MIKAL CRONIN: The Byrds are one of those bands that just always ... That’s a technique I’ve tried to incorporate in my own music. It’s a good trick to keep structurally simple songs ...
Summer 1972, GRAM PARSONS had patented his Cosmic American Music with The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, but failed to see any of the profits. Now, thrown out of The Rolling Stones' inner ...
“He could play a kind of music that the Byrds couldn’t play, and it appealed to me tremendously. I wanted that, and I really didn’t want to go in the direction that Chris [Hillman, bass] and ...
Eight Miles High demonstrates the power of a good arrangment. With bass building like a gathering thundercloud, rumbling guitar chords and tumbling drums usher in Roger McGuinn's memorable four ...
The revered country singer gets personal and inspirational as he goes through the influences and inspiration behind his latest album "Brighter Days," out Friday.