When veteran musician Skip Battin was invited to join the Byrds as their bassist in late 1969, Roger McGuinn was optimistic that he had finally assembled a stable line-up for his band. (He was right: ...

It also served as this band's debut single.

Released on June 21, 1965, this No. 1 album helped spark the folk-rock revolution, blending Bob Dylan's lyrical depth with the energy of the British Invasion.

Over the years, one by one, the founding members – David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke – departed. So did their replacements – including Gram Parsons, the country-rock pioneer who made one ...

Nobody really talks about it much, but the Byrds were one of the '60s' most restless bands. Other groups jumped genres and evolved as the decade wore on, but a lot of these twists and turns were means ...

Anchored by McGuinn's guitar work, The Byrds version of the track pairs lush harmonies with infectious rhythm, blending folk ...

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 ...

In 1965, The Byrds’ hit singles “Turn! Turn! Turn!” and the Bob Dylan cover “Mr. Tambourine Man” transformed rock music. Inspired by The Beatles and other British Invasion groups, The Byrds first ...

David Byrne is, without a doubt, one of the most delightfully and intriguingly odd musicians alive today. Through his work with Talking Heads, he influenced modern-day pop music in a major way. But ...

In February 1990, a little over a year after Roy Orbison died from a sudden heart attack, an all-star tribute concert was held in his honor at the Universal Ampitheater in Los Angeles. Everyone from ...

The rockers transformed an ambitious 10-minute story song into one of the most beloved recordings of their later career.