The Byrds’ guitarist was later told he influenced Harrison to write a Beatles’ classic. “We had some cross-pollination,” he ...

With the Byrds, Roger McGuinn gifted us chiming electric 12-string anthems like “Turn, Turn, Turn,” riff-laden cuts like “So You Want to Be a Rock ‘N’ Roll Star,” and proto-country-rock classics like ...

Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman are celebrating the pioneering country-rock gem with Marty Stuart. Byrds Legend Roger McGuinn on the Fight to Close a $60,000,000 Royalty Loophole Byrds Legend Roger ...

The tours and hoards of adoring fans were exciting for Harrison at first, but he said that he began to tire of it. “I sensed this in 1965, and I said, ‘I don’t want to do this anymore. I don’t want ...

Soon after the Beatles arrived on American soil, a pair of folk musicians – Roger McGuinn and Gene Clark – formed what would become America’s answer to the Fab Four – The Byrds. Enjoying tremendous ...

Roger McGuinn revealed that the partial Byrds reunion came about partly as a way of distracting colleague Chris Hillman from the “tough year” he’d just had. The pair recently kicked off a tour to mark ...

For the house or McGuinn or otherwise, Dylan visited the guitarist’s home often to play pool, shoot the breeze, and, after Dylan noticed McGuinn’s house had a basketball hoop, play pickup ball games. ...

“It’s a shock and I feel great, but I’m 81 years old. The good thing is a lot of people look at me and say, ‘Oh, come on man, you must be kidding.’ So that’s nice.” Rock stars aren’t supposed to get ...

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 ...

Recorded in concert at the Fox Tucson Theater in Arizona, McGuinn tells tales of how iconic Byrds tunes like 'Chestnut Mare,' written with Jacques Levy, ‘Eight Miles High’ and ‘Ballad of Easy Rider’ ...

As the leader (and wearer of the Ben Franklin rectangular glasses) of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Byrds, Roger McGuinn combined the rock beat of the British Invasion bands with the American folk ...