For The Byrds founder Roger McGuinn, the perfect song was one that he and his band would eventually score a number one hit ...

Although he took influence from George Harrison, as a session player Roger McGuinn had been experimenting with 12-string guitar sounds long before he was captivated by the Beatles and Harrison’s use ...

Roger McGuinn was always considered a legend of folk rock, but he never intended in being in a band and wanted to write ...

There are famous musicians, there are talented musicians and then there are influential musicians. Of course, Roger McGuinn scores well on the first two measures. But his lasting legacy will always be ...

Before Roger McGuinn took off with his band the Byrds in the mid-1960s, soaring up the charts with hits including “Mr. Tambourine Man,” “Turn! Turn! Turn!” and “Eight Miles High,” McGuinn was a ...

I've heard plenty of sing-alongs over the years, but Friday night was the first time I ever heard a whistle-along. The crowd at the Michigan Theater was more than happy to provide the sound effects ...

Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), Vienna (Va.), United States, Virginia, 1997. Table of contents Saturday Night Show Conclusion 1. Roger McGuinn, Jay Bennet and Jeff Tweedy- Turn, Turn, Turn 2. Roger ...

Fifty years ago this month, the Byrds were truly in flight. Their first single and album, both titled "Mr. Tambourine Man," soared. "Mr. Tambourine Man," a rearrangement of a Bob Dylan song (from 2/4 ...

Roger McGuinn and the Zombies — two rock legends who left their marks in very different ways on popular music — will explore the breadth of their legacies in concerts at Benaroya Hall this month.

You might say Roger McGuinn is on a long honeymoon. Long since having written his name among the luminaries of rock and roll, McGuinn goes at his own pace these days. He's not in the midst of a tour ...

The Byrds’ Roger McGuinn had refused offers to reunite that band for nearly two decades until an irresistible anniversary, the 50th for the landmark country-rock album “Sweetheart of the Rodeo,” ...