The Byrds almost covered another Bob Dylan track before settling on a folk standard Pete Seeger wrote in the late 1950s.

Byrds co-founder Chris Hillman taps David Crosby, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty for new solo album Chris Hillman, a founding member of the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, is releasing a new album, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Morgan Elliott The Byrds were a massively influential group whose legacy has faded ...

There are a couple of close friends for whom I`ve been intending to buy Christmas gifts, and I think I`ve decided what the gift for both of them will be. It`s a boxed set of four compact discs; the ...

Anyone who thought the Byrds' debut album was the work of a one-hit wonder based on the commercial success of "Mr. Tambourine ...

Roger McGuinn explains how Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Bob Dylan and CBS-era Fender amps all factored into the making of The Byrds’ 1969 classic, Ballad of Easy Rider ...

In an era when iconic bands are reuniting by the dozen, it's not surprising the Byrds have been approached to revisit their hits on the road. But if you ask principal member Roger McGuinn, the Byrds… ...

In June, with so little fanfare they weren’t even listed on the bill, Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman took the stage at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium to play a song from “Sweetheart of the Rodeo.” They ...

The Byrds covered multiple Bob Dylan songs as a band. In some instances, their covers of his songs became more popular than Dylan’s versions. For the most part, Dylan didn’t mind. The Byrds’ take on ...

The Byrds' classic "Turn! Turn! Turn!" didn't sound like anything else on the radio when it hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts in 1965. For starters, the lyrics came from the Book of Ecclesiastes, ...

Staying relevant and keeping up with music trends is a common denominator among senior singer/songwriters. Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young, who continue to make respectable music in their twilight ...