The latter album yielded another hit single with a cover of Pete Seeger's title tune, and also offered an Early-Bird Cameo for the Byrds' future musical direction, as Hillman - whose musical background was more bluegrass/country than the others' folk - convinced his bandmates to cover the country standard "Satisfied Mind". Tambourine Man and Turn! Turn! Turn, which relied heavily on covers of other songs, generally by Bob Dylan or traditional folk songs, with original songs mostly contributed by Gene Clark. The single was followed by two albums, Mr. Tambourine Man" was released as a single and became successful. Their heavy use of harmony in vocals owed an obvious debt to The Beatles - all members except Clarke would sing, Crosby inevitably providing high vocals while McGuinn and Clark would alternatively sing in unison or harmony. McGuinn's use of Rickenbacker 12-string guitars with heavy compression resulted in a distinctive, bright sound, which was put in the service of melodic, jangly guitar riffs. Tambourine Man", and established their style.
The Byrds' first recording was a cover of the Bob Dylan song "Mr. Thanks to their manager Jim Dickson's connections, they got signed to Columbia Records. Thus, the "classic" Byrds line-up was born. Third guitarist David Crosby soon joined up, followed by drummer Michael Clarke (recruited partly because of his resemblance to Brian Jones) and bassist Chris Hillman shortly afterward. The band was formed initially as a duo comprised of Jim (later Roger) McGuinn and Gene Clark as guitarists and singers. The Byrds were an American band active from 1964 to 1973, who were the Trope Makers for the genre of Folk Rock (alongside Simon & Garfunkel), although they experimented with different genres throughout their career such as Psychedelic Rock and Country Music.
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