The Byrds released the Mr. Tambourine Man album in June 1965. About 60 years later, it stands as a defining moment in folk rock.

A month after the Byrds' "Mr. Tambourine Man" album came out, on July 25, 1965, Dylan famously "plugged in" at the Newport Folk Festival — leading to apoplexy on the part of Pete Seeger, and one ...

And in 1965, the Byrds were the right band at the right time, and their version of Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” is the only Dylan-written record that has ever made it to #1.

Sixty years ago today, the Byrds scored their first No. 1 with a Bob Dylan-penned song that would define an emerging genre.

10 'Chimes of Freedom' From: 'Mr. Tambourine Man' (1965) It's no secret that the Byrds were really, really into Dylan (keep reading for more on our list of the Top 10 Byrds Songs).

Though "Subterranean Homesick Blues" from the same album was Dylan's first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, "Mr.

The drafted lyrics to Bob Dylan's 'Mr. Tambourine Man' — that he threw away in 1965 — were sold for over $500k by Julien’s Auctions on Saturday, Jan. 18.

In March 1964, Bob Dylan wrote and rewrote "Mr. Tambourine Man" at Al Aronowitz's New Jersey home. Aronowitz rescued the crumpled lyrics from his trash—now expected to fetch up to $600,000 at ...

Almost 60 years to the day since it was first recorded, the original lyrics to Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” have sold at auction for a total of $508,000. The lyrics were sold via Julien ...