This still gets airplay on rock, easy listening and grandmother radio up here.
Turn Turn Turn
Look at Hillman, Crosby and McGuinn.

A personal favourite Mr. Tambourine Man
With Dylan joining in with Hillman, Crosby and McGuinn. Singing in harmony on top of that.


Eight Miles High was it encouraging the use of mild altering?...maybe.

Mr. Spaceman kind of whimsical but they meant well.

I was always partial to Jesus Is Just Alright (not the later cover by the Doobies).

I think the Byrds really found their groove when they hired Gram Parsons and released the vastly under-appreciated Sweetheart of the Rodeo. Then Parsons left (way too soon) and took Chris Hillman with him to form the Flying Burrito Brothers. As a nod of appreciation to the Byrds, a new LA group just signed by David Geffen in 1970 named themselves The Eagles.

I am such a big fan of The Byrds. I love both eras - "Everybody's Been Burned" with David Crosby is fantastic - Gene Clark with "Feel a Whole Lot Better" - great pop

Further down the road when Gram joined the band for the short time then followed by Clarence White and the b-bender guitars, the genesis for the Alt. Country/Americana genre was born (also see International Submarine Band). I am a fan of "Chestnut Mare," "Ballad of Easy Rider" and "Jesus is Just Alright" from the later era.

I do love The Byrds - sorry for the long diatribe; I am a bit of a music historian and a free-lance music critic.