The folk-rock icon said the Beatles were jealous of the Byrds’ clothes. “They asked, ‘How’d you get to wear jeans? We had to ...

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Today, Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman of the legendary country-rock pathbreakers the Byrds celebrate a half-century of their landmark sixth album Sweetheart of the Rodeo with a new live release. The ...

Roger McGuinn changed stuff. In 1967, he changed his name from Jim to Roger on the advice of an Indonesian guru. The dude thought “Roger” would “vibrate better with the universe.” As the driving force ...

Editor’s note: Don Wilcock is writing his memoirs. This is one of several looks back at artists he’s interviewed in over 50 years as a music journalist. “I was always in the commercial side of folk ...

ALBANY – Appearing at The Egg in Albany on Saturday, June 11th, is Roger McGuinn, legendary frontman of The Byrds, as part of the venue’s American Roots & Branches series. As the frontman of The Byrds ...

After the practical disintegration of The Byrds after 1968’s Sweetheart of the Rodeo, Roger McGuinn carried the band’s name on for five years of variable musical consequence. When he emerged as a full ...

Tom Petty never hid his fandom for The Byrds and their lead singer Roger McGuinn. He occasionally paid such heartfelt homage to the sound of McGuinn and company. In fact, some critics thought of Petty ...