It also served as this band's debut single.

Released on June 21, 1965, this No. 1 album helped spark the folk-rock revolution, blending Bob Dylan's lyrical depth with the energy of the British Invasion.

It’s a strange thing when a band’s cover of a beloved singer-songwriter’s music outperforms the original, but that’s exactly ...

The first No. 1 song Bob Dylan ever had was not as a performer but as a writer. Jim Dickson, manager of The Byrds, was given a demo of “Mr. Tambourine Man” and played it for the band. They were not ...

The Byrds were famously one of the first rock 'n' roll band to be signed to Columbia Records – no mean feat considering the label's longstanding love affair with jazz and classical Broadway show tunes ...

On the jingle jangle morning of June 21, 1965, everyone was following "Mr. Tambourine Man." But by the time the album, also named "Mr. Tambourine Man," made its debut — 60 years ago this month — the ...

On this day (June 26) in 1965, The Byrds topped the Billboard Hot 100 with their debut single, “Mr. Tambourine Man.” It would go on to not only propel the band to fame but also signal the beginning of ...

Despite basically inventing the folk-rock genre, the Byrds never quite managed to sneak into the sacred cultural space occupied by the Beatles, Beach Boys, and Rolling Stones. But two isolated vocal ...

The first time Roger McGuinn met Hal Blaine was in January 1965, at the recording session for “Mr. Tambourine Man.” McGuinn had recently formed his new band, the Byrds, but the full group wasn’t ready ...