Crosby briefly studied acting at Santa Barbara City College, but music was his calling. By the early ’60s, he was drifting from city to city, performing, learning from other musicians, folk and his singer Roger he met McGuinn. The two began collaborating, electronically amplifying folk music to create a style that would eventually be defined as folk rock.
They joined Gene Clarke, Chris Hillman and Michael Clarke to form The Byrds, renowned for their influential sound. The band’s first single, a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man,” entered the Top 10 in 1965, followed by “Eight Miles High,” “All I Really Want To Do.” ”, “Turn! Turn! Turn!” (by Pete Seeger).
