Roger McGuinn cleared up a longstanding rumor about the 1967 Byrds classic ‘So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star.’ ...

When the Byrds kicked off the second phase of their multistage career in March 1966 with the release of "Eight Miles High," they also happened to launch a new chapter in rock history. The quintet ...

Tom Petty might have been at the forefront of a new musical landscape in the 1970s and 1980s, but he got a little of his ...

The Byrds were an iconic rock act in their own right, but they also helped launch Bob Dylan into the mainstream, gave Jackson Browne an early boost, and more.

In 1965, a young Los Angeles band took a Bob Dylan song, added ringing electric guitars and soaring harmonies, and helped change popular music forever. The album's title track had already become a ...

In 1965, theByrds took Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" and gave it a completely different feel, turning the acoustic song into a folk-rock hit. Their debut single climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard ...

Roger McGuinn was adamant that 'Mr Spaceman' wasn't about tripping. The Byrds frontman had a far stranger plan instead, for ...

One of the most famous classic rock songs of the 1960s is The Byrds’ “Turn! Turn! Turn!” A star who was not a member of The Byrds read a passage from the Bible and subsequently wrote the song. The ...

The Byrds stamped themselves as one of the most iconic American rock bands of the 60s. And, for a while, their recorded excellence was also rewarded with success on the pop charts. That included a ...

The Monkees‘ songs sound very different from The Byrds’ songs. Despite this, one of the Prefab Four’s tracks was a cover of a song by The Byrds. Notably, the track was co-written by Carole King.

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 ...