The Byrds History

When early rock and roll began the major American record companies did not take the british invasion seriously. The Beatles first album had to be released through small independent music companies. The success of British bands began to get to large to ignore, it changed the styles of some American musicians as well. In 1965 Bob Dylan performed at a concert in which he used electrical instruments, this alienated many folk music purists in the process of changing music forever (Unterberger pg.165). The American band the byrds combined folk and rock which created a number one hit on the billboard music charts. A Band called Buffalo Springfield blended aspects of Rock, Country and western music to create country rock in 1966.

The vocalist and guitarist of the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia was one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century, impacting both the musical and cultural realms. Jerry Garcia was fated to become one of America’s most influential people ever since he was born into Jose Garcia’s household. During his childhood, Jerry Garcia lived in an environment that fueled his musical development and experienced many events that pushed him closer changing the path of American music and culture. Jerry Garcia was a member of the American 1960’s counterculture and really embodied the ideals and goals of the group as a whole. Thanks to the influence of his adolescent development and his

"He lived and he loved the songs that he wrote and the songs that he sang. He’s a man of great courage. He’s kind. He’s gentle and he has God-given talents. He chose a career he was hoping he could make a difference in. That career made a difference in

During this time Coltrane's heroin addiction increased. Once, while on tour with Gillespie's band, Coltrane passed out and had to be revived by mouth-to-mouth resuscitation by another band member (18). He pawned items for money to buy drugs, and he would many times show up late for gigs. At a show in Canada, Coltrane didn't even show up (19). He finally left the band in May 1950 (Wild).

sadly, I did find his obituary online. His death was recently. His life span was July 16,

Born and rise in Richard Steven Valenzuela on May 13 ,1941,in Pacoima near LA, California, Ritchie Valens made history when he died in the plane crash.Because he was youngest . His promising career, however, was cut short by tragedy. Valens died in a 1959 plane crash while on tour, along with Buddy Holly and J.P. The Big Bopper Richardson only 17 years old when he died he died Fed, Valens left behind a few recordings.His first self-titled album was released shortly after the accident and did well on the charts.He was put in the Rock and Roll hall of fame in 2001.At 16 Valens joined his first band.The group played local gigs, and Valens was spotted at one of these performances by Bob Keane, the head of the Del-Fi record label. With Keane's

Jimi hendrix was born in 1942, in Seattle, Washington, and was being able to learn to play guitar as a teenager. He later grew up to become a famous rock legend who was know to make the crowds excited and audiences by doing things that other haven't done before. 1960s he was the innovative electric guitar playing one of the best performances at Woodstock in 1969. He later performed "The Star Spangled Banner." He was also know for The album, and its 1968 successors - Axis: Bold As Love and the seminal blues-oriented developments of Electric Ladyland. Jimi Hendrix died in 1970 from a drug-related complications,which he made a huge in impact on the world of Rock Music and remaining popular to this day. Still today he will be know as one of

Sadley but true, B.B. King died peacefully in his sleep at 9:40 pm. on May 14, 2015, in Las Vegas, NV. He died because of Vascular Dementia.All his friends and family are very thankful for all the prayers and thoughts about BB King. A lot of people loved his music (especially us three) and we all know he will be missed.

He recorded many songs, and George Jones' last song was "He Stopped Loving her." George died April 26, 2013. He and his band stayed together until he died. He died at the age of 18 after being in the hospital for a while with irregular blood pressure. His last words were, "Hi ya. I'm George Jones. I've been looking for you." His wife things he was introducing himself to God. He was buried at the Woodland Cemetery in Nashville,

Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson, Mike Love, and Alan Jardine all made up the Beach Boys. The Beach Boys were all born in the 1940s. The Wilson’s and

Despite serving for only one year as a paratrooper, Jimi was medically discharged in 1962 due to injury (Murray). However, during his short time in the military, Hendrix formed a band with fellow soldier, Billy Cox, and played for troops all over the country (“Jimi Hendrix Biography”). When Hendrix was discharged, he and Cox formed the band the King Kasuals, and played regularly in Nashville, TN (“Jimi Hendrix Biography”). While in Tennessee, Jimi played not only on the bass with the King Kasuals, but as an accompanist to many musicians throughout the city (Murray). A few of these musicians were Little Richard, the Isley Brothers, King Curtis, and Curtis Knight with whose manager, Ed Chaplin, he signed a contract with. This contract, however, failed, and Jimi moved himself and his band “Jimmy James and the Blue Flames” to New York in 1965. ‘Cafe Wha?’, in Greenwich Village, NY, was the club “Jimmy James and the Blue Flames” frequented most to perform in. When witnessing one of the band 's’ performances, concert-goer, Linda Keith, suggested to her friend Chas Chandler, former bassist of the band The Animals and new found music manager and producer (Armstrong).

Harrison and Starr also went on to do solo albums. Ringo also starred in some

Billy Joel joined a total of 3 bands before becoming a solo artist. The first group he joined was called the Echoes, a cover band that quickly gained popularity and would later be known as the Lost Souls. While enjoying the success of his first band, Billy Joel saw the Beatles’ iconic performance on the Ed Sullivan Show and was inspired to pursue a career as a professional musician. As a result, he dropped out of high school at age 17 and devoted his life to a musical career.

The group was formed in 1965 by bluegrass - enthusiast Jerry Garcia on guitar and vocals, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan on vocals and organ, Bob Weir on guitar and vocals, classical music student Phil Lesh on bass and vocals, and Bill Kreutzmann on drums. From the beginning, they brought together a variety of influences, from Garcia's country background to Pigpen's feeling for blues (his father was an R&B radio DJ) and Lesh's education in contemporary serious" music. Add to that, the experimentation encouraged at some of the group's first performances at novelist Ken Kesey's

(Wiener, 4). The new band had no name, and their early inspirations were Buddy Holly, and the