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Roger McGuinn

also recorded as Jim McGuinn

real name James Roger McGuinn né James Joseph McGuinn III

Chicago, United States · b. 1942-07-13

Roger McGuinn is credited on 2,825 releases across 563 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1963–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,825

Credits

563

Albums

7

Decades active

1,148

In collections

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Roger McGuinn aka Jim McGuinn (born July 13, 1942, Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an American rock musician. He is best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist of The Byrds.
Until 1967 he went by the name Jim McGuinn professionally and personally. Then, influenced by the spiritual movement Subud which (according to statements McGuinn himself made in an interview for Rolling Stone) ascribes importance to "one's name vibrating with one's spirit", he legally changed his name to James Roger McGuinn and thereafter went by the name Roger McGuinn.
Note: Please assign credits that either are the surname alone (or misspellings thereof) or include the forename Roger (or its initial) to this profile as it reflects the name change.

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Credited work

2,825 releases · 563 albums · active 1963–2026

  • Performance · 6,396
  • Other credits · 137
  • Production · 73
  • Mastering · 4
  • Engineering · 2

Studios: Record Plant, Los Angeles · Woodstock Festival · Record Plant, N.Y.C. · The Burbank Studios

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