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John Foley York (born August 3, 1946, White Plains, New York)〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Taxim Records )〕 is an American bassist and guitarist. He is best known for his work with The Byrds. ==History== Prior to joining The Byrds, John York was a member of The Bees and the Sir Douglas Quintet, and also worked as a session musician for The Mamas & the Papas and Johnny Rivers. He was also the bassist in ex-Byrd Gene Clark's touring band.〔 York joined The Byrds in September 1968, as a replacement for the band's original bass player Chris Hillman. He remained with the group until September 1969, when he was fired by the other three members of the band and replaced by Skip Battin. Despite only being with The Byrds for a year, his bass playing and singing appear on two of the group's studio albums, ''Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde'' and ''Ballad of Easy Rider'', as well as on the non-album single "Lay Lady Lay".〔 He wrote "Fido", which appears on ''Ballad of Easy Rider'', and co-wrote "Candy", which is included on ''Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde''.〔 He also appears on the Columbia/Legacy Byrds' live album ''Live at the Fillmore - February 1969''. Following his dismissal from The Byrds, York worked with Clark during the mid-1980s, along with Pat Robinson, in the group CRY. York has maintained a lengthy career as a guitarist and bass player, and since the 1980s has worked with artists including Chris Darrow, Katie Trickett, Steven T., and Nick Binkley among others.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Byrds Flyght )〕 In 1988, he recorded a number of songs with fellow ex-Byrds bass player Skip Battin, and these recordings were issued as the ''Family Tree'' album in 2001.〔 He released three solo albums, ''Sacred Path Songs'' (1991), ''Claremont Dragon'' (1998), and ''Arigatou Baby'' (2006),〔 and recorded the albums ''Clan Mother Songs'' with Jamie Sams, and ''Koto'' with Yukiko Matsuyama.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=johnyorkmusic.com )〕 In 2008, York teamed-up with singer-songwriter Barry McGuire for a live tour entitled ''Trippin' the 60's''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John York (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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