A mix of fourteen rare acoustic and electric tracks from the late country-rock
pioneer and legendary member of The Byrds and Kentucky Colonels
The set includes tracks recorded both at the beginning and at the peak of his career,
showcasing his critically acclaimed flat- picking guitar style. Features guest players
such as Eric Weissberg, the Byrds' Roger McGuinn, Gene Parsons, and Skip Battin, the
Flying Burrito Brothers' Byron Berline, and a rare rehearsal performance with the Everly
Brothers with Gram Parsons on rhythm guitar.
White said of his guitar technique, "I always maintain that I'm an electric country
guitarist working in rock, rather than a rock n' roll guitarist like, say, Clapton or Beck,
who came up through blues."
He may be best known as the second-longest member of The Byrds and leader of the
Kentucky Colonels, but White also left his mark as a pioneer of country rock and his
flat-picking guitar stylings; his ability to cross between acoustic and electric made him
unique. His session work included recordings with Linda Ronstadt, Joe Cocker, Randy
Newman, Rick Nelson, Pat Boone, The Monkees, Arlo Guthrie, and Jackson Browne,
among others.