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 ...
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 ...
When the Byrds kicked off the second phase of their multistage career in March 1966 with the release of "Eight Miles High," they also happened to launch a new chapter in rock history. The quintet ...
The Byrds stamped themselves as one of the most iconic American rock bands of the 60s. And, for a while, their recorded excellence was also rewarded with success on the pop charts. That included a ...
The Monkees‘ songs sound very different from The Byrds’ songs. Despite this, one of the Prefab Four’s tracks was a cover of a song by The Byrds. Notably, the track was co-written by Carole King.
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 ...
In Chris Hillman’s high-flying career, he's had a mid-’60s flight with the Byrds, and a brief but brilliant pairing with Gram Parsons in the Flying Burrito Brothers. Add to that his memberships in ...
The Byrds are on the shortlist of great American bands. Between 1965 and 1973, the L.A.-based group released 12 albums — including classics like Mr. Tambourine Man, The Notorious Byrd Brothers, and ...
Revisiting The Byrds’ “So You Want to Be a Rock N Roll Star” 55 years later, from the Monkees to REM
In late December, Tom Petty‘s Twitter account resurfaced a 1985 live clip of Petty and his band the Heartbreakers running through their take on The Byrds’ “So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star.” The ...
In its size, weight and length, The Byrds 1964-1967 is the prototypical coffee table item/gift book. But even as the comparatively narrow time frame it covers would seem to belie the heft of nearly ...
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 ...
In these excepts from 'The Byrds 1964-1967,' the group remembers performing with Bob Dylan, almost getting booted from 'The Ed Sullivan Show,' stardom, writing, fighting and other classic moments.
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