The band would soon begin to separate one by one after releasing multiple albums, but they will always be remembered by being a part of the folk musical revival era.
The Byrds was a folk-rock band that was formed in Los Angeles in 1964. The band originally consisted a duo of folk musicians Roger McGuinn and Glen Clark. David Crosby was soon added to the band and their name was renamed to the Beefeaters. They changed their name a second time and settled with the Byrds. They soon added Michael Clarke as the drummer and Chris Hillman as the bassist. The Byrds signed with Columbia Records in November 1964. They met Bob Dylan in January 1965 who would help them provide a first hit song. Their first hit song was “ Mr. Tambourine Man” which was number one in 1965. Dylan had written the lyrics for the song, consisted with a good guitar riff, harmonies, and rhythm. Later in the same year, the Byrds created another hit with the song “Turn! Turn! Turn!” which also became number one in 1965. The lyrics were taken from the book of Ecclesiastes in the in the passage 3:1-8 in the Bible. One of the folk music