BOB DYLAN : NO DIRECTION HOME : A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE

Circa 2005, Apple presents a Martin Scorsese Picture- 2 CD set. 
Lots of Joan Baez and Maria Muldaur interviews on Bob. Especially early Bob in New York. Have you seen it?

GRAM PARSONS : AINT NO BEATLE AINT NO ROLLING STONE

GRAM PARSONS OFFICIAL SITE link here!  (This is an EXCELLENT SITE!)

Out of Harvard Singer-Songwriter founded the International Submarine band.  He moved on to The Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers.

MR TAMBOURINE MAN WRITTEN BY SINGER-SONGWRITER BOB DYLAN : CLASSIC COVER TUNE

 : THE BYRDS REMASTERED

THE SONGWRITER BOB DYLAN : AT ALBERT HALL 

 or maybe
JUDY COLLINS:

PETE SEEGER : A SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS SONGWRITER

Linking to the SONGWRITER'S HALL OF FAME - PETE SEEGER PAGE PETE SEEGER - SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME right here!

"In 1949, he joined with Lee Hays, Ronnie Gilbert, and Fred Hellerman to form The Weavers, one of the most successful and influential folk music groups ever... Pete Seeger has always been a socially conscious songwriter. Inspired by the movement, Seeger wrote “We Shall Overcome”, based on an old spiritual. The song quickly became the anthem of the movement. Since the end of the 1960s, Seeger has been increasingly involved in the environment movement, another source of inspiration... Among some of Seeger’s other hit songs are "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" (written with The Weavers), "Wimoweh" (written with The Weavers and based on the African song “Mbube”, by Soloman Linda), and "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season"), a number one hit for The Byrds in 1965."

(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.

THE BYRDS EIGHT MILES HIGH

(336) PLACES TO GO THINGS TO DO : HOLLYWOOD: CIROS RESTAURANT

One of the places that I went to with my music friends in the early 1960's was Ciro's, a Hollywood restaurant with quite a history. It opened in the 1940's and was an immediate success, on the map with some of the biggest stars who used it as the background to their lives. You could feel that in the air even then that the times were a changin'... The Byrds were playing there.

By the time I moved to Los Angeles the place had been converted into a rock and roll club. I have memories of Johnny Rivers and me meeting up over there - and bringing our dates with us.

We're linking to the SERVING HISTORY site so you can read a bit about Ciro's ...