The Museum of Ventura County was privileged to host An Evening of Song & Stories with Chris Hillman on Thursday, January 24, 2019, in support of the exhibit “Chris Hillman: Time Between”. Joined by Herb Pederson, Chris Hillman performed music spanning his career and shared stories from his early childhood to picking up the mandolin to the signing of the Byrds thanks to jazz legend Miles Davis.
In this clip, Chris Hillman and Herb Pederson perform “New Old John Robertson,” a song that Chris wrote with Roger McGuinn in 1968. John Robertson was a director, screenwriter and actor. After retiring, John settled in Rancho Santa Fe and would regularly ride his horse to the Post Office to pick up his mail. Chris got to know John during this time, and after learning about his life, Chris knew the subject would make a great song.
An Evening of Song & Stories with Chris Hillman was generously captured by CAPS Media.
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