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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...

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...

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...

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...

The Byrds Made This Important Appearance Change Before Their Grand Ole Opry Debut, but It Didn’t Help Much

A hair trim wasn't going to cut it. The post The Byrds Made This Important Appearance Change Before Their Gr...

"Of course it was a drug song. We were stoned when we wrote it!" The story of the psychedelic masterpiece inspired by Jo...

Eight Miles High was the single that should have launched The Byrds into the stratosphere. So why did it instead mark the precise moment when it all came crashing down?

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

On This Day in 1964, Bob Dylan Recorded the Song That Would Become His First No. 1 and Create a New Genre of Music

Sixty-two years ago today, Bob Dylan r...

Ten of the Best Gram Parsons Songs

Continuing the theme from our recent Queen Latifah list, we're looking at ten of the best songs from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2026 "Musical Influence" inductee Gram Parsons. Th...

5 Songs From the 1960s That Made You Want To Live in California

Denny Doherty, Michelle Phillips, John Phillips and Mama Cass Elliott have an acoustic guitar jam and picnic in circa 1966 in a park. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)...

3 Rock Bands From the 1960s Who Had One Pop Crossover and Never Looked Back

English rock band The Kinks at London Airport (later Heathrow), UK, 16th January 1965. They are flying to Australia for a concert tour. From left to right, Ray Davies, Pete Quaife,...

Psych Folk, Pt.1Episode #26-21 airing 05-20-26

The distinctive sound of the psychedelic era was not just a component of the rock music of the period; there was a good bit of folk music which was influenced by the times. That so...

This 1964 Folk Standard-Turned-Pop Hit Was Originally an Attempt to Stand Out at Chuck Berry Concerts

They wanted to stand out, and they certainly did. The post This 1964 Folk Standard-Turned-Pop Hit Was...

Watch: Dawes, Jenny Lewis, Lucius, Eric Krasno and Kenneth Pattengale Play Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac and a Grateful Dead...

Over the weekend Dawes performed a special show at the Libbey Bowl in Ojai, California in memory of  their former tour manager Gerry G. A number of guests joined them for the perfo...

Staff Picks With The Orb, The Beatles, and Joni Mitchell

Senior Editor Brett Callwood The Orb "Fluffy Little Clouds" Back in 1995, The Orb was one of the groups that introduced this rock kid to electronic music, solidified by an electrif...

"It’s about a beautiful moment between a man and a woman. It’s about peace." How Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's visi...

This single from their album Déjà Vu was just what America needed in 1970, reckons songwriter Graham Nash

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...

4 of the Sweetest Love Songs From the 1960s That Capture That Big Crush Feeling

1967: Supergroup "Buffalo Springfield" pose for a portrait in 1967. (L-R) Neil Young, Richie Furay, Dewey Martin, Bruce Palmer, Stephen Stills. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Gett...

Crosby, Stills & Nash Rhino High Fidelity Out Now

In May 1969, while psychedelia was peaking, Crosby, Stills & Nash’s self-titled debut quietly redefined rock with its flawless three-part vocal arrangements, sharp lyrics, and...

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...

5 Psychedelic Rock Songs From the 1960s That Make You Feel Like You’re on Their Same Trip

British pop group the Beatles, (from left to right), John, George, Ringo and Paul, circa 1967. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) These psychedelic rock songs from the 1960s ar...

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...

3 Rock Songs From the 1960s That Sound More Relevant Now Than When They Were Released

1967: Superstar group "Buffalo Springfield" pose for a portrait in 1967. (L-R) Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Dewey Martin, Richie Furay, Bruce Palmer. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives...

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Buffalo Springfield

There’s something about Buffalo Springfield. I can’t quite put my finger on it. Their work is shrouded in a haze. That is, it’s hard to look at anything that Stephen Stills or Neil...