‘It just popped up’: Roger McGuinn on the Byrds’ happenstance beginnings
Slowly, but surely, something magical was happening.
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David Crosby appeals to Roger McGuinn for long-awaited Byrds reunion
The surviving members of the Byrds haven’t appeared together since 2000.
Deep Cuts: Byrds legend Gene Clark’s ‘Strength of Strings,’ ‘Polly,’ ‘Lonely Saturday,’ others
Gene Clark, a founding member of the Byrds and one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most intriguing troubadours, has always been suspended in the gray area between obscurity and popularity. You May Also Like: Gene Clark – Firebyrd (1984): On Second Thought
Movies: The Byrd Who Flew Alone: The Triumphs and Tragedy of Gene Clark (2013)
This newly released documentary on the ex-Byrds singer-songwriter Gene Clark is not only very much welcome, but long overdue. You May Also Like: Gene Clark – Firebyrd (1984): On Second Thought
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.
David Crosby never got over early preview of the Beatles’ ‘Day in the Life’: ‘Didn’t know you could do that’
The Byrds were running neck and neck with the Beatles commercially. Then, David Crosby says, the Fab Four did something that blew him away.
Coke Weed – Back To Soft (2013)
It’s 6 o’clock in the morning and I’m standing in a foot of snow. It’s dark, cold, and windy, and while I try to fight my way through the blowing snow with an oversized barn shovel, I remember that I stood in this exact same spot a few short monthsRead More
Almost Hits: Cherokee, “Girl I’ve Got News For You” (1971)
Prior to switching their name to Cherokee, these guys were known as the Robbs and experienced a sizeable degree of fame during the ’60s as the houseband on Dick Clark’s fantastic “Where The Action Is!” television show. You May Also Like: Ken Sharp, “Girl / Forget That Girl” (2020): OneRead More
The Byrds, Moby Grape, Zombies, Buckinghams – 60s Collector Classics Volume Two (1985)
Released back in the day when vinyl was still king, although compact discs were rapidly gaining ground and would soon seize the throne You May Also Like: Why the Byrds’ ‘Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde’ Failed to Meld Disparate Styles
