The Beefeaters, soon renamed the Byrds, were fleshed out to a quintet with the addition of drummer Michael Clarke and bluegrass mandolinist Chris Hillman, who was enlisted to play electric bass, although he had never played the instrument before. The band was so lacking in equipment in their ...
The Byrds, American band of the 1960s who popularized folk rock, particularly the songs of Bob Dylan, and whose changes in personnel created an extensive family tree of major country rock bands and pop supergroups. Learn more about the Byrds in this arti
From the wiki: “‘Help Me, Rhonda’ was written by Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, with additional lyrics by Mike Love. Unlike many other songs by the band from this period, ‘Help Me, Rhonda’ features a lead vocal sung by Al Jardine. “In his memoir, Wilson claimed the song was ...
23: The Byrds: Eight Miles High (Solo: Roger McGuinn) “Eight Miles High” sees The Byrds in full flight, forever changing the possibilities of electric 12-string and inventing the “raga rock” subgenre. Roger McGuinn’s opening solo begins with one grabbing lick then immediately turns free...
The Desert Rose Band was formed in 1985 by frontman Chris Hillman, formerly a member of The Byrds, and later a member of the country-rock band Flying Burrito Brothers. Additional members included John Jorgenson, who was mainly responsible for the instrumental arrangements of the songs; Herb Pede...
Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit the Byrds’ 1968 album, the best and most cohesive project from a classic rock band in constant flux wit
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The Band was a Canadian-American band whose pioneering blend of country, folk, blues, and rock music brought them critical acclaim in the 1960s and ’70s. The group’s popular songs include ‘The Weight,’‘Up on Cripple Creek,’ and ‘The Night They Dr
33: The Byrds: Old Blue Around the time of “Eight Miles High,” the Byrds faced censorship for alleged drug songs. But it turns out that dog songs were more their style. They cut no fewer than three with the later Clarence White lineup, including a pair of weepier ones (“Fido” ...
The album is stocked with gems including the driving rocker “Runnin’ Down a Dream,” the melancholic “A Face in the Crowd,” the Byrds-ish “Feel a Whole Lot Better” and the tongue-in-cheek jam “Yer So Bad.” It showed that even this far into his career, Petty had great music...