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Bob Dylan wrote "My Back Pages" in 1964 as one of the last songs—perhaps the last song—composed for his Another Side of Bob Dylan album. [1] He recorded it on June 9, 1964, under the working title of "Ancient Memories", the last song committed to tape for the album. [1]
“My Back Pages”, another Bob Dylan cover, was released later the same year and was to be their last top 40 hit. In 1969, McGuinn's solo version of the "Ballad of Easy Rider" appeared in the film Easy Rider , while a full band version was the title track for the album released later that year.
In addition to "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star", Younger Than Yesterday also includes the evocative Crosby and McGuinn penned song "Renaissance Fair", a cover of Dylan's "My Back Pages" (which was later released as a single), and a quartet of Chris Hillman songs, which found the bassist emerging fully formed as an accomplished songwriter.
Anyone who clicked on this article knows that the Byrds are one of the greatest and most influential rock groups of all time: They weren’t only influenced by the Beatles, they influenced them ...
The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration is a live double-album release in recognition of Bob Dylan's 30 years as a recording artist. Recorded on October 16, 1992, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, it captures most of the concert, which featured many artists performing classic Dylan songs, before ending with three songs from Dylan himself.
Although the tapes had been in lead guitarist Roger McGuinn's possession since the concert took place, [5] the album represents the first official release of all tracks. [6] In addition to the regular CD release, Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971 was also released as a double album vinyl LP .
Director D.A. Pennebaker's iconic "Don't Look Back," a 1967 documentary on Bob Dylan, is coming to Columbia's Ragtag Cinema this weekend.
The Very Best of The Byrds is a compilation album by the American rock band The Byrds, released by Columbia Records in 1997. Initially the compilation was only released in Europe and Canada but as of 2006, the album has seen some release in the U.S. [citation needed] The album contains a total of 27 songs, arranged in chronological order, that span the first five years of the band's career ...