A jingle-jangle look back with the Byrds
McGuinn, Hillman revisit the music and the mania
The Byrds would never be as popular as the Fab Four, but their sound -- driven by Roger McGuinn's jangly, 12-string Rickenbacker guitar, and the voices of McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, and Chris Hillman -- earned them an important moniker: the American Beatles. They're known for a range of work, from their electrified folk hits (``Turn! Turn! Turn!" and ... (Full article: 1234 words)
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