The Long Ryders are heading your way - and it all began with a “red negligee” …

The Long Ryders are touring in May and our old pal Sid Griffin tells us what to expect and looks back here at … … Herman’s Hermits and the Dave Clark Five playing on a steamboat. … his first live performance aged 16 in a glam-rock red dress at a barbecue in Kentucky (fee a colossal $100) playing Paul Revere, Kinks and Byrds covers. … seeing Big Joe Turner with the Lee Allen Orchestra (11-piece horn section!). … the Everly Brothers’ first reunion. … a barely known Carole King onstage in The City in 1968. … his local bluegrass sessions at the Landseer Arms in Archway (“very Greenwich Village 1961”). … and the benefits of touring when you’re older – “the pressure’s off”.  Details and tickets here:https://www.thelongryders.com/The-Long-Ryders-Tour-Dates.html https://www.sidgriffin.com/ @SidCPsGriffinSubscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon for early access to content, invites to our get-togethers digital and in person, and a whole load more!: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourearHelp us to keep The Longest Continuous Conversation In Rock'n'Roll going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.