The Byrds

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer

Category: Performer

Inducted: 1991

Inducted by: Don Henley

Nominated: 1991

First Eligible: 1991 Ceremony

Inducted Members: Gene Clark, Michael Clarke, David Crosby, Chris Hillman and Jim "Roger" McGuinn

Snubbed Members: Skip Battin, Gene Parsons, Clarence White, Gram Parsons

Induction Ceremony Songs:

SongPerformed By
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)  The Byrds with Don Henley and Jackson Browne & The Rock Hall Jam Band
Mr. Tambourine Man  The Byrds with Don Henley and Jackson Browne & The Rock Hall Jam Band
Inducted into Rock Hall Revisited in 1991 (ranked #58) .
R.S. Top 500 Albums (?)RankVersion
Sweetheart of the Rodeo2742020
Mr. Tambourine Man2872020
Sweetheart of the Rodeo1202012
Younger Than Yesterday1272012
The Notorious Byrd Brothers1712012
Mr. Tambourine Man2332012
R.S. Top 500 Songs (?)RankVersion
Eight Miles High (1966)1812021
Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)2302021
Grammy Hall of Fame AlbumsClass
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)2000
Essential Albums (?)WikiVinylYouTube
Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)☆ ☊
Turn! Turn! Turn! (1965)☆ ☊
Fifth Dimension (1966)☆ ☊
Younger Than Yesterday (1967)☆ ☊
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)☆ ☊
The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)☆ ☊
Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)☆☊
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) (1965)☆☊
I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better (1965)☆☊
Eight Miles High (1966)☆☊
Mr. Spaceman (1966)☆☊
My Back Pages (1967)☆☊
So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star (1967)☆☊
Have You Seen Her Face (1967)☆☊

The Byrds @ Wikipedia


Comments

7 comments so far (post your own)

RIP David Crosby

Posted by J.W. on Thursday, 01/19/2023 @ 17:12pm

Rest in Peace David Crosby, 1941-2023.

Posted by Joe S. on Thursday, 01/19/2023 @ 18:35pm

Been listening to their albums -> They are NOT worthy. Passable short albums. Biggest songs are Dylan covers. They absolutely do not belong in the Hall of Fame. They sold NOTHING. Never headlined. Laurel Canyon sound would have happened without them.

Posted by Jim C. on Wednesday, 07/9/2025 @ 22:49pm

Only that first 2 albums feature a lot of Dylan covers. In general, they are one of the best and most influential American bands of all time.

Posted by David W. Richman on Wednesday, 03/11/2026 @ 02:45am

Jim C is truly pathetic poster. All he does is look at spotify number and then judge purely based on "number". He even said Backstreet Boys are more influential to Jimi Hendrix in other threads.

They influenced a lot of folk/country/root rock acts in America, and influenced the sound of jungle guitat acts like REM a lot.

Posted by Jim C sucks on Wednesday, 03/11/2026 @ 02:53am

They were the first big folk-rock band in America, only after Dylan. They are pioneer of folk rock genre, they definitely should be included.

Jim C is a really bad user here, all he does is hating on many other acts don't have "spotify nunbers" and advocating Backstreet Boys/Go-Go Dolls for rock hall induction

Posted by jim c sucks on Wednesday, 03/11/2026 @ 02:57am

They were the first big folk-rock band in America, only after Dylan. They are pioneer of folk rock genre, they definitely should be included.

Jim C is a really bad user here, all he does is hating on many other acts don't have "spotify nunbers" and advocating Backstreet Boys/Go-Go Dolls for rock hall induction

Posted by jim c sucks on Wednesday, 03/11/2026 @ 02:57am

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