{"id":116893,"date":"2022-12-20T12:10:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T17:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=116893"},"modified":"2022-12-20T13:07:24","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T18:07:24","slug":"qa-with-john-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=116893","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A with John York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=116893\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=116893\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-116894 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/John-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/John-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/John.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Exclusive Interview by Karen Beishuizen <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>John York is a bassist and guitarist who played with The Sir Douglas Quintet, The Mamas and the Papas and The Byrds.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: How old were you when you started playing bass guitar?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I was 18 or 19.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: You were a member of the Sir Douglas Quintet with the great Augie Meyers: How did you get to play with them?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>When their bass player went back to Texas, I was brought in by a friend who was in the band, Peter Ferst. He was playing trumpet and organ.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: You worked as a session musician with The Mamas &amp; The Papas?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I was in their touring band. I did play on one song called &#8220;Rooms.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: You replaced Chris Hillman in The Byrds: Who asked you and why did you leave after only 1 year?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I had played some gigs with Clarence White in Gene Clark&#8217;s band. Clarence was in the Byrds already when Chris left. I left the band because I needed a change. I wanted to do something different.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: Who did you work with as a session musician in your career?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It is impossible to list or even remember so many musicians I recorded with since 1965.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: You toured with Barry McGuire and P.F. Sloan: How was that and what kind of music did you play?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It was wonderful. We mostly played music from the 60&#8217;s. And P.F. &#8216;s song of course.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: Is there a music genre you have never played but you would love to?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Some kind of improvisational and creative music&#8230;though I did do that many years ago.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: If you were to make an album with your 7 most favorite songs: what would you pick and why?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It would depend on how I was feeling at the time.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: Are the any current artists you would love to collaborate with?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m open to collaborating&#8230;. if the vibe is right.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: What are you currently up to?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I am playing concerts locally&#8230;mostly solo.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Check out John&#8217;s website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnyorkmusic.com\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exclusive Interview by Karen Beishuizen John York is a bassist and guitarist who played with The Sir Douglas Quintet, The Mamas and the Papas and The Byrds. 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