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| Roger McGuinn |
I'm embarrassed to say that I've only just learned today that the legendary folk/rock singer/songwriter
Roger McGuinn is a holiday music enthusiast like us – and, what's more, he's been posting his own new versions of classic holiday tunes on
his blog for over a dozen years every December 1. McGuinn, of course, is a former member of
The Byrds, where he played with one of my idols,
David Crosby,before Crosby split to form the even more successful
Crosby, Stills and Nash, which expands from time to time to become
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. McGuinn's latest holiday tune is "
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear," which he "recorded
… with layers of Rickenbacker 12-string guitar to emulate bells ringing from an old grey stone church tower." Tunes from previous years are available in the blog's seasonal archives
HERE. And speaking of that other former Byrd, David Crosby's got a new solo album due out on January 28 called CROZ, which he'll be promoting with a club tour including five sold-out nights at Los Angeles's Troubadour in February. If anyone has a spare ticket to sell …
Thanks to
Hip Christmas.
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