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The Byrds
The Byrds were the first American supergroup. The combination of Roger McGuinn's ringing 12-string Rickenbacker guitar, Gene Clark's poetry, David Crosby's harmonies, Chris Hillman's bluegrass-influenced bass playing and Michael Clarke's enthusiastic drumming ushered in a new era of Rock 'n' Roll. A music that changed the way we felt and thought and looked at ourselves and each other. Along the way music changed and so did The Byrds. They begat folk-rock, raga-rock, acid-rock, country-rock, space-rock, and some of the best personal music ever created. The acoustic instruments of the early 'pre-flyte' days gave way to electric, which gave way to a variety of musical and sound-processing effects, culminating in the use of a Moog synthesizer by Roger McGuinn. Just when the electronics and experimentation leaned towards excess, The Byrds swung back to the purity of country music, spurred on by newcomer/short-timer Gram Parsons, on 'Sweetheart of The Rodeo'. As the years went by members came and went, but the focus remained on the music. The Byrds steadily improved as a touring band, eventually making live recordings part of an official release. The Byrds created one of the most admired canons in popular music, widely influential and revered, culminating in a reunion album which was a commercial success, but a critical failure. Since that time there have been partial and complete regroupings, with varying degrees of success, but one thing has remained constant: the vision of group founder and leader Roger McGuinn. This information has been reproduced from the Byrds Online Appreciation Society (BOAS) website
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