“David Crosby said, ‘I don’t like it, man. That folky 2/4 time never gonna play on the radio’”: The Byrds needed a hit or they’d be dropped. Releasing a cover of Bob Dylan’s Mr. Tambourine Man as their first single was a gamble that paid off … from Guitarworld janelle.borg@futurenet.com (Janelle Borg)

Byrds guitarist Roger McGuinn was the third person to ever own a Rickenbacker 12-string, following George Harrison – and his timely purchase would completely transform…

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“I was writing songs from eight years old, but once Igot a guitar I began to deeply identify with music… building an arsenal of influences”: How Lea Thomas uses guitars her dad built to conjure a magic synthesis of folk, pop and the ethereal … from Guitarworld

Cosmos Forever is another deep dive into the Hawaii-born, Hudson Valley-based singer-songwriter’s prodigious imagination, where, she warns us, it can get pretty heavy Read More 

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