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A number of tracks on Dr Byrds & Mr. Hyde, including the instrumental "Nashville West" and the traditional song "Old Blue", [192] featured the sound of the Parsons and White designed StringBender (also known as the B-Bender), an invention that allowed White to duplicate the sound of a pedal steel guitar on his Fender Telecaster.
The New York Times noted there is a racial dynamic to many reaction videos which involve younger, Black listeners responding positively to music by older, white musicians. [9] [10] Some YouTube channels doing music reaction videos have become very successful, with major music labels reaching out to channels to promote their artists. [8]
In addition to its appearance on the Younger Than Yesterday album, "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" also appears on several Byrds' compilations, including The Byrds' Greatest Hits; History of The Byrds; The Original Singles: 1965–1967, Volume 1; The Byrds; The Very Best of The Byrds; The Essential Byrds; and There Is a Season. [16]
[4] [5] It was also included on the Byrds' debut album, Mr. Tambourine Man. [3] The song was written by band member Gene Clark, who also sings the lead vocal. [4] "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" has been covered by a number of different artists over the years, and is regarded by fans and critics as one of the Byrds' best known songs. [6]
Byrds is the twelfth and final studio album by the American rock band the Byrds and was released in March 1973 on Asylum Records. [1] It was recorded as the centerpiece of a reunion among the five original band members: Roger McGuinn , Gene Clark , David Crosby , Chris Hillman , and Michael Clarke . [ 2 ]
"Mr. Spaceman" is a song by the American rock band the Byrds and was the third track on their 1966 album, Fifth Dimension. [1] It was released as the third single from the album in September 1966, [2] reaching number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100, but failing to chart in the United Kingdom.
A sixteen-minute live version of "Eight Miles High" was included on the Byrds' album in 1970, [41] and another live version was released as part of the 2008 album, Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971. [42] The song was performed by a reformed lineup of the Byrds featuring Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, and Chris Hillman in January 1989. [40]
Mr. Tambourine Man is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Byrds, released on June 21, 1965, by Columbia Records. [1] The album is characterized by the Byrds' signature sound of Jim McGuinn's [nb 2] 12-string Rickenbacker guitar and the band's complex harmony singing. [2]