(459) THE BYRDS GIVE THE BEATLES A RUN FOR THE CHARTS

THE BYRDS OFFICIAL SITE  link here for their story their way!
David Crosby
Chris Hillman
Roger McGuinn
Gene Clark

Michael Clarke  (The Byrds official site has links for each of these musicians individually as well!)

ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME BYRDS PAGE link here!

The Byrds were predicted to give the Beatles a real run for the charts.  I remember talking to Elmer Bernstein and Bob Dylan about the Byrds one night on the Sunset Strip. Elmer was really excited about them. "They're better than the Beatles ! he cried out, as one of their songs was broadcast on the radio.

Bob just smiled.  He had placed songs with them and was already recieving money on their recordings of his songs, which were hits for them.  Look at that line up though.  Every name on that list was a unique talent if not creative genius and they all went on to write winning songs and make music with other groups after the Byrds.

"Turn Turn Turn" was written by PETE SEEGER.

(151) THE ACADEMY AWARDS

I attended the Academy Awards a couple times because Phil Sadona, who was on the board of the Academy liked me and gave me tickets. He was one of the people who felt that I should not give up on acting. Phil had once had a contract with 20th Century Fox at the same time as Marilyn Monroe, my favorite actress. He had curly black hair and looked like the old actor Errol Flynn. He used the stage name Tony Roman when he was an actor.

There is always controversy over the Academy Awards and how the Academy selects the winners. But I believe that the Academy Awards has elevated the art of acting and that this is a coveted and desireable acheivement to be recognized by them.