The principal figure in the second-most-important American rock band of the 60s, Roger McGuinn’s legend always seemed to fit him loosely. With his distinctive, twangy voice and immediately recognizable 12-string Rickenbacker, McGuinn was one of the most influential musicians of his time. Yet his stature as the Big Byrd never translated into a successful solo…
The lead Byrd tries a little of everything on his first solo flight, but it’s not clear where he’s headed.
The former Byrd takes to the air again in this high-flying tale of a drag race in the skies.
McGuinn’s second album is of a piece with those solo CS&N albums.
The title track from McGuinn’s second album comes across as a poor man’s Charlie Rich.
In a pretty sneaky move, McGuinn picks up Pete Kleinow’s backing band and invites them to contribute new material.
The Rolling Thunder Revue spills into the studio for a new Roger McGuinn album.
Whatever happened to The Byrds? Disco, apparently.
McGuinn catches a little full moon fever in the not-quite-twilight of his career.
Honestly, I thought this was going to be a folk den waste of time. Instead, it awakened a hunger in me for folk music that I didn’t know I had. First, to backtrack for a bit, the origins of the Folk Den Project, which has consumed much of Roger McGuinn’s time in the 21st century….