The Byrds’ ‘Turn! Turn! Turn!’ Offered a Message of Hope in Troubled Times
Released 60 years ago this week, ‘Turn! Turn! Turn!’ captured both the political and musical climate of the era. It also confirmed the Byrds’ ascension.
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Roger McGuinn, John Kay + Others – ‘Easy Rider’ Live at Radio City Music Hall
Roger McGuinn was among those on hand for an evening meant to celebrate ‘Easy Rider.’ Peter Fonda’s recent death turned it into a heartfelt memorial.
Why the Byrds’ ‘Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde’ Failed to Meld Disparate Styles
A reworked edition of the Byrds tried to combine country and psychedelic rock on an album released 50 years ago today.
David Crosby reconnects with Byrds bandmate Roger McGuinn: ‘I have great respect for him’
Though David Crosby has lamented the fact that Roger McGuinn seems uninterested in a long-hoped-for Byrds reunion, the two remain friends.
‘It just popped up’: Roger McGuinn on the Byrds’ happenstance beginnings
Slowly, but surely, something magical was happening.
David Crosby appeals to Roger McGuinn for long-awaited Byrds reunion
The surviving members of the Byrds haven’t appeared together since 2000.
Roger McGuinn says jazz, not psychedelia, sparked Byrds experiments: ‘They didn’t understand’
Roger McGuinn doesn’t want people labelling Byrds experiments like “Eight Miles High” as “psychedelic.”
‘It was just a thrill to play’: Roger McGuinn on the Byrds’ breakthrough Bob Dylan interpretation
The Byrds’ breakthrough single, a charttopping 1965 version of Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man,” came to them almost by accident — and created quite a rift along the way. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Fifty Sides sheds new light on songs that made the Beach Boys' legend
Though Carl and Dennis Wilson are much missed, the harmonious and largely gratifying new album by the surviving and reunited Beach Boys comprises the first new studio material in over two decades You May Also Like: No related posts.
