In the thread on Dylan's Success, I made a comment attributing much of it to the mainlining of his music by the 60's folk/rock group The Byrds. Many may dismiss McGuinn, Crosby et al as folk dilletantes who corrupted and bastardized the music by appealing to a rocknroll audience, but I believe they were true pioneers and believers in the essence of the music, whether they were interpreting traditional music (John Riley, Wild Mountain Thyme), new folk (Turn Turn Turn, Pretty Boy Floyd), Dylan covers (Tambourine Man, My Back Pages) or self-penned tunes (Rock and Roll Star, Eight Miles High).

Through the life of the band, personnel included (in addition to McGuinn, Hillman and Crosby) such luminaries as Gram Parsons, John Hartford and Clarence White. In addition to pioneering Folk Rock, Sweetheart of the Rodeo almost single-handedly kicked off the genre of Country Rock. McGuinn, educated at the Old Town School of Folk Music in the late 50's, was and is a walking catalogue of traditional folk and blues. His web site, The Folk Den, is a fantastic source for lyrics and tablature.

Time, my friends, to give credit where credit is due!