Gene Clark & The Firebyrds - "Rodeo Rider" - 1984

[@Vesnicie]

It's not in focus, but I'm pretty sure Gene is laughing his ass off back there after that epic gaffe about his "brother" Michael.

[@mauricioochoa4179]

What else is there to say. Gene Clark was a superb talent. Great voice

[@Zepster77]

Pure GOLD this live version of a song I love so much from his “FireByrd” album....

[@johnjackson8401]

Like all of Gene's body of work, this is a sleeper and an underrated gem. He was an artistic success when the definition of commercial success didn't match.

[@bobfriedman409]

I am blessed with having seen The original Byrds (w/ Gene Clark ) in 1966 . The other band on the concert was The Buffalo Springfield ! :)

[@tre243t]

your having a laugh! Jammy so and so.....

[@direwolf6234]

where crosby met stills ??

[@MrDanzo711]

Great tune! I was fortunate enough to see the 20th Anniversary Celebration of The Byrds in Philadelphia in 1984 with Gene, Michael (the brothers, ha, ha) along with Rick Roberts, Rick Danko, Blondie Chaplin and others. Great show!

[@goodtimefolkrock]

I was there too! Great show .....tower theater ....also pure praire league and skip batton's version of burrito bros too....good old days ....38 years ago

[@JeffMcCalib]

I saw that Byrd's tribute band in 1984 in Seattle. No opening band, but two or three players did solo acts to open. Danko was good but the other two were tedious. Also, the band played too many obscure Bob Dylan songs. I wanted more Clark and Roberts songs.

[@dbailey62]

An excellent live performance from the band. Some really nice lead guitar work too.

[@pamelahay6242]

Smooth, just rolls along nicely.

[@immedgerto]

Gene and Michael are brothers, that's funny.

[@krisscanlon4051]

How did they summarize that one? Not brothers i think pretty sure

[@brucemurray4180]

Not even spelled the same

[@azzaz1]

You made my day by posting this! Thank you.

[@MikeSmithArt]

this is a great song

[@TraceHarrill]

Matt has to be one of the great un-sung.He had more in his head than he ever revealed.And one of the "GOOD ONES" in this business. T

[@landrykkb]

We lost Gene Clark far too soon.

[@norellpolk]

i miss the 80s

[@TraceHarrill]

We also did Eight Miles High which is still missing from the CBC broadcast.Hope it surfaces someday.

[@johnstephen7610]

Trace, I realize I'm coming in six years late on your comment. If you're still watching, can you tell me, was that Michael Clarke on drums? I realize they weren't brothers, etc. It looked like Michael Clarke (with shorter hair than usual), but I was wondering if you could confirm yes or no? And fantastic guitar work on this!

[@TraceHarrill]

@@johnstephen7610 Yes, That is Michael Clarke

[@johnstephen7610]

@@TraceHarrill Thanks.

[@TraceHarrill]

@@johnstephen7610 Anytime, friendo...

[@goodtimefolkrock]

This was a great Gene Clark group .....did you guys fall into the cowpunk scene in LA at the time ? Did you guys hang out with the other groups like long ryders and green on red and dwight yokum etc? Loved the country rock resurgence back then

[@MrBozzone]

Gen and his brother hahaha

[@norellpolk]

now that ws funny both brothers.great song

[@TraceHarrill]

The "Yes" reference was another fabrication of an over imaginative publicist.Trace Harrill; Guitarist in this video.And yes it was hysterical and very early in the day.That's Showbiz.

[@harvey1954]

Gene and his brother Michael; Chris and his cousin, Kevin; David and his granddad Bing; and let's not forget the McGuinn twins.

[@JeffMcCalib]

Played the "Town Pump" huh. Ive seen bands at that bar in Vancouver's Gastown. Kind of small. But they probably didnt have a big following.

[@ChrisCurtisFan]

Poor Mike Clarke didnt get much face time!

[@lastnamefirst4035]

Feel bad about Michael Clark dying bc of complications from alcoholism. He did get sober and then dedicated the time he had left talking about the dangers of alcohol addiction

[@lastnamefirst4035]

@Matt Henry I love Genes solo album No Other

[@MrBruceBarham]

muchael and gene were not brothers, lol...media can mess thinsg up easy huh

[@kenkunz1428]

Yikes! Brothers?

[@benmeltzer]

song at 0:49

[@TR-yi8up]

Where have you gone, Jo Jo Gunne?

[@TraceHarrill]

@jonny1251 ,He sure was,I was there

[@byrdsmaniac]

@jonny1251 Ha! I had the same reaction.

[@direwolf6234]

gene & michael were not related .. michael clark(e) was chris hillman's cousin

[@yogers]

so do I

[@krisscanlon4051]

Cowpunk and REMish music should of grabbed these guys and did a Alex Chilton thing. All a matter of distribution and marketing.

[@immedgerto]

Yeah, I knew that. Listen to the video and then read the answer.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

Did he say "gene clark w his brother Michael clark?" wrong

[@suzannep5792]

Michael Clarke was not his brother but the drummer when he was with the Byrds Gene Clark and Michael Clarke not the same spell

[@lastnamefirst4035]

@@suzannep5792 right. I knew Gene Clark in the 70s. I was 18. Think he was 24. Really nice funny guy

[@immedgerto]

Yeah, I knew that. Listen to the video then read the answer.

[@Multi80schick]

I wish these idiot MCs would do their homework before embarrassing themselves on TV like that. Michael's real last name was Dick....sort of like a good description of this MC. Great performance, though. Great song that should have been a hit for Gene.

[@RossM3838]

Gene's Brother? What a doofus. They did not even spell their names the same way.

[@RedGarnett-n2p]

About as far as this band got this dude couldn't make up his mind whether he wanted to be a rocker or a country singer I think that was his biggest problem