The Byrds

Turn! Turn! Turn!.........The Byrds are the American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964. The group has gone through many lineup changes throughout its existence, with singer Roger McGuinn (aka Jim McGuinn) other members of a single uniform until disbanding in 1973. Although they have been a huge commercial success of contemporaries like The Beatles, Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones in a short period (1965-1966), The Byrds today by critics as one of the the most influential music of the 1960s. Initially, they pioneered the genre of folk rock, influenced the Beatles' uniform and other British invasion groups of contemporary music and traditionalfolk. When developed in the 1960s, the group also had influence in originatingpsychedelic rock, body rock, and rock. In addition, the signature blend of singing in a band clearly influenced and continues to consistently jangly twelve string Rickenbacker guitar McGuinn on folk music to date Of the original songsMusic is more durable. Including their version of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man and Turn" Pete Seeger's Turn! Play! (To everything there is a season) "and the original order was written," I will feel good a whole lot more, Eight Miles High .....So You Want to Be Rock n 'Roll Star, "" Ballad of Easy Rider "and" Chestnut Mare. "

Year initial duration of the line-up of Jim McGuinn of The Byrds (guitar, vocals), Gene Clark (small drums, vocals), David Crosby (rhythm guitar, vocals), Chris Hillman (bass, vocals) and MichaelClarke (drums). However, this version of the strip is relatively short and early in 1966, Clark had to leave because of problems with anxiety and isolation increased in the group. The Byrds by the end of the quarter in 1967, when Crosby and Clarke also left the group.McGuinn and Hillman decided to recruit new members, including country rock pioneer Gram Parsons, but in late 1968, Hillman and Parsons also left the group. McGuinn, Roger is now renamed after the temptations of religion Subud, was selected to reconstruct the composition of the group and between 1968 and 1973, he crossed out the new incarnation of The Byrds, with guitarist Clarence White among others. McGuinn dissolution of the current line up in early 1973 to make way for the meetings of the original quintet. The latest album "Byrds was released in March 1973, dismantled the team again soon.
Some former band members will be successful careers of their own, both as a solo artist or as part of a group, such as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and The Desert Rose Band. In late 1980, Gene Clark and Michael Clarke both touring Byrds, caused a legal challenge of McGuinn, Crosby, Hillman and rights in the name of the band. Accordingly, McGuinn, Crosby, Hillman and conducted a series like The Byrds reunionconcerts between 1988 and 1990 and also recorded four songs from the new Byrds. On January 16, 1991, The Byrds inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, an occasion that saw the team members played together last time.McGuinn, Crosby, Hillman and still active, but Gene Clark died of a heart attack in 1991, and Michael Clarke died of liver failure in 1993.