Roger McGuinn doesn’t need a book deal. He writes his autobiography on stage with his all-encompassing “Songs and Stories With …” tour. And hearing the man speak and sing about his incredible life and ...
Although he took influence from George Harrison, as a session player Roger McGuinn had been experimenting with 12-string guitar sounds long before he was captivated by the Beatles and Harrison’s use ...
The Byrds’ guitarist was later told he influenced Harrison to write a Beatles’ classic. “We had some cross-pollination,” he says ...
Today, Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman of the legendary country-rock pathbreakers the Byrds celebrate a half-century of their landmark sixth album Sweetheart of the Rodeo with a new live release. The ...
Roger McGuinn started his solo show Friday night at The Egg’s Swyer Theater singing “All I Really Want to Do.” Prompted by McGuinn, the audience bashfully joined in on the chorus. This group-singing ...
Roger McGuinn likes to introduce concert audiences to some of his oldest friends: the folk songs he first learned even before he launched the Byrds, invented folk-rock and then steered rock toward ...
Old rock stars don’t fade away like old generals. A contemporary and friend of Dylan and the Stones, legendary Byrds guitarist Roger McGuinn recently paid a visit to Chapel Hill. Though in town mainly ...
The founder of the influential ’60s band The Byrds will perform his one-man show “Songs and Stories with Roger McGuinn” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at the brand-new Patricia Valian Reser Center for ...