd Brothers is the fifth studio album by the American rock band the Byrds, released on January 15, 1968, by Columbia Records. [1] [2] The album represents the pinnacle of the Byrds' late-'60s musical experimentation, with the band blending together elements of psychedelia, folk rock, country, electronic music, baroque pop, and jazz.
Ingram Cecil Connor III (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973), known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist.He recorded as a solo artist and with the International Submarine Band, the Byrds, and the Flying Burrito Brothers, popularizing what he called "Cosmic American Music", a hybrid of country, rhythm and blues, soul, folk, and rock.
Another cover on the album is "Satisfied Mind", a 1955 country and western chart-topper for Porter Wagoner, which was suggested by the Byrds' bass player, Chris Hillman. [17] [23] The song was the first sign of the band's interest in country music, a genre they would explore further on subsequent albums, culminating with 1968's Sweetheart of ...