The Byrds

The Byrds: 1964-1967

by Doug Collette
November 6, 2022

The Byrds: 1964- 1967 Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman & David Crosby 400 Pages ISBN: # 978-1947026629 BMG Books 2022 In its size, weight and length, The Byrds 1964-1967 is the prototypical coffee table item/gift book. But even as the comparatively narrow time frame it covers would seem to belie the heft of nearly nine pounds within the eleven by thirteen-inch hardcovers, its team of curators headed by award-winning writer, researcher, and music historian ...

The Byrds: Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971

by Doug Collette
January 29, 2009

Rescued from a tape that had sat forgotten in Roger McGuinn's climatized garage for decades,The Byrds Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971 contains a complete concert from the fabled London venue including two encores that, as part of this well-recorded 77-plus minute CD, effectively summarize the career of this seminal American rock band. Anyone who becomes familiar with the history of The Byrds will inevitably encounter mention that this seminal American group had its shortcomings as a performing unit, but ...

JazzDoc: Byrds to Eagles

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
September 3, 2012

In the mid-1960s, Los Angeles and its surroundings became a haven for emerging folk-rock musicians. New York's Greenwich Village—the heart of the '50s folk movement—had grown hostile to folk artists who embraced the electric guitar and other rock trappings. Resistance by the old guard was largely political. The generation of Depression-era folk artists who came up in the late '40s and '50s had created protest music reflecting the struggles of union workers, farm laborers and other groups advocating for workplace ...
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One Track Mind: The Byrds, "Mr. Tambourine Man" (1965)

Source: Something Else!
October 25, 2010

By Nick Deriso A Bob Dylan song reimagined into something like the Beach Boys, and also something like the Beatles—and nothing like folk music—propelled the Byrds to their first No. 1. Oh, and started the folk-rock movement. Among other things. It begins with Roger McGuinn's guitar, sustained and bright, which was then paired alongside a complex harmony where McGuinn and Gene Clark sang in unison. David Crosby, meanwhile, rides just above in a thrilling higher register. With that, “Mr. Tambourine ...
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Gene Clark (Byrds) & Carla Olson (Textones) Get 2-CD Reissue on Collectors' Choice

Source: conqueroo
September 24, 2007

Two CD set, due October 30, includes previously unreleased Gene Clark performance for Mountain Stage, bonus tracks from duo's Rhino album, and a live recording from McCabe's Guitar Shop never previously released in the U.S.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Gene Clark's post-Byrds solo career did not soar to the heights attained by bandmates Roger McGuinn, David Crosby or Gram Parsons. Yet, he was widely regarded as the heart and soul of the original Byrds and a songwriter of affecting minor- ...
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