American bassist and guitarist
John York Foley (born August 3, 1946) 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 &amp; 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 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 &amp; 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 &amp; Mr. Hyde". He also appears on the Columbia/Legacy Byrds' live album "Live at the Fillmore - February 1969".
Following his departure from the Byrds, York worked with Clark during the mid-1980s, along with Pat Robinson, in the group CRY. He served as an integral member of the Tribute to the Byrds band along with Gene Clark, Michael Clarke, Rick Roberts and others
in the mid to late 1980s.
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., Nick Binkley, and Carla Olson, among others.
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. In 2008, York teamed-up with singer-songwriter Barry McGuire for a live tour entitled "Trippin' the 60's".
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