Great Speckled Bird was a pioneering country-rock band that originated in Canada in 1969. Ian and Sylvia (Ian Tyson and Sylvia Tyson), a well-known folk duo who rose to popularity in the early sixties, began making records in Nashville around 1968. Ian and Sylvia wanted to form their own band that played in a progressive country style. They formed Great Speckled Bird (there was no "the" in front of it), a group that was part of the country-rock movement that emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
These are photos from concerts where Great Speckled Bird played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Van Morrison / Great Speckled Bird / Ian & Sylvia / Tom Paxton Jul 22, 1970 Boston, Massachusetts, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
