Roger McGuinn

Sep 24, 2024 | pasadenastarnews.com | Roger McGuinn |Chris Hillman |Peter Larsen

In the Heartbreakers, lead guitarist Mike Campbell often wrote the music, and then handed it off for singer-guitarist Tom Petty to find the words. "Almost always I would write music on my own, which I still do," Campbell says on a phone call from Austin recently where later that day his co-headlining tour with Lucinda Williams was set to kick off. "If I thought something was good, I'd give him a tape with a few things on it.

Sep 24, 2024 | mercedsunstar.com | Roger McGuinn |Chris Hillman

In the Heartbreakers, lead guitarist Mike Campbell often wrote the music, and then handed it off for singer-guitarist Tom Petty to find the words. "Almost always I would write music on my own, which I still do," Campbell says on a phone call from Austin recently where later that day his co-headlining tour with Lucinda Williams was set to kick off. "If I thought something was good, I'd give him a tape with a few things on it.

Sep 21, 2024 | wfmu.org | Renaissance Fair |Gene Clark |Roger McGuinn

10:33am→TDK60:Bob: Rumors are flying that the Byrds will be here today. I can't be here during the show, will check it out later. Good spins!10:56am→RobbieWhite:Good morning Bob. I'm looking forward to your show. 11:00am→Bob Brainen:Hey TDK60, rumor is fact, in this case. See you in archive-land!11:00am→Andrew in Toronto:Good morning, Bob, and all other listeners!11:00am→Bob Brainen:G'morning RobbieWhite of WOWD, thanks.  11:01am→1whoknewcthulhu:Good morning, Bob and all.

Sep 7, 2024 | powerpop.blog | Tags Byrds |Roger McGuinn

This song is on the Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde album by the Byrds. It’s a really good song but the interesting part is the story behind the song. It was written in response to an on-air argument with Ralph Emery, who was an all-night country DJ on a country radio station at the time. It was written by Roger McGuinn and Gram Parsons. The song was an open letter to Emery. Before I get into the song which I really like…I want everyone to know I’m not downing Emery because of this.

May 29, 2024 | register-herald.com | Roger McGuinn

In 1952, country singer Hank Williams was divorced by his wife, Audrey Shepherd. In 1959, one of rock’s first outdoor festivals took place in Atlanta, Georgia, featuring Ray Charles, B.B. King, Ruth Brown, Jimmy Reed and The Drifters. It attracted 9,000 people. In 1971, Paul McCartney released “Mary Had A Little Lamb.” It was one of McCartney’s least successful songs, but still cracked the Top Thirty. In 1973, Roger McGuinn, formerly of The Byrds, made his solo debut in New York.