Jeremiah Nighthawk Taylor Meet the Real Roger McGuinn Pam Danziger interviewed Roger and Camilla via phone in November, 2018, while they were in Dallas. As he introduces the song “I Like the Christian Life” in the show, Roger says, “When I sang this song in 1968, I didn’t know what it meant…Now I do!” On stage they performed some of the Byrds’ greatest hits, along with every song on the Sweetheart’s album. Recently Roger was on tour with another founding member of the Byrds, Chris Hillman, along with Marty Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives in a 50 th anniversary tour celebrating the release of the Byrd’s Sweetheart of the Rodeo album. He and his wife, Camilla, have been Christians since the late 1970s, and, when we reached out to them, they were eager to share their faith with us. The Byrds brought many influences together, exploring and expanding from Folk Rock to Psychedelic to Country Rock.īut Roger McGuinn is of interest to us chiefly because of his faith. The Byrds became luminaries, as the overlapping genres within top-40 pop music developed and morphed and new styles were created. Roger McGuinn, whose distinctive electric 12-string guitar and vocals fronted the Byrds, is a seminal figure in the music of that vital period. The Byrds were widely acclaimed as “America’s answer to the Beatles,” recognized by their harmonic sound and innovative contribution to pop-rock music. It was the Byrds’ recording of “Tambourine Man,” written by Bob Dylan, that brought Dylan to the attention of pop audiences. Folk Rock was introduced by the Byrds when their recording of “Tambourine Man” reached the top ten in 1965. Very soon, American bands responded with music grounded in American folk music. After the Brits landed homegrown American music faded off the radar of many young U.S.
The Brits took much of what America sent them – Blues, Rock ‘n Roll and Jazz – and gave it their own spin. The British Invasion in 1964 brought the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Animals and many, many others.
Popular music in the late 1950s and early 1960s became massively popular as the growing music industry kept inspiring young listeners with new sounds coming from Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry and others. In the post-World War II years, mass culture exploded and radio sent out new music created by artists tuned for teen-aged ears.
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