#49 The Byrds

The Byrds combined the best of Dylan with the best of the Beatles to create folk rock. Their trademark songs are folk covers rocked up. They include: Mr Tambourine Man, My Back Pages, and Turn!Turn!Turn!. They also delved into the psychedelic (who didn’t in the 60s?) The band performed at Monterey in 1967 and tensions began to develop. After a lineup change, they went country. They were the first 60s rock band to do so. Tensions broke the band apart in the early 1970s and they have occasionally regrouped through the decades.

Rock n Roll Moment: They took Dylan and added the Beatles to create a new sound.

Essential Byrds:

Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
Turn!Turn!Turn! (1965)
Sweetheart of the Rodeo (1968)
The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)

The Byrds Top 10:

My Backpages
Mr. Tambourine Man
Turn!Turn!Turn!
Eight Miles High
So You Want To Be A Rock n Roll Star
I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better
5D(Fifth Dimension)
The Bells of Rhymney
Chimes of Freedom
Have You Seen Her Face