In 1964, Bob Dylan first played a new song live, and a year later, it became a No. 1 hit for the Byrds. Here's a look at how ...

This legendary guitar player helped to invent folk rock.

The Beach Boys had several celebrity friends. That includes one member of The Byrds who was a self-proclaimed “drinking buddy” of drummer Dennis Wilson. Here’s what the artist said about the surf rock ...

The Byrds were famously one of the first rock 'n' roll band to be signed to Columbia Records – no mean feat considering the label's longstanding love affair with jazz and classical Broadway show tunes ...

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 ...

Over the years, one by one, the founding members – David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke – departed. So did their replacements – including Gram Parsons, the country-rock pioneer who made one ...

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 ...

David Crosby was a rhythm guitarist and vocalist in the original lineup of the Byrds, an American rock band that helped capture the musical essence of the 1960s with songs like “Turn! Turn! Turn!” and ...

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 rockers transformed an ambitious 10-minute story song into one of the most beloved recordings of their later career.

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 ...