I've read in several places that the Byrds were the Beatles favorite American band. One can hear the Byrds influence on the Fab Four by listening to their(I believe it is titled)"Yesterday And Today" album. Hear any Byrds in there?

Oh, what I would have given to have been a Byrd. They were certainly one of my very favorite bands from that time - Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Michael Clark and Chris Hillman. Even today, and I don't listen to pop or country radio much, you can hear the Byrds influence on recordings from New York to Nashville to L.A.
Gene Clark has been missed since his death but his recordings live on whether in a Byrd line-up, some other project or a solo work. Thanks for the Clark/Byrds thread - much love and respect for him/them down here in Hockeytown South. Cheers.