The electrified version sent the band straight to the top ...

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds is one of very few cover versions to have arrived less than a month after the original. The song was penned by Bob Dylan and released towards the end of March 1965 as ...

How The Byrds reinvented a great Bob Dylan song and inspired Dylan to revolutionise his music ...

Decades later, fans still argue over which version got it right.

These are three of the best songs by The Byrds, which should have been bigger hits at radio than what they were.

The Byrds covered multiple Bob Dylan songs as a band. In some instances, their covers of his songs became more popular than Dylan’s versions. For the most part, Dylan didn’t mind. The Byrds’ take on ...

The Monkees‘ songs sound very different from The Byrds’ songs. Despite this, one of the Prefab Four’s tracks was a cover of a song by The Byrds. Notably, the track was co-written by Carole King.

The Byrds are on the shortlist of great American bands. Between 1965 and 1973, the L.A.-based group released 12 albums — including classics like Mr. Tambourine Man, The Notorious Byrd Brothers, and ...

Here’s wishing a very Happy 80th Birthday to founding Byrds bassist Chris Hillman, who was born on December 4, 1944. In addition to being an original member of the influential folk-rock band, Hillman ...

This article originally appeared in Issue 5 of Crawdaddy in Sept. 1966. The Byrds have been personal favorites of mine since “Mr. Tambourine Man.” Their sonorous and overpowering (though technically ...

Yo La Tengo, who just released an album of ethereal drones, are back with a new EP titled Sleepless Night which will be out October 9 via Matador. The record is mostly covers, with songs by The Byrds, ...