I remember Roger McGuinn as being one of the best 12 string guitar players around and a studio musician. David Crosby, someone who always knew the music industry was also in the Byrds and when they came out with Turn Turn Turn followed by all the Dylan covers, look out, they rocked the world.My Back Pages is my favorite. I was out on the Sunset Strip walking around and Johnny Rivers was making his way at the Whiskey. Michie wanted to go to the sea. The times of good, tight bands and music.
@@guymichel101 Dylan rote the original, but Mcguinn added so much to the birds version, that the song credit should have been Bob Dylan/ arranged by Rodger McGuinn
Roger McGuinn ought to be a role model for every person who desires to be a rock & roll star. He does everything from writing, playing, singing, and arranging. He's also a lovely person, and he's a great Christian. Bravo to someone who got through the `60s and `70s and is that type of person!
One of the many amazing things about Dylan- to him the songs had no profound or deep or Metaphysical point- but everyone else either has or continues to look for one. Great artists/ genius- after they master their craft- seems it just comes out. What a beautiful voice and “ to dance beneath a diamond sky”- must have cone from eternity.
Mr Bob best song ever and The Byrds did a great song I wish I could count all the times I heard and listend to this song since 1971 when my buddy who was Dylan fan listen to this song me being a JOHN LENNON fan.
I'm wondering why nobody has commented on the guitar he is playing. Someone commented on his voice, his insight, and even his hat, but nothing about the fact he is not playing a six or twelve string, but rather a 7-string Martin!
It's not a usual 7-string guitar, which simply adds an extra bass string, usually tuned to a lower B or A. This is a Roger McGuinn Signature Martin, which has a seventh string next to the regular G string, tuned an octave higher, to give the jangle of a 12-string with the ease of tuning and playing a 6-string.
4:07 There's something so beautiful about hearing an entire audience of people join in to sing the song. The voices on top of each other has a kind of chorus quality to it that I think makes the performance even better.
Yeah Rodger McGuinn one of my favorite or Jim one of my favorites when it comes to playing birds music I got to see him a long time ago live you know first time I've ever seen a rock and roller play a banjo before. At the Rosebud Pittsburgh PA
Saw the Byrds in 69 or 70 at a place called Shady Grove, John Sebastian performed first, the place had a revolving stage, wonderful concert, would give anything to go back to those days!!
Great Band and a great song. A very good interpretation of Bob's song. I was going to say that Roger sounds great here. But we are talking 18 years ago. It is also hard to believe that the late Gram Parsons played and recorded with them. I also liked the McGuinn Clark and Hillman version.
Something I just noticed that is really interesting here.. The way Roger plays the opening is also the way to play the Beatles (John Lennon) song Norwegian Wood. Albeit John plays it against a capo but the anchoring of the middle and ring finger while playing around with the pinky and index. Not the same notes mind, but the way the notes are played is close. The Beatles had been to LA by Dec 1965 meeting. Norwegian Wood was recorded Dec '65.. Means John probably picked up a think or two from Roger as he often did. Cool!
On the 50th plus Philadelphia concert by Bob Dylan. He is the man. He is the poet. But it was my first introduction to Rodger McGuinn. My love of Dylan's songs has increased exponentially after hearing Roger sing hey mr. Tambourine Man as a solo in the film. He is a master of the 12 string
I'm about to purchase the " Rickenbacker 12 string electric guitar 🎸 $ 2300.00 😁 I've always thought tambourine man was stellar and had to be in the key of D.
McGuinn's version is WAY better than Dylans. When he did it on that Rickenbacker 12 string it was absolutely amazing. I've never tried to play a 12 string, never even held one. But I worked on that song for months on my Martin 6 string and than on my Strat. I finally got it down fairly well for a 6 string, but no 6 string is ever going to do it justice. It just comes alive on a 12 string. I've watched The Byrds do that song on the Ed Sullivan show a thousand times. That's one of the most iconic guitar riffs of all time.
Those this guy still record and release albums? I have ALL Byrds studio albums my fave is the one from 1973, my favourite song by them is Born to Rock N Roll, the fifth track of that very album! it is a McGuinn original
There was a TV show in the mid-sixties patterned along the lines of American Bandstand. It was the Lloyd Thaxton show and he had teens dancing and records playing and it was the first time I heard Dylan himself doing Mr. Tambourine Man. I loved the Byrds folk-rock version but Dylan's ethereal, lengthy version really, really blew me away ( or was it toad away?).
