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Ballad of Easy Rider is the eighth album by the American rock band the Byrds and was released in November 1969 on Columbia Records. [1] The album was named after the song "Ballad of Easy Rider", which had been written by the Byrds' guitarist and singer, Roger McGuinn (with help from Bob Dylan), as the theme song for the 1969 film, Easy Rider. [2]
Most of the tracks on the Easy Rider soundtrack were previously released on other albums by their respective artists. On LP, cassette and reel-to-reel releases of Easy Rider, tracks 1-5 appeared as side 1, and tracks 6-10 as side 2. "The Pusher" – 5:49 Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf (1968) "Born to Be Wild" (Mars Bonfire) – 3:37
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"Ballad of Easy Rider" is a song written by Roger McGuinn, with input from Bob Dylan (although Dylan is not credited as a co-writer), for the 1969 film Easy Rider. [1] The song was initially released in August 1969 on the Easy Rider soundtrack album as a Roger McGuinn solo performance. [ 2 ]
While McGuinn was writing the theme song for the film Easy Rider, its star and producer Peter Fonda also wanted to include two songs from The Notorious Byrd Brothers in the film ("Wasn't Born to Follow" and "Draft Morning"). [3] In the end, only "Wasn't Born to Follow" was used, accompanying the two bikers riding through the mountains and ...
The Byrds' recording of the song does not appear in the film and an acoustic version credited to McGuinn alone was used instead. [196] [203] The Byrds' song "Wasn't Born to Follow" from The Notorious Byrd Brothers album was featured in the film and also included on the Easy Rider soundtrack album in August 1969. [203]
The set also includes six songs performed by a reunited line-up of the Byrds, featuring McGuinn and other original members David Crosby and Chris Hillman. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Of these six songs, two were recorded live at the Roy Orbison Tribute Concert on February 24, 1990, and four are new studio recordings dating from August 1990. [ 5 ]