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

Co-founders Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman are commemorating the Byrds' pioneering 1968 country-rock gem Sweetheart of the Rodeo on a new 24-song live album recorded with Marty Stuart. Roger McGuinn, ...

The Byrds knew how to get out ahead of a trend. In the mid-60s, Roger McGuinn’s guitar drone helped set the tone for the psychedelic rock boom. Later, the arrival of Gram Parsons and the album ...

Saying anything is the absolute first in music history can be a tricky bit of business. But you can fairly argue that The Byrds’ Sweetheart Of The Rodeo, released in 1968, stood out at the time as the ...

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 ...

Rescued from a tape that had sat forgotten in Roger McGuinn's climatized garage for decades,The Byrds Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971 contains a complete concert from the fabled London venue including ...

Christian Parker's Change Is Now is as laudable in its own way as its predecessor, a combination reimagining and expansion of Sweetheart of the Rodeo (Columbia, 1968), the Byrds' first full-length ...

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit the Byrds’ 1968 album, the best and most cohesive ...

On the jingle jangle morning of June 21, 1965, everyone was following "Mr. Tambourine Man." But by the time the album, also named "Mr. Tambourine Man," made its debut — 60 years ago this month — the ...

He was an original member of the Byrds and a founder of Crosby, Stills & Nash. But he was almost as well known for his troubled personal life as for his music. By Jim Farber David Crosby, the ...