April 7, 1969 - Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen has released his second album, Songs From A Room, via Columbia Records.

Californian group, The Byrds released an album of their greatest hits today. The band are currently recording their fifth studio album at Columbia Studios in Hollywood, CA.

Last month at The Monterey Pop Festival, The Byrds performed folk traditional, "He Was A Friend Of Mine" with alternate lyrics about the assassination of JFK.

December 6th, 1965 - 50 Years Ago today, The Byrds released their second studio album, Turn! Turn! Turn! The album was released only sixth months

October 1st, 1965 - The Byrds released "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" as the first single and title track from their upcoming album.

August 14th, 1965 - American folk rock group, The Byrds, performed a live show at the Flamingo Club in London. The show was in support of their recently released debut album, Mr. Tambourine Man.

​The Byrds were all about the Dylan covers in the early days. "Mr. Tambourine Man" had been a massive hit single (the title of which was also used for the groups' debut album)

​June 16, 1965 - KRLA's Beat magazine published an article comparing 'Beatlemania' to the mounting hype surrounding Californian group The Byrds.

​In 1965, American music was becalmed. ‘Beatlemania’ had hit in ’64, leading to an influx of British bands like the Stones, The Animals and The Zombies.