The Byrds stars reuniting for Sweetheart of the Rodeo 50th anniversary tour

The Byrds co-founders Chris Hillman and Roger Mcguinn have recruited country veteran Marty Stuart for a 50th anniversary tour of the band’s Sweetheart of the Rodeo album.
Stuart’s band the Fabulous Superlatives will join the three stars onstage for the shows to honour the annivesary of the 1968 release, which recently made Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.
Announcing the tour in a statement on Monday (04Jun18), Hillman writes: “On March 9, 1968, Roger McGuinn and I, along with many fantastic musicians, began recording the Sweetheart of the Rodeo album at Columbia Studios in Nashville. It was truly a pivotal moment in our lives taking a turn toward the music we always felt a strong kinship with. We are honored that it has left a strong, long lasting impression on country and rock music.”
McGuinn adds, “We’re all looking forward to taking the fans through the back pages of the recording. The concert will include songs that led up to that ground breaking trip to Nashville and all the songs from the album.”
The Sweetheart of the Rodeo tour will begin at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles on 24 July (18).