artist: The Byrds
posted January 2008
The Byrds' First Six in Retrospect
January 10 – The Byrds are largely associated with folk rock but they did dabble in all kinds of genres—country, bluegrass, jazz, eastern, psychedelia—as their highly influential first six albums can confirm. For a while, they were the only worthwhile American answer to the Beatles – only they had cooler shades and did way more drugs. by Trent McMartin
January 10 – The Byrds are largely associated with folk rock but they did dabble in all kinds of genres—country, bluegrass, jazz, eastern, psychedelia—as their highly influential first six albums can confirm. For a while, they were the only worthwhile American answer to the Beatles – only they had cooler shades and did way more drugs. by Trent McMartin
