The Byrds & Tom Petty - "So You Want To Be A Rock 'n Roll Star" - 1989

Wow!
Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Tom Petty, John Jorgenson, & Steve Duncan.
Tom fullfilling a dream here. :-)
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[@jataricky]

Well, what can say; just great to have this document available!! McGuinn, Petty, Crosby, Hillman, Jorgensen - what fantastic line-up!!

[@briankorbelik2873]

Thank you for posting this video. At that time the Byrds were involved in a lawsuit with two former members of the band. This "tour" consisted of three shows in CA. My wife, and friends and I saw the show in Ventura. A really great night.

[@janicepark3662]

So did I. Paid for the dinner so we could sit right next to the stage.

[@rufuskran]

Great post and pretty good clarity. I am sooo glad I am a child of the 50's, 60's, 70's and still have excellent taste at 59 ( and I still look hot!!!)

[@tonymurphy6227]

Chris Hillman, always the coolest Byrd!

[@Buzzramjet]

glad whoever took this did so. Great to hear the two singing this.

[@bkerchev]

Reading over different comments and most are missing the point. This is for people that loved them during those times and anyone that "discovered" them in later years. Its the music that takes us back, no more, no less.

[@4FabBEATLES]

the great thing about musicians of the past is that they all knew how to appreciate and interpret eachother's work and even put aside egos and fame to play together just like any ordinary people jamming- only sounding 10 times better of course!

[@karenday9109]

Have never seen this! Thanks for sharing!! 💙

[@jenniferreeve9146]

TP looks so happy to be there!

[@RealJackMcNey]

RIP Tom and David.

[@Recalibrators]

This brings back lot of memories thanks for posting

[@baptistpa]

GREAT BAND, GREAT VOCALS, GREAT MUSICIANS!!

[@teresababe87]

That was so cool, I wish I could have seen em all live together, wow!

[@TheMooserolls]

Wow this made my day 🎩💔🎸🙏

[@tony22745]

henrynevins didn't have to say any of that. Roger led the Byrds through several years of the most creative musical work that ever came out of rock music. Okay he wasn't the best songwriter, and some of their live performances sucked, but altogether they left a legacy unequaled in the history of entertainment which is why were even discussing it today. All through that work Roger was the guiding hand and polished, distinctive instrument player who brought real originality and virtuosity to a huge audience who otherwise would never have known it. This is why today he is so highly respected by so many artists including Bob Dylan.

[@thisistheworldtoday]

Martin Langley ...his guitar playing on that Rickenbacker made the songs written by Clark, Seeger and Dylan and him become mesmerizingly beautiful.. wish there was a better film recording of this performance.

[@briankorbelik2873]

I've always thought that Roger did far better than ok when penning songs.

[@MelOnWheels]

So cool. What a line up.

[@davidsgarand4709]

Let's not forget Chris Hillman!

[@xyz2121]

Who?

[@lynnpurcell3816]

Tom Petty was awesome.

[@karyluhernandez5966]

excellent!!!!!

[@LittleDragon2000]

Thanks for sharing this :)

[@denisemason3335]

WOW!! So it isn't the best sounding and visual video but it is what it is.

[@TJamesBell]

Right!

[@James-sz3rm]

tom's dream!

[@evelynbaron2004]

and he made his heroes dream come true as the best thank you one genius and faithful friend could give another

[@sharilscott3663]

A good year 1989🧐🥳

[@THEScottCampbell]

Too bad you can't really make out Hillman's incredible bass line in this, but it's a huge arena. On the original studio recording, Hillman does runs of "A" and "G" against the "G" and "A" chrds of the song; something which shouldn't even work musically, but it sounds fantastic!

[@larrywharf1583]

Runs that start on F# and end on E, which definitely shouldn't work unless you're in Africa. Actually, Hugh Masekela (RIP) was on trumpet on the original recording, so maybe that's where the idea came from.

[@FenderBBender]

Larry Wharf Clarence white byrds

[@janicepark3662]

No, it’s not a huge arena. It’s the Ventura theater and it holds maybe 300 to 400 people.

[@rufuskran]

Lets not forget The Animals, Dave Clark Five, Cream, Yard Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, etc. etc

[@janicepark2490]

I was there. #VenturaCa

[@moodymoosecannon77]

I disagree Mcguinn was and always be the voice of the Byrds

[@jemichaelos]

+moodymoose cannon I agree but Gene's and Chris's influence should not be underestimated.

[@moodymoosecannon77]

+Michael Kutilek- true it was a concerted group effort that made the Byrds

[@larrywharf1583]

To me Gene was the original voice of The Byrds until they ditched him, then it became McGuinn.

[@gammaray6513]

@@larrywharf1583 Clark left for several reasons - Management decided that McGuinn should do the lead vocals on all singles. The rest of the band resented the extra income Clark received in song writing royalties Clark didn't like to travel and had an overwhelming fear of flying.

[@gammaray6513]

No one disputes McGuinn was the voice of the Byrds, especially from '66 on, but Clark wrote many of their hits and sang lead on some of their early stuff. Like the Beatles and many other bands, the sum total of the Byrds original line up was far greater than all of them as solo artists. Unfortunately, by 1970 the Byrds devolved into a drugged out hippie band. They didn't release anything noteworthy during that phase. It was their early stuff that set trends and has stood the test of time.

[@philoats1738]

was this one of those knock-off gigs they organized to get the Byrds name back and stop Mike and Gene from touring around as some version of the Byrds?

[@thedesertroseband]

Is there more footage of this concert?

[@wilhelmberend116]

is there more footage of this concert somewhere on the market/ bootlegs or something????

[@LittleDragon2000]

@mcd220 Just call me "the fastest guy alive" and send me my Venus. Wouldn't say "no" to Marina, either :)

[@OropherThranduil]

why do you mention second and third stingers, except for cream? The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Jimi Hendrix and on and on.

[@KingOFuh]

Where is the great 12-string lead? WTF? Sloppy job, guys

[@BigAlDente]

love the idea, but this was a little hard to watch. With the timing and harmonies it's like, br REM or be Roger Mcguinn. You apparently can't be both.

[@TheWildbill242]

Good song but the sound is not that good.

[@ardalla535]

saw the byrds a couple of times live. they sounded just like this: instruments too loud and vocal muddy and lousy. great studio band though.

[@TommyDore]

wonder how drunk Crosby was that night?

[@larrywharf1583]

Wasn't he going through a 'clean' period back then? I can't keep track. Too many years, not enough brain cells left...

[@roymullins4926]

The sound/mix is terrible. Damn it.

[@larrywharf1583]

Yeah. Incredible how quickly you get used to decent mixing.

[@tommyhaynes8690]

Dude , It's not the sound mix, this was recorded on someone's video camera...That's why it sounds the way it does..

[@Gohot229]

terrible sound..

[@unclebobunclebob]

Yeah...old people are always way greater. Old times too. God, what ridiculous tripe.

[@iconatlarge]

Sound sucks.

[@henrynevins]

Jim McGuinn is a dick to be touring with the old Byrds, jerks who left him flat and were always a lousy live act. It was Gene, Clarence and Skip who made the Byrds the best live act ever while McGuinn himself contributed little because he was too busy being coked up. Then he ends the Byrds in '73. Make up your mind Jim. Clarence would still be alive if you hadn't deep-sixed the efforts of three great musicians who covered your rear end to produce some great albums. Easy Rider never would have happened without Clarence White's genius.

[@philoats1738]

henrynevins wow, that's about the most misinformed byrds commentary i ever read! that's the internet for you, anybody gets published on a global forum. idiot or not.

[@catalinasimmons6314]

Phil Oats how about they should retire, they suck now cause they are pushing 80

[@auramac]

How about you disappear? You have nothing to contribute- never did, and never will. Schmuck.

[@catalinasimmons6314]

love Tom but this sucks