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    • Feb 23, 2000
    Glen Campbell's "Wichita Lineman," Faron Young's "Hello Walls" and The Byrds' album "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo" enter the Grammy Hall of Fame along with such other 1960s recordings as "Unchained Melody" and "My Way"
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation issues "Heartaches By The Number," featuring country's "500 greatest singles." Two Gram Parsons/Chris Hillman bands make the list: The Flying Burrito Brothers, for "Hot Burrito #1"; and The Byrds, for "You Ain't Going Nowhere"
    Jul 6, 2003
    Drummer Skip Battin dies near Palm Springs, California, after a battle with Alzheimer's. He joined The Byrds in 1969 and played for numerous country-rock bands in the ensuing years
    Sep 18, 2003
    Rolling Stone ranks the 100 greatest guitarists of all-time, including: Eric Clapton, #4; James Burton, #20; The Byrds' Clarence White, #41; Scotty Moore, #44; and Les Paul, #46. Plugged in at #1: Jimi Hendrix
    Oct 1, 2008
    Great Britain's Jawbone Press publishes "So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star: The Byrds Day-By-Day 1965-1973," a chronology of the "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo" band written by Christopher Hjort
    Jul 1, 2011
    The Byrds soar to #7 on the Gibson.com list of the Top 50 American Rock Bands of All-Time. Also in the Top 10: The Allman Brothers Band, #10; The Beach Boys, #9; R.E.M., #8; Aerosmith, #2; and Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, #1
    Jun 20, 2016
    CalCoastNews.com reports David Crosby, formerly of The Byrds, has settled a court case for $3 million after hitting a jogger with his Tesla in March 2015
    Sep 19, 2017
    Johnny Wright's "Hello Vietnam" plays during the Ken Burns documentary "The Vietnam War" as it covers the conflict's escalation in 1965. The PBS episode also features Johnny Cash's "Big River," plus music by Buffy Sainte-Marie, Burl Ives, The Byrds and The Rolling Stones
    Sep 23, 2019
    "You Ain't Going Nowhere" and "Hickory Wind," both from The Byrds' album "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo," are featured in episode six of the PBS series "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns"
    Nov 17, 2020
    BMG Books publishes the Chris Hillman autobiography "Time Between: My Life As A Byrd, Burrito Brother And Beyond." The foreword is penned by Dwight Yoakam
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