[244] Three officially released Byrds recordings exist of the McGuinn-White-Battin-Guerin lineup: live versions of "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Roll Over Beethoven" that were recorded for the soundtrack of the Earl Scruggs' film Banjoman, and a studio recording of "Bag Full of Money" that was included as a bonus track on the remastered reissue of Farther Along in 2000. [130][147] In addition, during the Byrds' performance at the Monterey Pop Festival on June 17, 1967, Crosby gave lengthy in-between-song speeches on controversial subjects, including the JFK assassination and the benefits of giving LSD to "all the statesmen and politicians in the world", to the intense annoyance of the other band members. [3] During concert performances, a combination of poor sound, group illness, ragged musicianship, and the band's notoriously lackluster stage presence, all combined to alienate audiences and served to provoke a merciless castigating of the band in the British press. Although the Byrds' fame was short-lived, their impact was great on the music world. [42] David Crosby returned to the supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young for their 1974 tour and subsequently continued to produce albums with Graham Nash. Later that year, following the departure of Michael Clarke (the second Byrd to quit), the band clashed over the choice of material for their new album. [223][225] Controversially, Melcher and Hinshaw elected to bring in arranger Paul Polena to assist in the overdubbing of strings, horns, and a gospel choir onto many of the songs, allegedly without the band's consent. And though the two most talented latter-day band members Gram Parsons and Clarence White-met untimely deaths, the five original Byrds share a distinction rare among pan theon rock groups: they're all still alive. [15] McGuinn and Hillman decided to recruit new members, including country rock pioneer Gram Parsons, but by late 1968, Hillman and Parsons had also exited the band. [210][227][228] The British and European press were unanimous in their praise of the Byrds' live performances during the tour,[228] reinforcing their reputation as a formidable live act during this period. [253] The two former Byrds continued to play low-key gigs after the release of the McGuinn/Hillman album, but they split up in early 1981. [34][39] In October 1964, Dickson recruited mandolin player Chris Hillman as the Jet Set's bassist. Clark played percussion and guitar and was an original member of the Byrds, the. [57], Within three months "Mr. Tambourine Man" had become the first folk rock smash hit,[58] reaching number one on both the U.S. ", "Pack Up the Plantation: Live! [150][153], When tensions reached a breaking point during October 1967, McGuinn and Hillman drove to Crosby's home and fired him, stating that they would be better off without him. [16], The reunion album, titled simply Byrds, was released on March 7, 1973, to mixed reviews. [67] The Byrds' rendition of "All I Really Want to Do" is noticeably different in structure to Dylan's original: it features an ascending melody progression in the chorus and utilizes a completely new melody for one of the song's verses, to turn it into a Beatlesque, minor-key bridge. David Crosby talking in 1980 about the day Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman fired him from the Byrds[147], Tensions within the band finally erupted in August 1967, during recording sessions for The Notorious Byrd Brothers album, when Michael Clarke quit the sessions over disputes with his bandmates and his dissatisfaction with the material that the songwriting members of the band were providing. [132] The Byrds' biographer Johnny Rogan has described "Lady Friend" as "a work of great maturity" and "the loudest, fastest and rockiest Byrds' single to date". [224] Following completion of the album recording sessions, the Byrds once again headed out on tour, leaving Melcher and engineer Chris Hinshaw to finish mixing the album in their absence. The Byrds ( / brdz /) were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964. [42] He remains active, releasing albums and touring, often with ex-Desert Rose Band member Herb Pedersen. [88] However, the album featured more of the band's own compositions than its predecessor, with Clark in particular coming to the fore as a songwriter. Mackey's bandmates took to Instagram Thursday to share the news. It was dragging the name in the dirt. [208][219] Among the Gene Tryp songs included on (Untitled) was "Chestnut Mare", which had originally been written for a scene in which the musical's eponymous hero attempts to catch and tame a wild horse. The Byrds are well documented. [130][135] Sanctioned by Columbia Records in the wake of the Top 10 success of Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, the album was a critical and commercial triumph, peaking at number six on the Billboard Top LPs chart and giving the band their highest-charting album in America since their 1965 debut, Mr. Tambourine Man. Prior to the release of The Byrds' Greatest Hits, the band decided to dispense with the services of their co-managers Jim Dickson and Eddie Tickner. [130], The poor sales suffered by "Lady Friend" were in stark contrast to the chart success of the band's first compilation album, The Byrds' Greatest Hits, which was released on August 7, 1967. Following the reunion of 1972/1973, the Byrds remained disbanded throughout the rest of the decade. [264] Performing under the banner of The Byrds Celebration, the tribute group toured extensively throughout the remainder of the 1990s, although Parsons was replaced by session drummer Vince Barranco in 1995 and Battin was forced to retire due to ill-health in 1997. Between June and December 1967, the Byrds worked on completing their fifth album, The Notorious Byrd Brothers. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on . [1] The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn (known as Jim McGuinn until mid-1967) remaining the sole consistent member. [161][162] Journalist David Fricke has described the reactions of Emery and the Grand Ole Opry audience as indicative of the resistance and hostility that the Byrds' venture into country music provoked from the Nashville old guard.[12]. [67] Despite the success of "Mr. Tambourine Man", the Byrds were reluctant to release another Dylan-penned single, feeling that it was too formulaic, but Columbia Records were insistent, believing that another Dylan cover would result in an instant hit for the group. [213] It was therefore suggested by Melcher that the band should release a double album, featuring one LP of concert recordings and another LP of new studio material. [94] Any hopes that Dickson had of being allowed to produce the band himself, however, were dashed when Columbia assigned their West Coast head of A&R, Allen Stanton, to the band. Adam Braunstein Adam has been playing guitar and seeing hard rock for 18 years. [171] The Byrds left South Africa amid a storm of bad publicity and death threats,[171] while the liberal press in the U.S. and the UK attacked the band for undertaking the tour and questioned their political integrity. [57][6] The term "folk rock" was itself coined by the American music press to describe the band's sound in June 1965, at roughly the same time as "Mr. Tambourine Man" peaked at number 1 in the U.S.[61][62], The Mr. Tambourine Man album followed on June 21, 1965,[36] peaking at number six on the Billboard Top LPs chart and number seven on the UK Albums Chart. He was taking over the band, so we couldn't really let that happen. [98] The title track, "5D (Fifth Dimension)", was released as a single ahead of the album and was, like "Eight Miles High" before it, banned by a number of U.S. radio stations for supposedly featuring lyrics that advocated drug use. The Byrds /brdz/ were an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964. "They took folk music and electrified it, and their sound, particularly Roger McGuinn's ringing guitar, continues to influence bands today." [232][233] Unfortunately, the compilation album also failed to reach the UK charts, while contemporary reviews made note of its misleading and inaccurate title, since among its twelve tracks, only "Chestnut Mare" had been a genuine hit in the United Kingdom. [87] Like their debut, the album comprised a mixture of group originals, folk songs, and Bob Dylan covers, all characterized by the group's clear harmonies and McGuinn's distinctive guitar sound. [120] The lead single from the album was a cover of the Gerry Goffin and Carole King song "Goin' Back", which was released in October 1967 and peaked at number 89 on the Billboard chart. [149] His reputation within the band deteriorated even more following the commercial failure of "Lady Friend", the first Byrds' single to feature a song penned solely by Crosby on its A-side.[130][132]. [208] Battin's recruitment marked the last personnel change to the group for almost three years and as a result, the McGuinn-White-Parsons-Battin line-up became the most stable and longest-lived of any configuration of the Byrds. [37] Impressed by the group's rendition, Dylan enthusiastically commented, "Wow, man! [36] Although the material on Preflyte was five years old at the time of its release, the album actually managed to outperform Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde in America, garnering moderately enthusiastic reviews and peaking at number 84 on the Billboard album chart. But it hurt like hell. [126][127], Released on February 6, 1967, the Byrds' fourth album, Younger Than Yesterday, was more varied than its predecessor and saw the band successfully mixing psychedelia with folk rock and country and western influences. [1][10][11] The band also played a pioneering role in the development of country rock,[1] with the 1968 album Sweetheart of the Rodeo representing their fullest immersion into the genre. Turn! [130] Regardless of its artistic merits, however, the single stalled at a disappointing number 82 on the Billboard chart, despite the band making a number of high-profile television appearances to promote the record. Gene Clark died of a heart attack later that year, while Michael Clarke died of liver failure in 1993. [182] Things came to a head on September 15, 1968, following a band performance at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, when Hillman and Spector came to blows backstage. Members have included Gene Clark (tambourine and vocals), Mike Clarke (drums), David Crosby (guitar and vocals), Chris Hillman (bass), Roger McGuinn (guitar and vocals), Gram Parsons, Skip Battin, Gene Parsons, Kevin Kelley, Clarence White. [47][48] In addition, it was during their residency at the nightclub that the band first began to accrue a dedicated following among L.A.'s youth culture and hip Hollywood fraternity, with scenesters like Kim Fowley, Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson, Arthur Lee, and Sonny & Cher regularly attending the band's performances. (to Everything There Is a Season)", a Pete Seeger composition with lyrics adapted almost entirely from the biblical Book of Ecclesiastes. Some standout members of the jam group were Byrds bandmates, Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman. [274] Author and musician Bob Stanley, writing in his 2013 book Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop, has called the Byrds' music "a phenomenon, a drone, genuinely hair-raising and totally American". [18] The ceremony honored the original line-up of Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, and Michael Clarke, while later configurations of the group featuring such key personnel as Gram Parsons and Clarence White were quietly passed over. [12][180] Shortly after his induction into the band, White began to express dissatisfaction with drummer Kevin Kelley and soon persuaded McGuinn and Hillman to replace him with Gene Parsons (no relation to Gram), who White had previously played with in the country rock band Nashville West. [273], In his book The Great Rock Discography, music researcher Martin C. Strong describes the Byrds' cover of "Mr. Tambourine Man" as "a timeless slice of hypnotic, bittersweet pop" and a record that "did nothing less than change the course of pop/rock history". [190] A number of tracks on Dr Byrds & Mr. Hyde, including the instrumental "Nashville West" and the traditional song "Old Blue",[191] 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. [265] According to contemporary press reports, the reunion was an unmitigated success, with the audience giving the band multiple standing ovations and shouting for more as they left the stage. [3] Unfortunately, the tour was overhyped from the start, with the band being touted as "America's answer to the Beatles", a label that proved impossible for the Byrds to live up to. [171][172] McGuinn attempted to counter this criticism by asserting that the tour of South Africa had, in some small way, been an attempt to challenge the country's political status quo and protest against apartheid. Crosby said The Byrds fired him because he 'was an a-hole' After hitting No. [255], In 1984, Gene Clark approached McGuinn, Crosby, and Hillman in an attempt to reform the Byrds in time for the 20th anniversary of the release of the "Mr. Tambourine Man" single in 1985. [17] In addition, McGuinn and Hillman have both suggested that with the exception of Gene Clark, the songwriting members of the band were reluctant to bring their strongest compositions to the recording sessions, preferring instead to hold those songs back for their own solo projects. [23] Impressed by the blend of their voices, the three musicians formed a trio and named themselves the Jet Set, a moniker inspired by McGuinn's love of aeronautics.[23]. [13][48][52], Columbia Records eventually released the "Mr. Tambourine Man" single on April 12, 1965. [184] However, the album fared much better in the UK, where it attracted glowing reviews and reached number 15. [25][26][27] McGuinn had also spent time as a professional songwriter at the Brill Building in New York City, under the tutelage of Bobby Darin. [130] Within a year, the compilation would be certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America,[130] eventually going platinum on November 21, 1986, and is today the biggest-selling album in the Byrds' discography.[135][136]. [14] "Please Let Me Love You" was issued by Elektra Records on October 7, 1964, but it failed to chart. [50][56] Additionally, Richie Unterberger has stated that the song's abstract lyrics took rock and pop songwriting to new heights; never before had such intellectual and literary wordplay been combined with rock instrumentation by a popular music group. Consequently, the album includes musical contributions from all of the key players in the Byrds' convoluted history, including Gene Clark, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons, Clarence White, and the group's only consistent member, Roger McGuinn . Several former members of the Byrds went on to successful careers of their own, either as solo artists or as members of such groups as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, the Flying Burrito Brothers, McGuinn, Clark & Hillman, and the Desert Rose Band. [213] To help with the editing of the live recordings, the band's ex-manager Jim Dickson, who had been fired by the group in June 1967, was invited back into the Byrds' camp. [161] Emery mocked the band throughout their interview and made no secret of his dislike for their newly recorded country rock single, "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere". [1] In addition, they had all served time, independently of each other, as sidemen in various "collegiate folk" groups: McGuinn with the Limeliters and the Chad Mitchell Trio, Clark with the New Christy Minstrels, and Crosby with Les Baxter's Balladeers. [17] The album also featured the Gene Clark compositions "Changing Heart" and "Full Circle", the latter of which had provided the reunion album with its working title and was subsequently released as a single, although it failed to chart.[245][250]. [71] With all five members sporting Beatlesque moptop haircuts, Crosby dressed in a striking green suede cape, and McGuinn wearing a pair of distinctive rectangular "granny glasses", the band exuded California cool, while also looking suitably non-conformist. [224] The response to the album from the American music press was particularly scathing, with a review in the August 1971 edition of Rolling Stone magazine describing the Byrds as "a boring dead group" and memorably dismissing the entire album as "increments of pus". Gene was one of the original writer/singer guys. [253][254] The trio toured internationally and recorded the albums McGuinn, Clark & Hillman and City. [160] Thus, McGuinn was persuaded to change direction and abandon his original concept for the group's next album, which had been to record a history of 20th century American popular music, and instead explore country rock. [221] "Chestnut Mare" did much better in the UK, however, when it was released as a single on January 1, 1971, reaching number 19 on the UK Singles Chart and giving the Byrds their first UK Top 20 hit since their cover of Bob Dylan's "All I Really Want to Do" had peaked at number 4 in September 1965. [236][241], Following Guerin's departure, he was temporarily replaced for live performances by session drummers Dennis Dragon and Jim Moon. Turn! [155] There is some disagreement among biographers and band historians as to whether Clark actually participated in the recording sessions for The Notorious Byrd Brothers, but there is evidence to suggest that he sang backing vocals on the songs "Goin' Back" and "Space Odyssey". [227] Despite the band's dissatisfaction with the finished product and its poor critical reception, Byrdmaniax made a respectable showing on the U.S. charts, peaking at number 46. I just said, "it's a shameful waste goodbye". [249] The five original Byrds booked into Wally Heider's Studio 3 in Hollywood from October 16 until November 15, 1972, recording their first album together in seven years. (to Everything There Is a Season)", "Mr. Tambourine Man", and "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better", represented the first time that all five original Byrds had stood together since 1973. [77][78] A number of authors, including Ian MacDonald, Richie Unterberger, and Bud Scoppa, have commented on the Byrds influence on the Beatles' late 1965 album Rubber Soul,[79] most notably on the songs "Nowhere Man"[80] and "If I Needed Someone", the latter of which utilizes a guitar riff similar to that in the Byrds' cover of "The Bells of Rhymney". [167] The ensuing South African tour was a disaster, with the band finding themselves having to play to segregated audiencessomething that they had been assured by promoters they would not have to do. [111] In effect, Clark's exit from the plane represented his exit from the Byrds, with McGuinn telling him, "If you can't fly, you can't be a Byrd. David Crosby was an original member of the band The Byrds, which formed in 1964. [256] As the band continued to tour throughout 1985, they eventually decided to shorten their name to the Byrds themselves, prompting McGuinn, Crosby and Hillman to berate the tribute group in interviews, with McGuinn deriding the act as "a cheap show". "[276], In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the Byrds at number 45 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. "[37] His ringing endorsement erased any lingering doubts that the band had over the song's suitability. (to Everything There Is a Season)" was issued on October 1, 1965[36] and became the band's second U.S. number 1 single, as well as the title track for their second album. [17][248] In the wake of the reunion, the five original Byrds quietly returned to their own careers,[17] with the June 1973 release of McGuinn's eponymously titled solo album serving to effectively mark the end of the Byrds. [17] Among the album's shortcomings, critics made note of a lack of sonic unity and the absence of the Byrds' signature jangly guitar sound. The Byrds (/brdz/) were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964. [37], Soon after, inspired by the Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night, the band decided to equip themselves with similar instruments to the Fab Four: a Rickenbacker twelve-string guitar for McGuinn, a Ludwig drum kit for Clarke, and a Gretsch Tennessean guitar for Clark (although Crosby commandeered it soon after, resulting in Clark switching to tambourine). It was like somebody else's work. Turn! [241] Following a shambolic, underrehearsed performance at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey, on February 24, 1973, McGuinn cancelled the band's remaining concert commitments and disbanded the touring version of the Byrds, in order to make way for a reunion of the original five-piece line-up of the band. The members were Jaime ("Robbie") Robertson (b. July 5, 1944, Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Levon Helm (b. [267][268] Ownership of the Byrds' name had reverted to Clarke's estate upon his death in 1993 and Crosby's purchase served to effectively bring the convoluted battle for control of the group's name to an end. [23][30] Dickson began utilizing World Pacific Studios to record the trio as they honed their craft and perfected their blend of Beatles pop and Bob Dylan-style folk. [235] Musically, the album found the Byrds beginning to move away from their country rock soundalthough at least half the album still bore a strong country influenceand instead, embrace a style indebted to 1950s rock 'n' roll music. [164], Parsons' dominance over the band waned still further during post-production for Sweetheart of the Rodeo, when his appearance on the album was contested by music business impresario Lee Hazlewood, who alleged that the singer was still under contract to his LHI record label, creating legal complications for Columbia Records. [100][101][102] It was also pivotal in transmuting folk rock into the new musical forms of psychedelia and raga rock. [181][182], The McGuinnHillmanWhiteParsons line-up was together for less than a month before Hillman quit to join Gram Parsons in forming the Flying Burrito Brothers. [156][157] Although Parsons and Kelley were both considered full members of the Byrds, they actually received a salary from McGuinn and Hillman, and did not sign with Columbia Records when the Byrds' recording contract was renewed on February 29, 1968. [59][60] The single's success initiated the folk rock boom of 1965 and 1966, during which a number of Byrds-influenced acts had hits on the American and British charts. Turn!, was released in December 1965[85] and while it received a mostly positive reception, critical consensus deemed it to be inferior to the band's debut. album. God, were they awful. This is officially sanctioned by the 3 remaining founding. [227], In May 1971, just prior to the release of the Byrdmaniax album, the Byrds undertook a sell-out tour of England and Europe, which included a performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London that was released for the first time in 2008 as Live at Royal Albert Hall 1971. [158], Following his induction into the band, Gram Parsons began to assert his own musical agenda in which he intended to marry his love of country and western music with youth culture's passion for rock and, in doing so, make country music fashionable for a young audience. [241][242] McGuinn turned to ex-Byrd Chris Hillman who at that time was a member of the band Manassas and asked him to step in as Battin's replacement for two upcoming shows on February 23 and 24. Turn! [258][260] In addition, the drummer also sought to trademark the name "The Byrds" for his own use.[256]. [235] The album was met with slightly more enthusiastic reviews than its predecessor but nevertheless, only managed to climb to number 152 on the Billboard Top LPs chart, while failing to reach the charts in the United Kingdom altogether. [17] In the years following its release, all five band members were openly critical of the album, with the general consensus being that the material included on it was weak and that the recording sessions had been rushed and ill-thought out. Steve Mackey, best known as bassist of the Britpop band Pulp, has died. [84] In addition, music critic William Ruhlmann has written that the song's lyrical message of peace and tolerance struck a nerve with the American record buying public as the Vietnam War continued to escalate. [166], With their new album now completed, the Byrds flew to England for an appearance at a charity concert at the Royal Albert Hall on July 7, 1968. [74], Although McGuinn was widely regarded as the Byrds' bandleader by this point, the band actually had multiple frontmen, with McGuinn, Clark, and later Crosby and Hillman all taking turns to sing lead vocals in roughly equal measures across the group's repertoire. [110] Clark, who had witnessed a fatal airplane crash as a youth, had a panic attack on a plane bound for New York and as a result, he disembarked and refused to take the flight. Folk-rock legends The Byrds were inducted into the hall of fame in 1991.Founding members included Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, David Crosby, Gene Clark and Michael Clarke. [265] McGuinn introduced the hastily reformed trio with the words, "And now, ladies and gentlemen, the Byrds", as the group launched into renditions of "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Turn! [138][139] The song found the Byrds successfully blending their signature harmonies and chiming 12-string guitar playing with the sound of the pedal steel guitar for the first time, foreshadowing their extensive use of the instrument on their next album, Sweetheart of the Rodeo. [124][128] Two of Hillman's country-oriented compositions on the album, "Time Between" and "The Girl with No Name", can be seen as early indicators of the country rock direction that the band would pursue on later albums. [234], Following completion of the album, Crosby persuaded McGuinn to dissolve the Columbia version of the Byrds, who were still touring at that time. Turn! The Byrds pioneered folk rock, a blend of folk music with rock and roll. [120] Upon release, the album was almost universally praised by music critics but it was only moderately successful commercially, particularly in the United States where it peaked at number 47. The original members of the Byrds reunited in 1973 to give a Top 20 performance on the charts. [234], On November 17, 1971, less than five months after the release of Byrdmaniax, the Byrds issued their eleventh studio album, Farther Along. March 8, 1946, Scottsbluff, Nebraska), Jim Messina (b. December 5, 1947, Maywood, California), and Rusty Young (b. February 23, 1946, Long Beach, California). [46] However, the use of outside musicians on the Byrds' debut single has given rise to the persistent misconception that all of the playing on their debut album was done by session musicians. [258] Although they were billed as solo artists, the three musicians came together for an on-stage reunion during the show, performing a string of Byrds hits including "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Eight Miles High". Turn! The Byrds' founding members Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman are touring this summer to mark the 50th anniversary of their watershed 1968 country-rock album "Sweetheart of the Rodeo." [105][106] The song's subtle use of Indian influences resulted in it being labeled as "raga rock" by the music press, but in fact, it was the single's B-side, "Why", that drew more directly on Indian ragas. Shop for Vinyl, CDs and more from The Byrds at the Discogs Marketplace. [262] However, the Byrds did reunite for a third time on August 8, 2000, to give an impromptu, one-off performance at a tribute concert for Fred Walecki, the owner of a Los Angeles music equipment store who was suffering from throat cancer. something was happening there! April 19, 2012, New York, New York), Rick Danko (b. December 29, 1942, Simcoe, Ontario, Canadad. [103][107][108], In February 1966, just prior to the release of "Eight Miles High", Gene Clark left the band. [3] In particular, the band's relationship with the Beatles would prove important for both acts, with the two groups again meeting in Los Angeles some weeks later, upon the Byrds' return to America. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Member Chris Hillman and the Desert Rose Band will make a rare Southern California appearance in a concert to benefit the building project for St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church. [1] Their members included Jim McGuinn (who later changed his name to Roger), David Crosby, Gene Clark, Chris Hillman and Michael Clarke. Perhaps the most surprising development in the Byrds' story during the 2000s, however, was the acquisition by David Crosby of the rights to the band's name in 2002. [170], With Parsons gone from the band and their tour of South Africa due to begin in two days time, the Byrds were forced to draft in their roadie Carlos Bernal as a substitute rhythm guitar player. Turn! [2] The last time that all five members had worked together as the Byrds was in 1966, prior to Clark's departure from the band. [62][8] In particular, Clark's "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" has gone on to become a rock music standard, with many critics considering it one of the band's and Clark's best songs. being released, Dickson and the Byrds approached Columbia Records and requested that Melcher be replaced, despite the fact that he had successfully steered the band through the recording of two number 1 singles and two hit albums. [21][150][151] Session drummers Jim Gordon and Hal Blaine were brought in to replace Clarke temporarily in the studio, although he continued to honor his live concert commitments with the group.
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