“Roger really invented folk-rock,” says Bruce Springsteen on the concert DVD; The Boss claims the Byrds’ first hit introduced him to the music of Bob Dylan. “I had not heard Dylan’s ...

Roger McGuinn, founder of the Byrds, doesn’t buy it. The legendary singer-songwriter, who has influenced so many significant recording artists from Tom Petty ... like a Bob Dylan/John Lennon ...

The film includes interviews and music from the likes of Stephen Stills of the Buffalo Springfield and Roger McGuinn of the Byrds ... But it’s the dearly departed Tom Petty, in his final ...

That was the case this weekend for Earth, Wind & Fire and Roger McGuinn, Rock & Roll Hall ... and Bobby Darin and his associations with Dylan, Tom Petty, the Beatles and, of course, the Byrds.

“I thought the world of Tom,” said Bob Dylan, who hired Petty and the ... and co-writer on a 1991 album by the Byrds’ Roger McGuinn. Petty also found the time to relaunch Mudcrutch ...

After learning of Petty’s death, Hillman initially wanted to cancel any scheduled live dates, but McGuinn suggested he move ahead with the shows. “Roger and Tom were very, very close friends ...