With six decades of hindsight, the Byrds' third studio album, Fifth Dimension (released 7/18/66), sounds like one of the most ...
In 1964, Bob Dylan first played a new song live, and a year later, it became a No. 1 hit for the Byrds. Here's a look at how ...
This legendary guitar player helped to invent folk rock.
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In 1965, The Byrds’ hit singles “Turn! Turn! Turn!” and the Bob Dylan cover “Mr. Tambourine Man” transformed rock music. Inspired by The Beatles and other British Invasion groups, The Byrds first ...
Anchored by McGuinn's guitar work, The Byrds version of the track pairs lush harmonies with infectious rhythm, blending folk ...
Over the years, one by one, the founding members – David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke – departed. So did their replacements – including Gram Parsons, the country-rock pioneer who made one ...
David Byrne is, without a doubt, one of the most delightfully and intriguingly odd musicians alive today. Through his work with Talking Heads, he influenced modern-day pop music in a major way. But ...
Nobody really talks about it much, but the Byrds were one of the '60s' most restless bands. Other groups jumped genres and evolved as the decade wore on, but a lot of these twists and turns were means ...
It's frustrating enough when your band's shrinking success is being eclipsed by more manufactured musical acts, but it's even worse when your swipe at their songs becomes one of your most beloved ...
There is an old music joke I point out to the Byrds’ Chris Hillman. It’s about how the Velvet Underground’s seminal first album only sold 10,000 copies but all 10,000 of those buyers started a band.