The Byrds' founder talked to us about the origins of folk-rock, the allure of 12-string Rickenbackers and his eternal love of ...

Though he helped provide a new direction for rock in the mid-'60s, singer and songwriter Roger McGuinn has always considered himself first and foremost a folk musician. His brilliant 12-string ...

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 ...

The Byrds would never be as popular as the Fab Four, but their sound -- driven by Roger McGuinn's jangly, 12-string Rickenbacker guitar, and the voices of McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby and Chris ...

With brilliant arrangements of Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” and Pete Seeger’s “Turn, Turn, Turn,” they forged the folk-rock sound of the mid-’60s. Inspired by jazz saxophonist John Coltrane’s ...

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 ...