Roger McGuinn
| Roger McGuinn | |
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McGuinn performing at The Center for Arts in Natick, Massachusetts, USA – April 8, 2011
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Joseph McGuinn III |
| Born |
July 13, 1942 Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Genres | Rock, folk, folk rock, country rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
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| Years active | 1960–present |
| Labels | Columbia |
| Associated acts | The Byrds, Chad Mitchell Trio |
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| Rickenbacker 370/12, Martin HD-7, Martin D12-42RM | |
James Roger McGuinn /məˈɡwɪn/ (born James Joseph McGuinn III; July 13, 1942) known professionally as Roger McGuinn and previously as Jim McGuinn, is an American musician. He is best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist on many of the Byrds' records. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with the Byrds.
He was also part of an author/musician band "Rock Bottom Remainders", a group of published writers doubling as musicians to raise proceeds for literacy charities. In July 2013, McGuinn co-authored an interactive ebook, Hard Listening, with the rest of the group.
McGuinn was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. His parents, James and Dorothy, were involved in journalism and public relations, and during his childhood, they had written a bestseller titled Parents Can't Win. He attended The Latin School of Chicago. He became interested in music after hearing Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel", and asked his parents to buy him a guitar. (During the early 1980s, he paid tribute to the song that encouraged him to play guitar by including "Heartbreak Hotel" in his autobiographical show). Around the same time, he was also influenced by country artists and/or groups such as Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, and The Everly Brothers.
In 1957, he enrolled as a student at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music, where he learned the five-string banjo and continued to improve his guitar skills. After graduation, McGuinn performed solo at various coffeehouses on the folk music circuit where he was hired as a sideman by the Limeliters, the Chad Mitchell Trio, and Judy Collins and other folk music artists in the same vein. He also played guitar and sang backup harmonies for Bobby Darin. Soon after, he relocated to the West Coast, eventually Los Angeles, where he eventually met the future members of The Byrds.
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