David Crosby was often candid about his former actions, including in this instance, when he revealed why he was kicked out of The Byrds.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Morgan Elliott The Byrds were a massively influential group whose legacy has faded ...

The Byrds are on the shortlist of great American bands. Between 1965 and 1973, the L.A.-based group released 12 albums — including classics like Mr. Tambourine Man, The Notorious Byrd Brothers, and ...

Clarence White revolutionized the role of the guitar in Bluegrass, played on sessions for many of the top artists of the 60's ...

David Crosby was a crucial voice of both the hippie idealism and the world-weary realism of the classic-rock era. As a founding member of the Byrds and later Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, he helped ...

The Byrds had a seemingly endless revolving door of musicians come and go over the years, but Gene Parsons was among the most ...

Most artists would consider themselves lucky to have half the achievements David Crosby had, but he felt the true musicians ...

It was supposed to be an album release bash for a key member of several influential bands, not a posthumous salute to one of his most admired disciples. But circumstances were such that Chris ...

Guitar thefts are, unfortunately, a negative side effect of being a guitarist, and the Byrds' Roger McGuinn learned that the hard way in 1965: his prized Rickenbacker was swiped from right under his ...

The future Talking Heads frontman’s family settled in Baltimore after immigrating from Scotland in the ‘50s, and during the early years of his life he relied on his parents’ record collection. “They ...

Staying relevant and keeping up with music trends is a common denominator among senior singer/songwriters. Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young, who continue to make respectable music in their twilight ...

It was in a smallish night club on the Sunset Strip that the Byrds broke in their act and suddenly became the best-loved and most exciting group in Los Angeles. That was eight hit songs, six albums, ...