The Byrds Debut on Red Karaoke
This week Red Karaoke debuted a ton of new artists, including classics like featured 60´s group The Byrds. Out of LA in 1964, The Byrds were a rock group from the 60s and 70s who blessed the rock and roll of my parents teenage years with some huge musical innovations.
Inspired by groups like the Beatles, The Byrds first big single was a cover of Bob Dylan´s then unrreleased Mr. Tambourine Man. Their electric rock treatment of the song and complex harmony work become the group´s signature style. With Mr. Tambourine Man The Byrds more or less became the fathers of the musical genre of folk rock. Their second chart topping US single, was the well known Turn Turn Turn, also the name of their second album, a cover of Pete Seger´s and followed in the same style of their first releases.
While the Byrds may have gotten their start making huge strides in the genre of folk rock, they are also known for their major contribution to the psychadelic recordings of the 70s. Their record Eight Mile High, recorded n 1965, with its intricate and landmark guitar work made the single one of the first of its kind. Eight miles high, whose lyrics actually refer to a flight and concert in England, was banned on many radio stations which helped the Byrds gain alot of attention and achieve some success with the ¨drug¨ song.
In 1991 The Byrds received the ultimate honor of being inducted into the Hall of Fame and Rolling Stone ranked them #45 on their list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
We´ve just added tons of The Byrds hits including their cover of Bob Dylan´s Mr. Tambourine Man and My Back Pages, Pete Seeger´s Turn Turn Turn, and their self written singles I´ll feel a whole lot better, Eight miles high, and So you want to be a Rock n Roll star. Groove to The Byrds and check out all the other new karaokes, record your own and share them on The Red Karaoke forum.
