Fact #61397
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Short story:
The Byrds make their first entry into the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in the USA with their version of Bob Dylan's Mr Tambourine Man, which will peak at No1.
Full article:
David Crosby (vocals/guitar, The Byrds] : We were driving along in a black '56 Ford station wagon that we'd bought from Odetta. All of us were in the car when radio station KRLA played Mr Tambourine Man three times in a row. We just sat there and drooled.
Arthur Lee (Love) : Dylan was the breaking point. I remember seeing The Byrds and they were doing Dylan, and I thought, 'That's me,' and I thought I could do it as well, if not better. So that's when I switched from R'n'B to writing catchy lyrics and hot licks.
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Arthur Lee (Love) : Dylan was the breaking point. I remember seeing The Byrds and they were doing Dylan, and I thought, 'That's me,' and I thought I could do it as well, if not better. So that's when I switched from R'n'B to writing catchy lyrics and hot licks.