McGuinn and Hillman decided to recruit new members, including country rock pioneer Gram Parsons, but by late 1968, Hillman and Parsons had also exited the band. The Byrds continued as a quartet until late 1967, when Crosby and Clarke also departed the band. However, this version of the band was relatively short-lived and by early 1966, Clark had left due to problems associated with anxiety and his increasing isolation within the group. The original five-piece line-up of The Byrds consisted of Jim McGuinnВ ( lead guitar, vocals), Gene ClarkВ ( tambourine, vocals), David CrosbyВ ( rhythm guitar, vocals), Chris HillmanВ ( bass guitar, vocals), and Michael ClarkeВ ( drums). Tambourine Man' and Pete Seeger's ' Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season)', along with the self-penned originals, ' I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better', ' Eight Miles High', ' So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star', ' Ballad of Easy Rider' and ' Chestnut Mare'. Among the band's most enduring songs are their cover versionsВ of Bob Dylan's ' Mr. The band's signature blend of clear harmony singingВ and McGuinn's jangly twelve-string Rickenbacker guitarВ has continued to be influential on popular music up to the present day. As the 1960s progressed, the band was also influential in originating psychedelic rock, raga rock, and country rock. Initially, they pioneered the musical genre of folk rock, melding the influence of The Beatles and other British InvasionВ bands with contemporary and traditional folk music. Although they only managed to attain the huge commercial success of contemporaries like The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and The Rolling StonesВ for a short period (1965вЂ“66), The Byrds are today considered by critics to be one of the most influential bands of the 1960s. Jim McGuinn, remaining the sole consistent member, until the group disbanded in 1973. The band underwent multiple line-up changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn, a.k.a. The Byrds / Л€ b Йњr d z /В were an American rockВ band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964.

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