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The banjo-inspired Rickenbacker guitar icon recalls how Miles Davis got them signed and weighs up the merits of David Crosby and Clarence White ...
April 18, 2012 • Singer-guitarist Roger McGuinn, best known as leader of The Byrds, is a folk-rock pioneer. Since the group disbanded, McGuinn has pursued a solo career, and also created the ...
Roger McGuinn, 76, is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who is best known as co-founder of the Byrds. He currently is touring in the U.S., and his latest album is “Sweet Memories.” ...
Byrds co-founders Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman saddle up for the 50th anniversary tour of the release of "Sweetheart of the Rodeo.'' The tour stops at the Akron Civic Theatre on Wednesday, Oct. 3.
Roger McGuinn has worked as a solo concert artist for years, mixing his set list between the folk songs he has loved all his life and the timeless pop works he sang during the '60s and '70s as the ...
Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman of the Byrds, joined by Marty Stuart, right, and his band, celebrate the 50th anniversary of that band’s landmark country rock album, ...
To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven. But now is not the time nor the season for a Byrds reunion, according to Roger McGuinn. Despite interest from former ...
Midway through ”King of the Hill,” the first single from Roger McGuinn`s first record in 11 years, an eerie moment occurs when guest star Tom Petty begins to sing. Petty sounds more like ...
Roger McGuinn is best known as the singer and lead guitarist of the Byrds, a California-based band considered among the most influential acts of the 1960s. The Byrds’ debut album, “Mr ...
When The Byrds’ Roger McGuinn spent time with George Harrison, he began playing Beatles songs on his guitar. It felt natural enough; Harrison had spent much of his youth in The Beatles and ...
Concert Review: Ex-Byrds Deliver Stirring ‘Sweetheart of the Rodeo’ Tribute At the Theatre at Ace Hotel, Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman were joined by Marty Stuart — and, for this tour ...