Roger McGuinn

Roger McGuinn is one of those musicians who quietly shaped the entire sound of a decade without ever getting quite the household-name recognition he deserves. As the frontman of the Byrds, he essentially invented folk rock — that chiming, electric twelve-string Rickenbacker tone he coaxed out on Mr. Tambourine Man is one of the most instantly recognizable sounds in rock history, and he did it by electrifying Bob Dylan before most people even knew what that meant. What I love about McGuinn is that he's a genuine craftsman first and a celebrity last — the guy just kept playing, kept collaborating with Dylan and Tom Petty, and kept touring long after most acts from the sixties had either quit or gone nostalgia-tour on autopilot. His Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 1991 was well earned, but honestly the real monument is every jangly guitar riff that came after him.

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Name (English)

Roger McGuinn

Name (Japanese)

ロジャー・マッギン

Reading

ろじゃー・まっぎん

Born

July 13, 1942 (age 84)

Origin

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Occupation

singer-songwriter / singer / guitarist / composer / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Horse

Awards & achievements

• MOJO Awards

• Official sitehttps://mcguinn.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/RogerMcGuinn
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger%20McGuinn
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%AE%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q449140

Tags

• Illinois
• singer-songwriter
• singer
• guitarist

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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