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The Byrds needed a hit or they’d be dropped. Releasing a cover of Bob Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man as their first single was a gamble that paid off

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Jeff Hochberg/Getty Images The Byrds were famously one of the first rock ’n’ roll band to ...
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60 Years Later: The Byrds Chime In With Shining 12 String Rickenbacker On ‘Turn! Turn! Turn!’

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

This article originally appeared in Issue 5 of Crawdaddy in Sept. 1966. The Byrds have been personal favorites of mine since “Mr. Tambourine Man.” Their sonorous and overpowering (though technically ...
The Cheat Sheet

David Crosby Thought a Bob Dylan Song Sounded ‘Really Terrible,’ but He Covered It Anyway

In 1964, Crosby, Roger McGuinn, and Gene Clark began performing as a trio. They welcomed Michael Clark and Chris Hillman to the band and became The Byrds. They had a string of successes, but the group ...
American Songwriter

Before “Turn! Turn! Turn!”, The Byrds Were About to Cover Another Bob Dylan Song Before It Was Ultimately Rejected

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