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Photo: #Roger McGuinn's hits like "Eight Miles High" and "Mr. Tambourine Man" made a name for The Byrds, but their album "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo" is credited as creating country rock or alt.country.
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Roger McGuinn, a founding father of folk

Broadcast: Midmorning, 09/15/2009, 10:06 a.m.

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After 50 years in music, Roger McGuinn is credited with founding the jangly guitar sound of the 60s supergroup he founded, the Byrds. He continues to tour, perform and record a folk song every week to pay homage to his roots.

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  • Roger McGuinn: was frontman and co-founder of the Byrds. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer performs live in our Maud Moon Weyerhauser studio.

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