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Size 1,152pp, 234x156mm, Images and b/w photos hardcover
The most ambitious rock biography ever written, Rogan’s epic study of the Byrds is the product of over 35 years work. It tells the gripping story of the chart-topping group whose songs included such classics as Mr Tambourine Man, Turn! Turn! Turn!, Eight Miles High and many more.
Johnny Rogan’s previous Byrds’ book, Timeless Flight Revisited, published in the mid-90s received extensive media coverage and glowing reviews.
This new work, more than twice the length of its predecessor, is a completely new book, looking at every aspect of the Byrds tragic lives, music and continuing importance, right up to the present day. It is one of the great stories of popular music.
The Byrds’ story is one of the most dramatic in rock history, full of dramatic intrigue, hedonism and tragic death, involving a cast that includes David Crosby (Crosby Stills Nash & Young), Roger McGuinn, Gram Parsons and many more.
Johnny Rogan has interviewed all the major participants over decades, including many now dead. The result is one of the most provocative and critically revered books ever produced in it’s field.
