A founding member of The Byrds, Roger McGuinn is celebrating his 72nd birthday today. His birth name was James Joseph McGuinn III He is best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist on many of The Byrds records. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with The Byrds. When he originally started with The Byrds, he used the name Jim, which he thought to be too plain. During 1965 McGuinn briefly explored the Subud spiritual association and began to practice the latihan, an exercise in quieting the mind. McGuinn changed his name in 1967 after Subuds founder Bapak told him it would better vibrate with the universe. Bapak sent Jim the letter R and asked him to send back ten names starting with that letter. Owing to a fascination with airplanes, gadgets and science fiction, he sent names like Rocket, Retro, Ramjet, and Roger. Roger was the only real name in the bunch and Bapak chose it. While using the name Roger professionally from that time on, McGuinn only officially changed his middle name from Joseph to Roger. Roger has played with various other musicians was was also part of McGuinn, Clark & Hillman. What is your favorite song that Roger sang? You know, the one that you always turn up and sing along with? Happy Birthday Mr. McGuinn!!!!!!!! Thank you for the music!!
Posted on: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 10:30:00 +0000
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