The Byrds
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The Byrds were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964. The band underwent multiple lineup changes, with frontman Roger McGuinn as the sole consistent member. For a short time
David Crosby, Gene Clark, Michael Clarke, Chris Hillman, and Jim McGuinn in 1965
A Rickenbacker 360 12-string guitar similar to the one used by Jim McGuinn in 1964 and 1965. By 1966, McGuinn had transitioned to playing the three pickup 370/12 model.
Producer Terry Melcher (left) in the recording studio with Gene Clark (center) and David Crosby (right). Melcher brought in session musicians to play on the "Mr. Tambourine Man" single because he felt that the Byrds hadn't yet gelled musically.
Bob Dylan joins the Byrds onstage at Ciro's, March 26, 1965
Gene Clark
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Harold Eugene Clark was an American singer-songwriter and founding member of the folk rock band the Byrds. He was the Byrds' principal songwriter between 1964 and early 1966, writing most of the band'
The Byrds
…country rock, particularly with the 1968 album Sweetheart of the Rodeo. The band's original five-piece lineup consisted of McGuinn (lead guitar, vocals), Gene Clark (tambourine, vocals), David Crosby (rhythm guitar, vocals), Michael Clarke (drums), and Chris Hillman (bass guitar, vocals). In early 1966, Clark left…
Clark (second from right) singing on stage with the Byrds for The Big T.N.T. Show, November 1965
Advertisement for "Gene Clark & the Group" performance at Whisky a Go Go, mid-1966