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TURN,TURN,TURN..
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The Byrds
were an
American
rock band
formed in
Los Angeles, California,
in 1964.
The band underwent
multiple lineup changes
throughout its existence,
with front man
Roger McGuinn
known as
Jim McGuinn
until mid-1967
being the sole
consistent member.
Although their time
as one of the most
popular groups
in the world
only lasted for a
short period
in the mid-1960s,
The Byrds
are considered by
critics to be among
the most influential
rock acts of their era.
Their signature blend
of clear harmony singing
and McGuinn's
jangly 12-string
Rickenbacker
guitar sound
was absorbed into
the vocabulary of
rock and has
continued to be influential.
Initially,
the Byrds
pioneered the
musical genre
of folk rock
as a popular format
in 1965,
by melding the influence
of the Beatles
and other
British Invasion bands
with contemporary
and traditional
folk music
on their first
and second albums
and the hit singles
"Turn! Turn! Turn!"
and
"Mr. Tambourine Man".
As the 1960s progressed,
the band was
influential in
originating
psychedelic rock
and raga rock,
with their song
"Eight Miles High"
(1966)
and the albums
Fifth Dimension
(1966),
Younger Than Yesterday
(1967),
and
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
(1968).
The band also played a
pioneering role
in the development of
country rock,
with the 1968 album
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
representing their
fullest immersion
into the genre.
The band's original
five-piece lineup
consisted of
McGuinn
(lead guitar, vocals),
Gene Clark
(tambourine, vocals),
David Crosby
(rhythm guitar, vocals),
Chris Hillman
(bass guitar, vocals),
and
Michael Clarke
(drums)
.By 1966,
Clark had left due to
problems associated
with
anxiety and his
increasing isolation
within the group.
The Byrds continued as
a quartet
until late 1967,
when Crosby and
Clarke also departed.
McGuinn and Hillman
decided to recruit
new members,
including country rock
pioneer
Gram Parsons,
but by late 1968,
Hillman and Parsons
had also exited the band.
McGuinn elected to
rebuild the band's membership;
between
1968 and 1973,
he helmed a new incarnation
of the Byrds
that featured guitarist
Clarence White,
among others.
McGuinn disbanded
that iteration of
the band in
early 1973
to make way for a reunion
of the original quintet.
The Byrds' final album
was released in
March 1973,
with the reunited group
disbanding later that year.
Several former members
of the Byrds went on to
successful careers
of their own,
either as solo artists
or as members of
such groups as
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young,
the Flying Burrito Brothers,
McGuinn, Clark & Hillman,
and
the Desert Rose Band.
In 1991,
the Byrds were inducted into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,
an occasion that saw
the five original members
performing together for
the last time.
Gene Clark died of a
heart attack
later that year,
while
Michael Clarke died
of liver failure in 1993.
Crosby died in 2023.
McGuinn and Hillman
remain musically active.
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