They were not solely responsible for devising folk-rock, but they were certainly more responsible than any other single act (Dylan included) for melding the innovations and energy of the British Invasion with the best lyrical and musical elements of contemporary folk music.

The jangling, 12-string guitar sound of leader Roger McGuinns Rickenbacker was permanently absorbed into the vocabulary of rock.

They also played a vital role in pioneering psychedelic rock and country-rock, the unifying element being their angelic harmonies and restless eclecticism.

Often described in their early days as a hybrid of Dylan and the Beatles, the Byrds in turn influenced Dylan and the Beatles almost as much as Bob and the Fab Four had influenced the Byrds.

The Byrds innovations have echoed nearly as strongly through subsequent generations, in the work of Tom Petty, R.E.M., and innumerable alternative bands of the post-punk era that feature those jangling guitars and dense harmonies.

Reply Delete Replies Reply roosen jp June 6, 2020 at 2:07 AM thank you Reply Delete Replies Reply Ozzieguy June 6, 2020 at 11:31 AM Very welcome Roosen Reply Delete Replies Reply Anonymous November 5, 2020 at 4:53 AM Are these albums all remastered Id like to know, please.

Reply Delete Replies Ozzieguy November 5, 2020 at 12:43 PM Hello Franco, They are all from my LP and CD collection here at home.

However, what difference is there with remastered albums as I do not know.

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He would move on in 1969 to form The Flying Burrito Brothers with fellow Byrd Chris Hillman.

Most found Post-Byrd gigs with other bands, some with great success particularly David Crosby.

They were definitely pioneers, making way for Buffalo Springfield, Poco, The Burritos, and eventually The Eagles to name a few.

In 1963 he found session work with Colorados Judy Collins and then Simon and Garfunkle.

He then made his was out to Southern California and before long The Jet Set a joint venture between Jim McGuinn and Gene Clark came together.

They were soon joined by David Crosby and in short order The Byrds were born.

The next year in 1963 he joins The Surf Riders before being invited into The New Christy Minstrels where he works for over a year.

His family had an estate in San Diego County where Chris would cut his teeth in music first in 1960 with a group called The Scottsville Squirrel Barkers, a group which included future Flying Burrito, Eagle, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band etc., member Bernie Leadon.

This band would soon change its name to The Hillmen which included the brothers Vern and Rex Gosdin and Don Parmley who would to on to form The Bluegrass Cardinals (Parmley provided the banjo tracks for the TV Show The Beverly Hillbillies.

Clarke was a baby-boomer who came to his alignment with the Byrds with very little musical experience.

In addition, Clarke was the lone Byrd who was not a songwriter and only made a few contributions along the way minor ones at that.

He did return and continued to perform with the band for a couple of months but was soon dispatched.

In 1964 Crosby made the acquaintance of Jim McGuinn and Gene Clark in The Jet Set.

Jerry Cole, and Larry Knechtel participating on the title track and I Knew Id Want You.

This time Terry Melcher sat in on He Was A Friend of Mine playing organ.

The title track would become their biggest hit record staying at number 1 for three weeks, a song penned by folk singer Pete Seeger.

This lineup with some in and some out were responsible for the Sweetheart of the Rodeo LP.

The Byrds who appeared on this long play included all five of the above with White contributing before becoming a full-time Byrd post Gram Parsons.

In his early years he was a member of The Pacers and then The Legends in Florida.

His tastes then migrated to folk music and he joined a group called The Shilos out of Shiloh, South Carolina while still in high school.

The Submarines headed out to southern California and it was there they recorded their one LP Safe At Home.

Parsons came into contact with Chris Hillman and was invited to help replace the departed of David Crosby and Michael Clarke which occurred in late 1967.

Parsons wouldnt stay around for long, departing after recording Sweetheart of The Rodeo.

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