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    • Dec 12, 1965
    The Byrds perform "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Turn! Turn! Turn!" during CBS' telecast of "The Ed Sullivan Show." The group includes Chris Hillman, a future member of country music's Desert Rose Band
    Jan 25, 1966
    The Byrds record the psychedelic hit "Eight Miles High." The band features future country hitmakers Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman
    Mar 1, 1966
    Gene Clark leaves The Byrds. The group will become a major influence on the country-rock movement, with Chris Hillman later forming The Desert Rose Band and Gram Parsons inspiring Emmylou Harris
    Nov 28, 1966
    The Byrds record the pop hit "So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star." It's written by group members Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn, bound to team up with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for the 1989 country hit "You Ain't Going Nowhere"
    Jun 17, 1967
    Country-rock innovators The Byrds appear at the historic Monterey Pop Festival in California. The bill for the second day also includes Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, Al Kooper and Booker T. & The MG's, among others
    Nov 9, 1967
    Roger McGuinn boots David Crosby from The Byrds, just months before the band records one of country-rock's seminal albums, "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo"
    Mar 9, 1968
    The Byrds record "Hickory Wind" and "You Ain't Going Nowhere," key songs on their landmark country-rock album "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo," at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville
    Mar 13, 1968
    "The Byrds' Greatest Hits" is certified gold by the RIAA. The band includes future country hitmakers Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn
    Mar 13, 1968
    The Byrds visit WSM-AM Nashville to deliver their new single, "You Ain't Going Nowhere," to Ralph Emery, who declines to play it. The song will be listed among the 500 greatest country singles in the 2003 Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Mar 15, 1968
    The Byrds, including Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman, play the Grand Ole Opry with steel guitarist Lloyd Green. Some fans hoot and call for them to get haircuts. Their set list includes Merle Haggard's "Sing Me Back Home" and their own "Hickory Wind"
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