3/9/2023 0 Comments The byrds past members![]() During ’65, I saw The Byrds taping an episode of Shindig! at ABC-TV studios on Prospect Ave. They used to have these $2.50 school assemblies. I remember when The Byrds played Hollywood High School and Fairfax High School in 1965. Chris and I spoke a few times over the last couple of decades. My first interview with Roger was in 1974 for the now defunct Sounds magazine. This century I’ve interviewed Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman and David Crosby. It was a very special detour, and one I will always hold close to my heart.” And it worked so well.” Roger McGuinn with Rickenbacker Photo by Jim Dickson, Courtesy of the Henry Diltz Archives and Gary StroblĪdds Roger McGuinn: “Being in The Byrds was a detour to my dream of being a folk singer. I think we all shared a private belief and a strong faith that this was going to work. And as crazy as we all were at times, when we were on our game, we soared, we flew high and mighty. “I loved being in The Byrds,” volunteers Chris Hillman. The Byrds: 1964-1967 is accompanied by a running commentary featuring McGuinn, Hillman, and Crosby’s memories of the group, the era, and their late compatriots Gene Clark and Michael Clarke, this crafted volume is a glorious collector’s item for Byrds fans and anyone who enjoys photography books spotlighting the pop culture of the ’60s. Gary Strobl, archivist and Diltz librarian, cleaned and scanned 180 images culled from original negatives snapped by Diltz, and Dixon.Ī dozen of the pictures of The Byrds were first displayed in my 2009 book, Canyon Of Dreams The Magic And The Music Of Laurel Canyon. The band’s three surviving founding members – Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, and David Crosby – have come together to present The Byrds: 1964-1967, a large format tabletop book that offers a unique visual history of their group with vocalist/songwriter Gene Clark and drummer Michael Clarke.įeaturing more than 500 images from legendary photographers such as Henry Diltz, Jim Dickson, Barry Feinstein, Curt Gunther, Jim Marshall, and Linda McCartney, the book also includes restored images from the Columbia Records archives and the personal archives from the band’s original manager, Jim Dickson. They had those great clothes and hairdos.” “And not to be too shallow,” Tom Petty once wrote, “but they also were just the best-dressed band around. They incorporated folk, country, jazz and beat influences into a fresh blend that helped define an era. With their unmistakable harmonies and Roger McGuinn’s innovative 12-string Rickenbacker guitar work, The Byrds never stopped experimenting. Tambourine Man’ on Columbia Records in 1965, they introduced Bob Dylan’s songs to a new audience and launched a career that would see them grow to become one of the most influential rock bands of all time. It’s the definitive visual history of the group and features rare and never-seen photos, and is available in numbered and hand-signed limited editions. To celebrate this momentous occasion we are running HARVEY KUBERNIK’s exclusive interviews with McGuinn, Hillman, and CrosbyīMG has announced The Byrds: 1964-1967, a new large-format 400-page collectible art book curated by the band’s three surviving founding members, and available in three versions, including a Super Deluxe Limited Edition signed by Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, and David Crosby. BMG Publishing unleash this epic new book on 1st September.
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