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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The Night When David Crosby (Justifiably) Flipped Me Off
David Crosby was a little ways off, walking away from where I stood — then I shouted out. His quick acknowledgement amused me greatly.
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.
The Byrds, “What’s Happening?!?!” from Fifth Dimension (1966): One Track Mind
I went onto bigger and better things, but I always remembered this weird, claustrophobic Byrds tune from my childhood.
Rock and Roll Music, by the Beatles, Stones, Oasis, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Odd Couples
For us, rock and roll was a term applied to music of the 1950s such as Elvis Presley or Chuck Berry – and was strictly to be avoided.
Byrds’ The Notorious Byrd Brothers vs. Monkees’ Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.: Odd Couples
One went on to acclaim; the other to No. 1 on the charts. Both are high water marks, not just for the Byrds and Monkees but for all of ’60s pop.
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 was like a dream’: For the Byrds’ Roger McGuinn, association with Bob Dylan went way past ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’
McGuinn remembers favorite moments from their ’70s collaborations.
‘We could make really good music together’: Two Byrds want a reunion; Roger McGuinn does not
David Crosby and Chris Hillman still wrestle with McGuinn’s solo ambitions.
‘It just popped up’: Roger McGuinn on the Byrds’ happenstance beginnings
Slowly, but surely, something magical was happening.
