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For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”

Roger McGuinn has been a musical staple for as long as I can claim to have been making my own choices about what I listen to, through the Byrds and various attempts to put together...

Beefheart & McGuinn :: Midtown Downtime

The new collaboration between UK/Melbourne musicians William Murray and Winter McGuinn, Midtown Downtime is a warmly worn folk-rock set built on intoxicating harmonies and beautifu...

“Mick came in with his Les Paul, plugged in to my amp and fiddled with the controls. All of a sudden there it was, the f...

Sure, he made a massive imprint on David Bowie’s classic early ’70s albums. But Mick Ronson also worked with Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Elton John, Roger McGuinn, Morris...

Music Reviews: The Cyrkle’s ‘Revival,’ plus C. Gibbs and Ray Campi

To say the Cyrkle got off to an auspicious start would be a major understatement. This 1960s pop-rock outfit was the first American band signed by Beatles manager Brian Epstein, wh...

"She said, 'Mick wants to speak to you.' It was Jagger asking if I was free to tour with the Stones." He produced the Se...

The cult singer and guitarist whose fingerprints are all over British music

How Singer-Songwriter John Stewart Rocked His Way to His Biggest Hit With a Pair of Fleetwood Mac Members at His Side

Country-rock singer-songwriter John Stewart, a former member of the Kingston Trio, performs at The Great Southeast Music Hall on September 26, 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by T...

The Byrds - Transmission Impossible

 The Byrds Transmission Impossible ..The ByrdsOriginal songs, bible verses and superlative Bob Dylan covers One of the most influential band of the 60iesVOL 01 Avalon Ballroom, SF...

“I found myself sitting next to Keith Richards – just two guys playing the guitar. Doesn’t get much better than that!” F...

He says finding himself working with Matthew Sweet, k.d. lang, and Lucinda Williams has been a dream. But he still wants his stolen ’64 Strat back

3 Rock Frontmen From the 1960s Who Found New Life as Solo Artists

Musician Neil Young performing onstage in 1978 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Sometimes an artist has to go out on their own to understand their arti...

“I played that lick and went home. An hour later, the phone rang. Tom said, ‘You’ve got to come back. We want to put tha...

Campbell's guitar noodling and Petty's ear for a good hook resulted in their first Top 40 hit

This Byrds Song Was a Hit, but David Crosby Hated It So Much That It Catalyzed His Departure From the Band

UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960: Photo of Byrds, Mid 1960?s, California, Los Angeles, Whisky a Go Go ByrdsL-R: David Crosby, Jim ? Roger? McGuinn,Chris Hillman, Gene Clark (in foregroun...

Cher’s First Top 40 Hit Found Her Battling The Byrds in 1965

Portrait of Singer/Actress Cher photographed in 1965.; (Photo by King Collection/Avalon/Getty Images) The Byrds were the prime Dylan interpreters at first. At least until Cher bea...

The Cyrkle’s Biggest Hit Received Help From Some Music Heavyweights in 1966

Remembering When Robbie Robertson’s Input Helped Salvage a Classic Tom Petty Ballad in 1985

Paperback Riders: Johnny Rogan “The Byrds Timeless Flight” and “Timeless Flight Revisited”

There are rock biographies, and then there are monuments. Johnny Rogan’s Timeless Flight: The Definitive Biography of the Byrds, first published in 1981, belongs firmly in the latt...

“I miss my brother… But I’d always had it in the back of my mind that if the Heartbreakers ever retired, I would make th...

With a title track inspired by Brian Wilson, Mission of Mercy is the sound of Campbell piecing his heart – and ours – back together again

61 Years Ago Today, the Byrds Went to No. 1 With the Song That Convinced Bob Dylan To Go Electric

The Byrds Sixty-one years ago today, the Byrds topped the Hot 100 with a Bob Dylan-penned song that shook the music world to its core. The post 61 Years Ago Today, the Byrds Went...

Bob Dylan’s Live Band Shakes Up Guitarists Mid-Tour

Bob Britt and Doug Lancio have both appeared to depart Dylan's band. Bob Dylan’s Live Band Shakes Up Guitarists Mid-Tour Travis Bland

4 Guitarists Who Made a Big Impact on Paul McCartney Songs

Now and again, Paul McCartney hands off lead guitar duties on his songs. These four guitarists pushed Macca songs to another level. The post

Ringo Starr Twinkles With Friends at the Greek

Ringo Starr has been one of the biggest names in drumming world-wide for over 60 years. For the last 37 years Ringo has been touring with his All-Starr band, which has had some big...

“We were part of the Manchester punk explosion – The Sex Pistols and the Clash were exciting and glamorous, we were quit...

With the classic-era guitarist at the helm, U.K. punk-rock originals the Buzzcocks are nowhere near calling it quits

“I did get some bad reviews. Some people called me ‘the guy who ruined the Pretenders’”: Robbie McIntosh on his trial by...

The guitarist had huge shoes to fill, and the press weren’t exactly on his side

“The spirit of the Ramones is alive in every backyard punk show, punk club, and festival”: Billie Joe Armstrong teams up...

The band will play a special charity event celebrating 50 years of the Ramones' debut album

“It took me 10 or 11 takes to get the timing on the intro right. Jimi easily could have just done it”: The life and time...

The Traffic guitarist’s best work of the ’60s and ’70s was magical, but the stop/start nature of his career held him off household-name status