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Roger McGuinn

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Musician

The Resume

    (July 13, 1942- )
    Born in Chicago, Illinois
    Birth name was James Joseph McGuinn III
    Lead vocalist and guitarist of the Byrds
    Recorded the solo albums 'Roger McGuinn' (1973), 'Peace on You' (1974), 'Roger McGuinn & Band' (1975), 'Cardiff Rose' (1976), 'Thunderbyrd' (1977), 'Back from Rio' (1991) and 'Limited Edition' (2004)

Why he might be annoying:

    He popularized granny glasses among 60s rockers.
    After joining Subud, he changed his first name from Jim to Roger because he was told a name starting with 'R' would vibrate better with the universe (1967).
    He has had an on-and-off feud with fellow Byrd David Crosby.
    He wrote a musical based on Ibsen's 'Peer Gynt' that was never produced. (Although he did record several of the songs written for the project with the Byrds.)
    He complained, 'There are people now who play acoustic instruments and call themselves folk singers, but they aren't playing folk songs.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He bought an electric Rickenbacker guitar after seeing the Beatles in 'A Hard Day's Night.'
    David Crosby said, 'I think he's brilliant and I'd give most of the credit for the Byrds' success to him.'
    He did not change his name again when he left Subud and became a born-again Christian.
    He and Tom Petty are dead ringers vocally, with McGuinn claiming that when he first heard Petty's 'American Girl' on the radio, 'I said, 'When did I record that?''
    He testified before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on downloading music from the internet, noting that Columbia Records never paid the Byrds any royalties on their singles, while they were receiving a 50% royalty from MP3.com (2000).

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 71 Votes: 60.56% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 78 Votes: 60.26% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 108 Votes: 52.78% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 91 Votes: 56.04% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 120 Votes: 47.50% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 81 Votes: 56.79% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 130 Votes: 71.54% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 395 Votes: 84.05% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 446 Votes: 58.30% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 359 Votes: 49.30% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 274 Votes: 61.31% Annoying