Update: June 5, 2008: Growing Bolder releases a movie that Roger shot in 1967. It's a  short film that tells the story of Eight Miles High. Roger introduces the film and explains the inspiration behind it. Check it out.

Update: May 22, 2008: Growing Bolder releases a video of Roger playing a little-known gem he wrote about two pilots drag racing across the USA in commerical jets. Have a listen and watch the video as Roger explains the birth of a great tune.

Update: May 8, 2008: Growing Bolder has reaction from Roger on his exciting performance with Bruce Springsteen in Orlando. Watch The Boss and The Byrd

Update: May 1, 2008: Growing Bolder releases Inside the Folk Den, the first-ever inside look at Roger recording his monthly song for his Grammy-Award-Winning Folk Den Project.  Check it out.

Update: April 23, 2008:  Roger reacts on camera to the success of Roger ROcks on Rails Watch Roger's response.

Update: April 17, 2008: Growing Bolder releases Roger Rocks on Rails, a one of a kind docu-concert recorded by Roger's wife on a train travelling from Florida to New York. Click here to watch an intimate, personal,  historical, musical treasure from a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend.

Update: January 17, 2008: Roger shares the story of the childhood gift  that changed his life and led to some of the greatest music in the history of rock and roll. Check out Roger's vintage transistor radio collection.

From Growing Bolder: Roger founded the Byrds in 1964. The group's first single, "Mr. Tambourine Man," was #1 worldwide and helped make both the Byrds famous. McGuinn and the Byrds released 13 albums and turned out one hit after another including "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better," "Turn, Turn, Turn," "Eight Miles High," "My Back Pages" and "You Ain't Going Nowhere."

Fueled by McGuinns virtuosity and curiosity, the band helped create both folk rock and country rock. After disbanding the Byrds in 1973, McGuinn began a solo career and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.

Since 1995, Roger has been releasing free original recordings of traditional folk songs for download on his Folk Den Project. If you're into podcasting, you can also download them (for free!!) at iTunes under podcasts.

Roger and his wife Camilla have their own label- April First Productions. They have released three projects on April First. Camilla describes all three:

1. Limited Edition, 2004 -- folk, blues and rock 'n' roll. One of my favorite tracks is the tribute to George Harrison -- "If I needed Someone." We recorded it in Nashville with John Jorgenson and Stan Lynch. Both of these wonderful musicians recorded with Roger on the first Byrd's box set and "Back From Rio."

2. The Folk Den Project, 2005. This was one big project. Roger wanted to celebrate 10 years of The Folk Den. It's his favorite project on mcguinn.com where he posts a traditional folk song each month for free download in order to help preserve the music. While mixing the 100 songs of this four CD set at Roger's side and proof reading the 40-page booklet at the Summit Road Studios in Parker, Colo. , I thought we might be nuts. Who was going to care about 100 folk songs? It turns out. A lot of people. Even Rolling Stone called it "...near perfect."

3. Live From Spain, 2006. Every Saturday morning when we're at home, we commit ourselves to creative Saturdays. Roger records and I usually work on the blog. One Saturday, I decided that a real creative thing to do would be to clean my desk. In the process, I found the master from a show in Spain. It was recorded for radio broadcast so the quality was exceptional for a live recording. I took it to Roger thinking we might use it for the APAP conference. He put it on and as I was walking out of his studio, I stopped in my tracks. It not only had a good sound, it was an unusual show. We decided to press it for the fans who have been asking me for a copy of Roger's concert. Roger's shows are all slightly different, but this one will bring back the memories.

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