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McGuinn, Clark and Hillman

The Byrds
A photograph of five young men with moptop haircuts, looking windswept and standing in front of a passenger airplane. The five are all dressed in casual jackets and jeans, and three of them are resting their hands on guitar cases.
The Byrds in 1965
From left to right: David Crosby, Gene Clark, Michael Clarke, Chris Hillman, and Jim McGuinn
Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres
Years active 1964–73; 1989–91; 2000
Labels Columbia, Asylum, Elektra
Associated acts The Jet Set, the Beefeaters, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Manassas, Firefall, McGuinn, Clark & Hillman, the Desert Rose Band, Souther–Hillman–Furay Band
Website www.thebyrds.com
Past members Roger McGuinn
Gene Clark
David Crosby
Michael Clarke
Chris Hillman
Kevin Kelley
Gram Parsons
Clarence White
Gene Parsons
John York
Skip Battin

The Byrds /ˈbɜːrdz/ were an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964. The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn (known as Jim McGuinn until mid-1967) remaining the sole consistent member, until the group disbanded in 1973. Although they only managed to attain the huge commercial success of contemporaries like the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Rolling Stones for a short period in late 1965, the Byrds are today considered by critics to be one of the most influential bands of the 1960s. Initially, they pioneered the musical genre of folk rock, melding the influence of the Beatles and other British Invasion bands with contemporary and traditional folk music. As the 1960s progressed, the band was also influential in originating psychedelic rock, raga rock, and country rock.

The band's signature blend of clear harmony singing and McGuinn's jangly twelve-string Rickenbacker guitar has continued to be influential on popular music up to the present day. Among the band's most enduring songs are their cover versions of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" and Pete Seeger's "Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season)", along with the self-penned originals, "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better", "Eight Miles High", "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star", "Ballad of Easy Rider" and "Chestnut Mare".


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