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“David Crosby said, ‘I don't like it, man. That folky 2/4 time never gonna play on the radio’”: The Byrds needed a hit or they’d be dropped. Releasing a cover of Bob Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man as their first single was a gamble that paid off

Byrds guitarist Roger McGuinn was the third person to ever own a Rickenbacker 12-string, following George Harrison – and his timely purchase would completely transform the Dylan song, and the band's entire trajectory

Guitar World

“Hendrix took a look at my first album and said: ‘I’ll try it this way’. I don’t appreciate that. But then I can’t play the guitar like him”: The chaotic story of Arthur Lee and Love, the 60s renegades who helped invent the LA scene

The Doors were stars but their Sunset Strip peers Love deserved to be equally famous

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Six covers of Bob Dylan songs that were better than the originals

He may never have strayed far from the minds of many music fans, but with his biopic A Complete Unknown hitting UK cinemas on January 17 and heartthrob Timothée Chalamet in the lead role, Bob Dylan may be about to gain an entirely new audience.

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“When Clarence White entered the band, it elevated their guitar work. White and Roger McGuinn were electrifying”: Christian Parker on the Byrds’ legacy as folk-rock trailblazers, gear innovators and righteous players in their own right

Parker’s two consecutive albums of Byrds covers showcase the brilliance of one of the '60s most underappreciated guitar powerhouses

Guitar World

"Murder and mayhem never had their way, though the potential was there": A story of Moby Grape, chaos and courtrooms, acid trips and white witches

Moby Grape had it all, and were poised to be the next truly great band. Then came the rip-offs, the drugs, the madness, and the loss of everything

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“Josh Homme’s guitar playing is very learned and proper. I’m self-taught, and my style is more unorthodox. My guitar is untamed.” Brant Bjork made his name as Kyuss’ drummer – but he found his voice on guitar

The drummer turned guitarist says starting in cover bands can improve your writing skills – and explains why he learned more from the Byrds and the Beatles than playing with Josh Homme in Kyuss

Guitar World

“The 80s? A lot of hard drugs, cocaine, heroin, people dying. And disco. I mean, how bad can it get?”: the epic life and times of David Crosby

In 2007, Classic Rock challenged the legendary David Crosby to an epic game of word association. Cue tales of women, drugs, prison, liver transplants and ex-bandmates

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David Crosby: celebrating the life of a quick-witted, acid-tongued raconteur and troublemaker with the voice of an angel

A look back at the life and times of the man who, with The Byrds, CSN, CSN&Y and solo, wrote and recorded a soundtrack to a golden era

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Remembering the guitarists we lost in 2023

We had to say goodbye to a staggering number of guitar geniuses this year. We salute those players and their contributions to the instrument

Guitar World

14 peace anthems and the stories behind them

From pleas for equality to anti-war sentiments and social commentary, we look at some of the greatest peace songs of all time

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The making of Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever: "George Harrison went to the store and bought a ginger root, boiled it and had me stick my head in the pot to get the ginger steam to open up my sinuses. Then I ran in and did the take"

More than 33 years after its release, Tom Petty's solo debut is still making headlines thanks to Grand Theft Autio 6. We dig into the creation of a classic album

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5 songs you need to hear by Tom Petty

Petty's discography is a long road that ended too soon – here are some good places to start with a legendary songwriting legacy

MusicRadar

Musician Jackie DeShannon on her incredible career: ‘It was really difficult being a woman’

The 82-year-old singer-songwriter, known for hits like What the World Needs Now Is Love, reflects on a storied career filled with highs and lows

The Guardian - US

"I jammed with Hendrix and Clapton in a loft in New York": Roger McGuinn's stories of John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison and more

The Byrds' Roger McGuinn played with Jim Morrison, was part of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder revue, gave John Lennon granny glasses and Brian Wilson speed, and he's got some tales to tell

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The 20 most underrated Beatles songs

Even The Beatles’ most overlooked songs are better than many other bands’ best numbers

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“I waited for the call from David but it never came. Two days later he was dead”: Graham Nash and David Crosby were on the verge of reconciling earlier this year

Graham Nash reveals he came close to patching up his friendship with former Crosby, Stills & Nash bandmate David Crosby days before before Crosby’s death

Guitar World

“I'm still slammed with orders. Each B-Bender is made with care and love, just like I did with the first one for Clarence White”: How Gene Parsons reinvented electric guitar playing with the B-Bender

He was the drummer for the Byrds, but Parsons is best known in guitar circles for pioneering the Parsons/White B-Bender, a mind-bending mechanical contraption that changed the face of country guitar playing and beyond, finding fame in the hands of Marty Stuart, Ricky Skaggs and Jimmy Page

Guitar World

The Lovin’ Spoonful's Zal Yanovsky is one of the Sixties' most overlooked guitarists – here's how he fearlessly blended genres to forge the 'Americana' guitar sound

Yanovsky brought the weird, wonderful and the none-too-serious to Good Time Music, and was a genius player, but did he get the credit he deserved?

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A beginner’s guide to country rock in five essential albums

Five must-hear albums that answer the burning question: what is country rock?

Guitar World

The 12-string guitar that defined the ‘60s: in praise of the Rickenbacker Capri

A favourite of The Beatles and The Byrds, these era-defining electrics still resonate

Guitar World

Marty Stuart: “It started with my Clarence White Telecaster. That old guitar is kinda like an invisible band member. It has a tone of its own”

The country legend on channeling the Byrds’ guitar tones, how YouTube helps him cope with the loss of Johnny Cash and finding the amp he’d been searching for all his life

The Independent UK

Music Review: Marty Stuart’s new album 'Altitude' is vibrant country inspired by the Byrds

“Altitude” is Marty Stuart’s first album in more than five years

Guitar World

Remembering David Crosby, a giant of American songwriting who gave the ‘60s a voice

As architect of two ‘60s supergroups – and spokesman for the peace and love generation – Crosby will be remembered for his contribution to the counterculture, not the darkness in his life

The Independent UK

David Crosby: Musician who helped shape the sound of the Sixties

The untamed Crosby tasted success with The Byrds before transferring his songwriting chops and sparkling vocals to folk-rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash

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David Crosby's 5 essential songs

Not even a month into 2023, we have had several great losses in the world of music and entertainment. Earlier it was iconic rock guitarist Jeff Beck, and now we have learned legendary singer-songwriter David Crosby has died at the age of 81 after a long illness.

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