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    • Jul 19, 1973
    The funeral of Clarence White, formerly of The Byrds, is attended by more than 100 people, including ex-bandmate Chris Hillman. At the gravesite, Gram Parsons and Bernie Leadon sing an impromptu version of "Farther Along"
    Sep 19, 1973
    Gram Parsons dies at Joshua Tree, California, of an accidental chemical overdose. A former member of The Byrds, one of country-rock's seminal acts, Parsons influenced Emmylou Harris to take up country music
    Nov 16, 1975
    "Banjoman," a full-length movie celebrating the career of Earl Scruggs, premieres at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Also featured: The Byrds, Joan Baez, Doc Watson, Merle Watson, David Bromberg, Tracy Nelson and Ramblin' Jack Elliott
    Nov 21, 1986
    "The Byrds' Greatest Hits" earns a platinum album from the RIAA just as former member Chris Hillman is readying the debut album by his current country group, The Desert Rose Band
    Apr 14, 1989
    Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman and David Crosby file suit against Michael Clarke in Tampa, charging false advertisement for touring under the name The Byrds. They eventually drop the suit
    Feb 13, 1990
    MCA releases Lionel Cartwright's "I Watched It All (On My Radio)." Referenced in the transistor tale: The Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, the Grand Ole Opry and the national anthem
    Feb 24, 1990
    At a Roy Orbison tribute in Los Angeles, Bob Dylan sings "Mr. Tambourine Man" with David Crosby, Roger McGuinn and The Desert Rose Band's Chris Hillman. It marks the first time in 25 years the three former Byrds have played together publicly
    Oct 29, 1990
    The Byrds are announced as Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame inductees for January 1991. The band was a pioneering group in country-rock, thanks largely to the 1968 album "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo"
    Jan 16, 1991
    Country-rock pioneers The Byrds are inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, alongside Ike & Tina Turner, LaVern Baker, Wilson Pickett, bluesman Jimmy Reed and songwriter Dave Bartholomew
    May 24, 1991
    Guitarist Gene Clark dies of a heart attack at home in Sherman Oaks, California. He was a co-founder of The Byrds and had two stints in the band before its country-rock period. He also worked with Vern Gosdin, Glen Campbell and Bernie Leadon
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