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The Outlaw Roadshow with Counting Crows and Special Guests Tuesday, Aug. 7 6pm, $39-75 ADV/$43-78 DOS The alt-rockers that brought you “Mr. Jones” are at it again and this spring released an album of cover songs called Underwater Sunshine. The new record is 15-songs strong and features remakes of songs from Bob Dyaln, Norman Blake, The Byrds, Gram Parsons and others. Sounds fun. An energetic ...

Ever wondered what sweet tunes might have played the night you were conceived? Wonder no more - there is now a website that reveals just that. By entering your birthday into its search bar,??The Byrds and the Bee(Gee)s sources relevant chart data from Billboard to compile a Spotify playlist. These songs are then served up ...

Singer-guitarist Roger McGuinn, best known as leader of The Byrds, is a folk-rock pioneer. Since the group disbanded, McGuinn has pursued a solo career, and also created the Folk Den Project, an online database of traditional songs he records.

Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame singer and guitarist Roger McGuinn, best known as the front man for The Byrds, is considered a folk rock pioneer. Since the group disbanded, McGuinn has pursued a solo career. He also created the Folk Den Project, an online series to store traditional folk songs he records.

Van Dyke Parks has been known mostly for his behind-the-scenes work in music, as a composer, arranger, producer and lyricist for the likes of the Beach Boys, Randy Newman, the Byrds, Ringo Starr, Grace Kelly and many others.

Van Dyke Parks has been known mostly for his behind-the-scenes work in music, as a composer, arranger, producer and lyricist for the likes of the Beach Boys, Randy Newman, the Byrds, Ringo Starr, Grace Kelly and many others.

Concept: “Let’s make an album that could potentially make both rednecks and hippies kick our asses.” The idea of a “subculture” in 1968 was a bit different than it is now.

"To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven." King Solomon wrote those words around 935 B.C. Pete Seegar covered the song almost 3,000 years later, in 1959, and "The Byrds" took it to No. 1 six years after that.

The Beach Boys didn't play on the recorded versions of many of their big hits. Roger McGuinn was the only one of the Byrds who played on "Mr. Tambourine Man."

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Every generation believes its music is the best. Feel free to fool yourselves. Mine claims the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Byrds, the Beach Boys and the immortal Freddy and the Dreamers.