Birthday of the Week: Roger McGuinn
This week’s Birthday of the Week is Roger McGuinn, who, among other things, is known as the frontman for The Byrds. On Wednesday (July 13), McGuinn turns 80. To commemorate his milestone, let us...
Tagged: The Byrds
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Byrds “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)”
Los Angeles-based band The Byrds hit number one twice in their career, with both hits topping Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart in 1965. First, “Tambourine Man” spent one week at number one in June 1965. Then,...
It Happened 50 Years Ago: The Byrds “Mr. Tambourine Man”
All seven of Los Angeles-based band The Byrds’ Top 40 hits on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart came in a time span of just over two years between mid-1965 and mid-1967. The first of those hits...
