Their first two albums benefited from a bright-sounding production by Terry Melcher, also known for his work on Paul Revere and the Raiders albums. McGuinn's 12-string guitar work, heard to great advantage on these two singles, became the group's signature. Tambourine Man" and "Turn, Turn, Turn", with lyrics taken directly from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible and adapted by folk singer Pete Seeger. They achieved fame in 1965 as the first American rock group to challenge The Beatles, interpreting (and making hits out of) Bob Dylan's "Mr. At the same time, their debut album, Mr Tambourine Man, was released and virtually provided the template for the entire folk-rock movement. In June, the song reached # 1 on the US charts and a month later repeated the feat in the UK. McGuinn's guitar-sound (played on a 12-string Rickenbacker) with its jangling melodicism, was immediately influential and has remained so to the present day. On Januthey recorded "Mr Tambourine Man", a Bob Dylan song they gave the electric treatment to, and at a single stroke created Folk-Rock. In November, 1964, the band signed to Columbia Records and a few days later renamed themselves The Byrds. Years later these demos were released as Preflyte and even made the lower reaches of the album charts. Bluegrass mandolin virtuoso Hillman, who'd played with the Scotsville Squirrel Barkers, the Golden State Boys, and the Hillmen, completed the quintet.Įlektra Records recorded some demos with the band and released a single, "Please Let Me Love You", under the name The Beefeaters. As such they cut a couple of numbers, "You Movin' " and "The Only Girl", and then hired Michael Clarke, who had the right look for the part, to join on drums. The newly-formed trio recorded a song, "The Only Girl I Adore", soon after naming themselves The Jet Set. Gene Clark, who'd been in The New Christy Minstrels, briefly joined McGuinn in a duo playing at The Folk Den, before Crosby, who'd performed with Les Baxter's Balladeers, persuaded them to let him join. in late 1963 and began gigging at clubs such as the Troubadour but, after hearing The Beatles for the first time, he determined to take "Lennon and Dylan and mix them together". McGuinn had been in a series of folk outfits including the Limeliters and the Chad Mitchell Trio before working in NYC in 1962-3 as a songwriter for Bobby Darin. 4, 1944 in Los Angeles) and drummer Michael Clarke (born Michael Dick, June 3, 1946, in NYC died Dec. The Byrds were founded in Los Angeles, California in 1964 by singers and guitarists Jim McGuinn (born James McGuinn III, Jin Chicago, Illinois) (he later changed his name to Roger McGuinn), Gene Clark (born Harold Eugene Clark, Nov.17, 1944 in Tipton, Missouri died May 24, 1991), and David Crosby (born David Van Cortland Crosby, Aug. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and several band members have launched successful solo careers after leaving the group. Tambourine Man" and Pete Seeger’s "Turn, Turn, Turn," and the originals "I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better," and "Eight Miles High." Some of their trademark songs include pop covers of Bob Dylan's "Mr. After several line-up changes (with lead singer/guitarist Roger McGuinn as the only consistent member), they broke up in 1973. Throughout their career, they helped forge such subgenres as folk rock, space rock, raga rock, psychedelic rock, jangle pop, and – on their 1968 classic Sweetheart of the Rodeo – country rock. Bridging the gap between the socially and spiritually conscious folk music of Bob Dylan and the complex pop of The Beatles, The Byrds are considered one of the most important and influential bands of the 1960s.
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