The Byrds. TNT Show

[@billrakes1524]

5 Byrds, 3 exceptional songs, and a touch of magic Who could ever ask for more!!!!!!!🐻

[@spacepatrolman]

You get a bonus +with THE LOVIN SPOONFUL

[@AndreiTãtaruknowledgeWindows]

This is Heaven 💗 The Mamas and the Papas is my favorite 60's band but after I've seen this concert The Byrds became my 🔝 band! 😍❤️🎼🎶🎵

[@AndreiTãtaruknowledgeWindows]

@@spacepatrolman I love The Lovin' Spoonful

[@davidheater]

Uhhh, maybe a toyota thrown in?

[@Vito_Tuxedo]

No stage monitors...sheesh. The Byrds knew how to sing in tune, but when you can't hear yourself...well, it's a wonder that were able to sing as much in tune as they did. Their live performances were uneven-but when they were ON...ohmygawd-there was *_nothing_* that sounded like they did. It was majestic, soaring...it seemed like every molecule in the room was in resonance. I saw them do it. They could capture some of it in the studio...and they did. But when it clicked at a live gig, it was incredible to behold. You'd get chills, and if you could speak, you'd ask the universe, "How is this POSSIBLE?!"

[@MrRBRUCE68]

What a time to be alive!

[@davidbarrow3859]

Loved The Byrds growing up in England in the sixties I am now 67 years of age.R I P David Crosby.Thank you for the music.David Barrow.

[@miketomasini346]

I’m also 67 grew up in Ottawa when the Byrds were singing this love their music

[@stephenscott4166]

Live, great. Gene Clarke is the son of a man that worked at Victory Hills Country Club, in Kansas City. My mother was the manager, she asked Kelly Clarke if his son could do some handy work at our house. That’s when Gene showed up. We talked about what he did, music he said… A nice guy… Soon after that he joined the New Cristy Menstrual’s. The rest in history. I look back on that meeting as a highlight…

[@dennisdemark8151]

One of the most influential bands ever! 🎶🎤🎸🎸🎸🥁

[@scottkoehler7911]

It took me 55yrs, i got a RICKENBACKER at age 70 because of the byrds!

[@Suchapill]

@@scottkoehler7911 That's great Scott. Hope you're having fun. Now is the time.

[@bertswitzer1967]

The Byrds in all their glory they were never better than this

[@kentholmberg1818]

Agree!!!

[@haraldssongs264]

unglaublich schön , danke Byrds !

[@plcustodian]

Gene Clark's voice dominates "Turn, Turn, Turn"!!!

[@frizzlefrap]

wrong ------------- that's JIM McQUINN'S voice, especially in "TURN, TURN TURN"

[@raponte1955]

Exactly!!!

[@strangebrutoo]

+frizzlefrap. No. That IS Gene's voice. The engineer on the mixing board mistakenly had Gene up much higher than McGuinns. There is NO mistaking Genes powerful voice. McGuinn sounds completely different. Listen to McGuinn's solos on Tambourine Man, and you will here what he sounded like at this same concert, more nasal and not as strong. Gene came to the band from The New Christy Minstrels, a vocal group, there is no denying his chops. Also listen to Gene on his lead on his self penned song for the Byrds "Feel A Whole Lot Better" : kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5TYiJ1-pKp1ZrM

[@larrymiller4]

Gene Clark. Excellent, powerful voice. Combined with David Crosby and Roger (then Jim) McGuinn's voices, they formed a "rainbow-fan" harmony. Unusual live TV performance, rather than the too-often lip-sync.

[@gaspersignorelli3923]

@@frizzlefrap Owing to the mix it's Clark's voice dominating.

[@maureendevries1904]

Pretty darn good live performance.

[@katiezee2]

Roger Roger Roger.. met him once ! and in later years talked with him for a few minutes on a radio call-in show... a thrill for me

[@MrRBRUCE68]

What a time to be alive.

[@ardalla535]

My god, they're doing this live.

[@spacepatrolman]

you like in their songbook they were doing high school dances in gymnasiums

[@georgekhier2275]

Being able to do it live is the hallmark of a good band which I respect over over-dubbed studio crap.

[@chasbodaniels1744]

@@georgekhier2275 Hate to burst your bubble, but the Byrds used studio musicians on Mr. Tambourine Man and other early singles. Nearly every band we love used studio effects and overdubs on their recordings.

[@Vito_Tuxedo]

​@@chasbodaniels1744 - It is a myth that The Byrds used studio musicians on "other early singles". The Wrecking Crew played the backing tracks *_only_* on the first two recordings The Byrds made for Columbia: _Mr. Tambourine Man_ and _I Knew I'd Want You,_ the B side of that single. Columbia required it because The Byrds were new and untested, but McGuinn played his Rickenbacker, and McGuinn, Clark, and Crosby sang on both tracks. After _Mr. Tambourine Man_ became a huge hit, Columbia agreed to let The Byrds record the _Mr. Tambourine Man_ album, on which they played all the instruments on all tracks with no studio cats. That includes their second single, _All I Really Want To Do._ The same was true for all the singles on the _Turn! Turn! Turn!_ album. In fact, the only other musician who played on that album was Van Dyke Parks, who played organ on _He Was A Friend Of Mine._ The Byrds played all other instruments on all tracks. Of the three singles from the _5D_ album, two - _Eight Miles High_ and _Mr. Spaceman_ - were Byrds-only. _Fifth Dimension_ again featured Van Dyke Parks on organ, but all other instruments were by The Byrds. On the _Younger Than Yesterday_ album, Hugh Masekela played trumpet on _Rock & Roll Star,_ Clarence White played guitar on _Time Between_ and _The Girl With No Name,_ and Van Dyke Parks added an organ track to _My Back Pages._ Again, all other instruments on all tracks were played by The Byrds. The _Notorious Byrd Brothers_ album used numerous studio musicians, for reasons every Byrdophile understands. It was a creative decision made by The Byrds and producer Gary Usher, but takes nothing away from the brilliance of The Byrds' original compositions. It was their most ambitious and by far their most creative album. The use of studio musicians (including orchestral musicians) on _NBB_ is well-documented, and the information is widely available. There has never been any attempt to conceal it or make any representations to the contrary. So, as it turns out, the only bubble that needs bursting is the persistent falsehood that "The Byrds used studio musicians" on any other singles *_after_* _Mr. Tambourine Man._

[@gerrymarks7527]

You are well informed. Good info.i read about most of what you said and i can say its true.the byrds inspired a lot of groups.😅

[@Dougdenslowe714]

Very ballsy tackling the harmonies on Bells of Rymney

[@vincentm3890]

Alot of young NCIS fans would be shocked looking at this and suddenly realise David McCullum actually had a career going back to the 60s. The Man From Uncle was a huge success on tv just as NCIS is today. He was a sort of teen heartthrob in those days. As for The Byrds its aboundantly clear what a good singer Gene Clark was before he left the band. He may have been the most all around talented member.

[@SuperAmin1950]

...from Illya Kuryakin to Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard. 😮

[@doctorbohr1585]

@@SuperAmin1950 ducky also played the Titanic's radio man in A Night to Remember!

[@robertweingartner2055]

I never get sick of this song. It's a true Rock 'n' Roll masterpiece. One of my favorite guitar solos ever.

[@rhondaweldonwells3798]

Always love watching Michael Clarke play the drums, May he R.I.P

[@emmastein6886]

Gene was so handsome and his voice incomparable. I am thinking of him with everlasting memories. He is a gem.

[@QueenSnowPea]

He was very handsome.

[@nancyhajeski3360]

McGuinn still has all that jingle-jangle goin' on. Check him out live in concert if you get the chance. His acoustic "Eight Miles" High is superb.

[@ccryder6605]

Gene - damn💕

[@doctorbohr1585]

He's a legend. Handsome devil too. God bless him ❤️

[@DennisWolf1]

Let's all hope this beautiful spirit of understanding is coming back.

[@TheBanMan]

You can tell from the quieter parts (verses on Turn Turn Turn, etc) why they weren't the most acclaimed live act, in terms of audio, until McGuinn was the only original Byrd left. The stage presence is there though, especially Gene.

[@rc24888]

Wow. This is it, the holy grail moment, of the peak, all five in synch. All happening at once. Doesn't get any better.....

[@aroldobacchi4379]

Wonderful video!! Wonderful Byrds!!

[@lynchzilla]

A couple of days after this TAMI show, the Byrds joined the Dick Clark Cavalcade of Stars show touring college campuses. On November 25th, they played at Ohio University (Athens, Ohio) with Paul Revere and the Raiders as the headline act. All the students wanted to see was the Byrds, and when Paul Revere got on, he was visibly pissed. Also on the show was Bo Diddley and a glamourous black female guitarist, the Duchess, who did all the work. Bo Diddley could barely play (but the songs were all bout himself). My best friend, Andy, and I were there for the Byrds and the Byrds only. Sadly, Andy died three years later of testicular cancer. I'm , 67 years old now, and I will never forget that night.

[@doctorbohr1585]

Wow, what a moment in time Life can be both joyous and cruel. This was the Big TNT Show btw, the Tami Show was the year before in 64.

[@davidobissonette8848]

classic footage. how i miss them

[@gaspersignorelli3923]

Me too.Miss being young. They were so mystical.

[@johnnybsteelriff]

Geno really takes hold of this....(Turn Turn Turn) and should have been the main vocalist in the band......McGuinn and Croz fine in harmony....

[@bumperroan8211]

Gene was also a very find songwriter.

[@bumperroan8211]

make that fine

[@coachster1]

the little girl at 1:14 is now in her 60's.

[@stu2783]

Is that Joey Ramone behind the girl?

[@karyluhernandez5966]

Q padre oírlos cantar en vivo !!!!!

[@dennisdemark8151]

The Byrds FOREVERMORE 🎼🎶🎤🎸🎸🎸🥁

[@chreynest]

watching Byrds sing TTT here I'd say there's absolutely no better moment in those young mens lives than right then and there

[@strangebrutoo]

I agree, this is like the pinnacle. Also, the best live recording I've heard of them so far. Not that shindig, hulabalu crap. Raw, powerful (some wrong notes), no damn lipsinc or autotune. Yeh the vocal mix had Gene too loud, but you could really hear him pullin no stops on this one.

[@chreynest]

well what I had commented wasn't really about the quality of recording or group proficiency of performance, but rather being there with the vanguard cornerstone song of so-called folk-rock in that fleeting place & time (I could've done without so much Ilya Kuryakin preamble myself though)

[@strangebrutoo]

I agree with you. Believe me, i understand what you are saying (so eloquently btw). i was a guitar player back then, caught up in that folk rock moment. It was a very special moment in time. I was just commenting in addition, that we are so fortunate that it was captured on camera so that we, now in 2018, can in some remote way almost relive that movement with them. This was not their best performance, nor was it the best recording, but it was a rare chance to hear them playing live. And a lot of recordings were made of that song in that same year, but this is the one that transmits the raw energy of that fleeting folk rock moment best.

[@chreynest]

you say it wasn't their best recording (of live TTT performance, if I understand you correctly) but it seems to me it's really the only one. That was the nature of the Big TNT Show. That one and TAMI are unique for the time, aren't they, they didn't start filming rock events until Monterey pop (things'd evolved substantially by then. If the producers hadn't conceived of and decided to finance these TV-filmed (electronovision) shows in 64/65 we'd have nothing I think

[@strangebrutoo]

What I meant to say is that its not THE best quality live recording period. The mix on Gene's voice was way too loud (even tho I greatly enjoyed that sound engineer 'mistake', I could finally hear what Gene was contributing to TTT) and there were some slightly off harmonies (that didn't really bother me, these things happen when u don't have stage monitors). But there WAS at least one other live recording of TTT that just didn't inspire me as much: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pomZhKiOZb9pd7M and it was also mixed oddly.

[@dmellis]

Isn't the guy introducing them David McCallum from the Man from UNCLE?

[@markjamesmeli2520]

It seemed that the crowd was keen on "listening" and not going nuts. That's a good thing. The vocals are probably the best of any Byrds lineup at this point. The musicianship is pretty good here and matches the records pretty well. The only thing I can hear is Dave's guitar gets lost in the mix, and Michael lets the tempo drag during "The Bells Of Rhymney." But that's small potatoes, all things considered.

[@willieluncheonette]

JUST POSTED YESTERDAY THE ROLLING STONES SEQUENCE FROM THE T.A.M.I. SHOW IN 1964. ONE YEAR LATER THERE WAS ANOTHER SHOW CALLED THE BIG T.N.T. The Big T.N.T. Show is a 1966 concert film. Directed by Larry Peerce and distributed by American International Pictures, it includes performances by numerous popular rock and roll and R&B musicians from the United States and England. A sequel to 1964's The T.A.M.I. Show, The Big T.N.T. Show was likewise shot on videotape and transferred to 35-millimeter film. The concert was shot before a live audience at the Moulin Rouge club in Los Angeles, California on November 29, 1965. During the audience shots, one can spot Frank Zappa, as well as Sky Saxon, singer and frontman for The Seeds, and Ron Mael and Russell Mael, who would later form the band Sparks. The Byrds are arguably the greatest singles rock band of the 1960's and that is high praise indeed. Here they play Turn! Turn! Turn!, Bells Of Rhymney and Mr. Tambourine Man, three of their best songs. This is a live performance, no lip syncing and has some less than perfect moments but it is riveting and essential.

[@dabsy1]

and with David McCallum doing the intro!

[@eightinches6094]

Every time I see old black and white photos or videos of Davis Crosby he's always wearing those weird capes.

[@frizzlefrap]

he vants to drink your blood!

[@tammylewis2408]

RIP David McCallum and David Crosby.

[@FactsRFearless]

Very cool!

[@frankmccormick1175]

Crosbys got his beloved cape on again

[@MichaelGibson5047]

That very cape went up for sale couple of years ago and sold for a few thosand dollars.

[@ccryder6605]

@@MichaelGibson5047 Really? It should have been donated to the Smithsonian!

[@doctorbohr1585]

And his first liver!

[@frizzlefrap]

pure "live" there folks ------------ not a common thing in those days!

[@alex56video]

Nice touch: Using David McCallum for the introduction of "The Byrds" David McCallum AKA "Iiilya Kuryakin" of "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." tv series, also broadcast in 1965.

[@spacepatrolman]

4:31 THE BELLS OF RYMENE

[@SixtiesRule-gi5xf]

What an embarrassment of teenage lustful crushes in this vid! First there's David McCallum, making the girls swoon as Illya Kuryakin -- woo hoo!! ❤️😍 Add Gene Clark and his gorgeous voice, strong, square jaw and amazing cheekbones: oh my!! 😛😘. Wonder what I'll dream about tonight?😊 Thanks for the post!!!

[@UweRayer]

Mc. Although I like very much what good work you do in uploading I''ll envy you. What a super collection. Please feel free to share with the world. It's a bit happier for me now.

[@doctorbohr1585]

RIP David McCallum ❤️

[@gianlucagiovinetti4522]

Super !!

[@gomentil]

Those people had no clue they were witnessing the birth of Power Pop

[@frizzlefrap]

MORE TAMBOURINE!

[@blueticecho5690]

I never cared for studio drummers to technical for my liking to me the mark of a good band is one that plays live and never ever play a tune the same way twice..

[@spacepatrolman]

6:42 MIKE CLARKE

[@rhondaweldonwells3798]

Michael Clarke was always awesome!

[@spacepatrolman]

4:01 OUTRO

[@spacepatrolman]

3:53 DAVID CROSBY GETS HIS 2 CENTS WORTH IN AT THE END

[@maureendevries1904]

Magical harmony from David Crosby.

[@RedArrow73]

Notice how Crosby steps forward like HE's the one taking the solo!

[@frizzlefrap]

the host, David Mccallum, has many miles in the entertainment world ----- (man from u.n.c.l.e. ------ outer limits ------- NCIS) -------- was married to Jill Ireland who divorced David and married Charles Bronson (of "death wish" fame and as an assistant in 1953's "house of wax" starring Vincent Price)

[@chreynest]

house of wax meets man from uncle meets death wish. you couldn't make this stuff up

[@SixtiesRule-gi5xf]

You left out his wonderful role on the WWII Epic "The Great Escape"! Fantastic movie; I cried BUCKETS when his soft-spoken character was gunned

[@SixtiesRule-gi5xf]

Didn't finish.... Gunned down by the viscous Nazis!! 😳

[@doctorbohr1585]

He also played the Titanic's wireless man in A Night To Remember. A great actor, who has sadly left us ❤

[@marks.3303]

At 5:19, what drama is unfolding here? What does she say to her friend? Why is he staring at her like that? And most importantly, when exactly did he join the Manson Family?

[@doctorbohr1585]

Some commenters have tentatively identified the moustachioed chap as Danny Hutton, who went on to form Three Dog Night. There were several soon to be stars in this audience, and this kid looks like Hutton, so it could be true.

[@スズキタテキ]

フィルスぺクター・・ ❓ イリア クリアキン❓そっくりでびっくり☺❗

[@gaspersignorelli3923]

I agree!

[@spacepatrolman]

5:58 GENE CLARK

[@spacepatrolman]

4:19 DAVID CROSBYS MOTHER

[@MichaelGibson5047]

Frank Zappa is in the audience

[@ziblot1235]

Snuck into the drive in on foot in Columbus Ga, warm summer night in 1965. Too young for the draft still, but just right to chase pretty young debs.

[@spacepatrolman]

3:31 JIM MCGUINN

[@spacepatrolman]

3:00 Joni Mitchells daughter

[@Pupda]

Interesting, since in November 1965 Joni’s daughter was only nine months old…

[@rakesprogresspt2]

Joey Ramone in the front row too !

[@harrynelsonjr5801]

No one but no one was the UKs answer to the Beatles ! The byrds were a great band though

[@davidzimmerli489]

They must have been nervous, because both their vocal pitch and harmonizing are too often quite shaky ...... still, they are one of my favorite groups in the history of popular music ....

[@waukivorycopse2402]

Probably couldn't hear themselves, no stage monitors.

[@spacepatrolman]

8:24 MR. TAMBOURINE MAN

[@blueticecho5690]

What's this Bullshit that Michael Clarke could not play drums..

[@lfader]

Agree guy kicks ass !!! 🌟

[@russallert]

He was a beginner, having only taken up drums two years before (he'd previously been a beatnik bongo player). But while he was rough around the edges, he was already coming up with interesting drum parts (check out his hi-hat during the guitar solo on Turn Turn Turn). He improved over time, and by the time he was in Firefall (mid 70s) he was a rock-solid player in the same vein as Mick Fleetwood. The only times he was actually replaced in the studio was for the Mr. Tambourine Man/I Knew I'd Want You single (Hal Blaine) and half of the Notorious Byrd Brothers album (Jim Gordon), when the original band was falling apart.

[@spacepatrolman]

0:29 intro

[@dodgedandle8311]

Breaks my Heart 💔 that we once had great MAJESTIC Groups like The Byrds and now mainstream music is so 💩..🤦‍♂️

[@spacepatrolman]

2:42 GUITAR SOLO

[@spacepatrolman]

10:27 JIM MCQUINNS MOTHER

[@phillipmezzapelle7312]

Wow!! You could actually talk about the Bible and not worry about someone taking you to court because you hurt their frail psychological makeup.

[@lfader]

Amen !! 👍

[@plcustodian]

It seemed a lot of the crowd weren't enthused for some reason.

[@strangebrutoo]

If that's not enthused, I don't know what is. Do u do the watusi when ur not enthused, lol

[@Swimfinz]

Dave Crosby was barely recognizable! Nice LIVE performance!

[@dreamwell2020]

Looking at this, you can see that this was Gene Clark's group.

[@frizzlefrap]

no offense ......... but there ain't no way that audience knows the lyrics to "bells of rhymney" ----- in general ----------- they have that DUUUUHHH look in the seats! ---------------- not a FRUG, WATUSI or MASHED POTATOES kinda song!

[@lfader]

😉🤣

[@wolfedavid3700]

mcquinn made all of them rich......

[@jamesfitzgerald6636]

wolfe david ... they didn’t get rich! Crosby did with CSN but used it all up on drugs!

[@christianbelanger621]

McGuinn made Dylan rich mostly. Dylan kew it also

[@doctorbohr1585]

@@christianbelanger621 yes. And for the group's originals Gene made em rich by writing I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better, Eight Miles High, Set You Free This Time. He bought a Ferrari and made the others jealous as a result.

[@jeanclaudejaffry94]

Rien ne vaut les Beatles