Echoes from the Canyons: A Retrospective Music Podcast
This show explores the life of Jimmi Seiter, who worked in the music business from 1966 to 1983 as a musician, roadie, road manager, manager, engineer and producer. Hosted by Ash Seiter, his son, the show features firsthand accounts and stories about all of the artists, producers and music personalities that Jimmi worked with over the years; The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Flo & Eddie, The Runaways, David Cassidy, Rocky Burnette, Terry Melcher, Kim Fowley, Brian Wilson, Dobie Gray, Gram Parsons, Jim Morrison and Alice Cooper to name a few.
Episodes
In this episode, Part 3 of Seasonal Migrations, Jimmi shares his memories of Kevin Kelley’s drumming and discusses the first few months of the new Byrds lineup, including Gram Parsons. The new foursome plays for Robert Kennedy’s Los Angeles rally shortly before he is assassinated. With the addition of Doug Dillard, who had played on the Sweetheart of the Rodeo sessions, the new Country Byrds head off to England and play a basement...
In this episode, Part 2 of Seasonal Migrations, Jimmi shares his memories of Michael Clarke, his talent and personality, and discusses the last several months leading up to his departure from the Byrds. Michael has been having issues with his bandmates and the music they have been writing for some time but when his drum parts are replaced on several songs for the Notorious Byrd Brothers album, he is furious. Michael and Crosby’s re...
On Part 1 of Seasonal Migrations, our continuing saga of the ever-changing Byrds roster, Gene Clark makes his return after an eighteen month hiatus from the band. The Notorious Byrd Brothers is nearing completion in an antiquated CBS Studio B and Larry Spector’s presence is starting to show as he recommends bringing in his client Gram Parsons for rehearsal. McGuinn isn’t sold on Gram joining the Byrds, so Spector instead brings i...
In Part 2 of David Crosby: Flying High Until The End, Jimmi discusses the last few weeks of Crosby’s time with the Byrds and some of the events that lead to David being fired from the band. Crosby has been on the outs with the other bandmembers for some time, but his behavior towards the end becomes more erratic and it seems to Jimmi that he is trying to get himself fired from the band and released from his contract with CBS. Cr...
In Part 1 of David Crosby: Flying High Until The End, Jimmi discusses the Byrds in the early days, a few of Crosby's idiosyncrasies, and how his behavior eventually became problematic for the band. From smoking marijuana on an airplane and at a CBS photos session, to playing with Buffalo Springfield at the Monterey Pop Festival as his bandmates watch from the audience, Crosby is starting to pull away. He seems aloof and detac...
In this introductory episode, host Ash Seiter discusses the genesis and premise of the show and introduces his father, Jimmi Seiter.
Jimmi had a long career in the music business from 1966 to 1983 as a musician, roadie, road manager, manager, engineer and producer.
He worked with a long list of different artists and producers during his career, including The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Bros, Flo & Eddie, The Runaways, David Cassid...
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