The Byrds
The Byrds () were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964. The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn (known as Jim McGuinn until mid-1967) remaining the sole consistent member. Although their time as one of the most popular groups in the world only lasted for a short period in the mid-1960s, the Byrds are today considered by critics to be among the most influential rock acts of their era. Their signature blend of clear harmony singing and McGuinn's jangly twelve-string Rickenbacker guitar was "absorbed into the vocabulary of rock" and has continued to be influential.
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| Genre | Rock · pop · folk rock · psychedelic rock · raga rock · country rock · jangle pop · psychedelia
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| Label | Columbia · Asylum · Elektra
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members
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past members
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touring members
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FEATURED DISCOGRAPHY
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studio albums
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live albums
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compilation albums
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video albums
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singles
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
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mood
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style
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![Good Times Magazine Cover [Germany] (May 2014)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/2/8/28xdpvvjmjhepj8h.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Good Times Magazine Cover [Germany] (April 2014)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/s/b/sbvk31x8ocbm8b3b.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Record Collectors' Magazine Cover [Japan] (September 1990)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/a/e/aemnl6e0wz4mezna.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Record Collectors' Magazine Cover [Japan] (March 1987)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/7/k/7k7fgoo1ost9g1kt.jpg?skj2io4l)
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