People Open DS/UK/11281 The Byrds (1964-2000) The Byrds 1964-2000 American rock band Group (Male) Los Angeles, California, United States (formed) American Music Group; Rock Original Members: Roger McGuinn – guitar, banjo, Moog synthesizer, vocals Gene Clark – tambourine, guitar, harmonica, vocals David Crosby – guitar, vocals Michael Clarke – drums Chris Hillman – bass, guitar, mandolin, vocals Past Members: Kevin Kelley – drums Gram Parsons – guitar, piano, organ, vocals Clarence White – guitar, mandolin, vocals Gene Parsons – drums, banjo, harmonica, guitar, vocals John York – bass, vocals Skip Battin – bass, piano, vocals The Byrds were an American rock band formed in 1964. The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn remaining the sole consistent member. Although their time as one of the most popular groups in the world only lasted for a short period in the mid-1960s, the Byrds are considered by critics to be among the most influential rock acts of their era. Their signature blend of clear harmony singing and McGuinn's jangly twelve-string Rickenbacker guitar was "absorbed into the vocabulary of rock" and has continued to be influential. Initially, the Byrds pioneered the musical genre of folk rock as a popular format in 1965, by melding the influence of the Beatles and other British Invasion bands with contemporary and traditional folk music on their first and second albums, and the hit singles "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Turn! Turn! Turn!". As the 1960s progressed, the band was influential in originating psychedelic rock and raga rock, with their song "Eight Miles High" and the albums Fifth Dimension (1966), Younger Than Yesterday (1967) and The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968). The band played a pioneering role in the development of country rock, with the 1968 album Sweetheart of the Rodeo representing their fullest immersion into the genre. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Byrds (2021) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 RAHhbaulcombe 1/21/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 52283a35-75bf-415d-8766-15ac8f6b6fa6