When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images “I don’t think of myself as a guitar hero,” Roger McGuinn tells Guitar World ...
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 ...
Roger McGuinn always wanted to be like Pete Seeger in his post-Weavers days, ”a solo artist, just him and his guitar and his banjo,” but ”everytime I`d try, a group would spring up around me.” One of ...
Before Roger McGuinn took off with his band the Byrds in the mid-1960s, soaring up the charts with hits including “Mr. Tambourine Man,” “Turn! Turn! Turn!” and “Eight Miles High,” McGuinn was a ...
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Roger McGuinn, formerly of The Byrds, is still making great music—while trying to keep the tradition of folk tunes alive and well through his website. What’s the story ...
Saturday evening former Byrds leader Roger McGuinn will take the Michigan Theater stage with his signature jangling guitar, weaving together autobiographical tales with hits from his storied career ...
There are famous musicians, there are talented musicians and then there are influential musicians. Of course, Roger McGuinn scores well on the first two measures. But his lasting legacy will always be ...
The great thing about Roger McGuinn’s frequent name-dropping Friday afternoon at Stagecoach was that it usually involved fascinating stories about some of rock’s pioneers, then led to performances of ...
It took just one ringing chord from Roger McGuinn’s signature Rickenbacker guitar to know it: This was going to be a special night. From the moment McGuinn and Chris Hillman, the two remaining ...
If it seems like an evening with ’60s folk-rock icon RogerMcGuinn is a pleasant stroll down memory lane, just give a listento his recently released, self-produced album “LimitedEdition.” McGuinn’s ...
You might say Roger McGuinn is on a long honeymoon. Long since having written his name among the luminaries of rock and roll, McGuinn goes at his own pace these days. He's not in the midst of a tour ...