Historien om The Byrds

The Byrds blev kaldt det amerikanske svar på The Beatles, men var i virkeligheden helt deres eget. I denne episode af Rockhistorier følger Klaus Lynggard og Henrik Queitsch et af rockhistoriens mest indflydelsesrige bands når det kommer til folkrock, psykedelia og countryrock. For hvordan var The Byrds med til at ændre rockmusikken for altid? Med udgangspunkt i klassikere som "Eight Miles High" og "So You Want to Be a Rock'n'Roll Star" fortæller Klaus og Henrik historien om et af 60'ernes legendariske bands.

Værter: Klaus Lynggard og Henrik Queitsch
Klip: Karla Becker

Spilleliste:
The Beefeaters: ”Please Let Me Love You” (Elektra single, 1964/Udsendt på The Preflyte Sessions, 1991)
The Jet Set: ”The Airport Song” (Demo, 1964/ Udsendt på Preflyte, 1969)
“Mr. Tambourine Man” (Mr. Tambourine Man 1965)
“I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better” (Mr. Tambourine Man)
“I Knew I’d Want You” (Mr. Tambourine Man)
“She Has a Way” (Outtake, Mr. Tambourine Man, udsendt 1996)  
“It Won’t Be Wrong” (Turn! Turn! Turn!  1965) “
"The World Turns All Around Her” (Turn! Turn! Turn!)
“If You’re Gone” (Turn! Turn! Turn)
“Eight Miles High – Alternate/RCA Studio Version” (1966. Columbia Version: Fifth Dimension 1966) “5D (Fifth Dimension)” (Fifth Dimension)
“I See You” (Fifth Dimension) “
So You Want to Be a Rock’N’Roll Star” (Younger Than Yesterday)
“Everybody’s Been Burned” (Younger Than Yesterday)
“Renaissance Fair” (Younger Than Yesterday)
“Change Is Now” (The Notorious Byrd Brothers 1968)
“Dolphin’s Smile” (The Notorious Byrd Brothers)
“You Are Still on My Mind” (Sweetheart of the Rodeo, August 1968, Us #77)
“Life in Prison” (Sweetheart of the Rodeo)
“King Apathy III” Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde, 1969)
“Ballad of Easy Rider” (Ballad of Easy Rider, 1969)
“Gunga Din”(Ballad of Easy Rider)
“Lover of the Bayou – Live” ((Untitled), 1970)
“Chestnut Mare” ((Untitled))
“Pale Blue” (Byrdmaniax, 1971)
“Tiffany Queen” (Farther Along, 1971)
“Full Circle” (Byrds, 1973)