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Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds
Genre: Folk Rock
Year: 1965
Year: 1965
"Mr. Tambourine Man" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan, which was released on his 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home. The Byrds also recorded a version of the song that was released as their first single on Columbia Records, reaching number 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the UK Singles Chart, as well as being the title track of their first album, Mr. Tambourine Man. The Byrds recording of the song was influential in initiating the musical subgenre of folk rock, leading many contemporary bands to mimic its fusion of jangly guitars and intellectual lyrics in the wake of the singles success.
This song has been covered by many artists, including Judy Collins, Odetta, Melanie, and William Shatner. The songs popularity led to Dylan recording it live many times, and Read full article at wikipedia.org
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More songs by The Byrds: She Don't Care About Time, All I Really Want to Do, Bad Night at the Whiskey, Born to Rock 'n' Roll, Old John Robertson.
Best of Folk Rock: Like A Rolling Stone, The Sound Of Silence, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Mrs. Robinson, Here Comes The Sun.
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