The Byrds released the psychedelic Top 20 hit 'Eight Miles High' on March 14, 1966.

One of the most influential songs of the psychedelic rock era is the “Eight Miles High” by The Byrds. The original version was recorded in 1966.

The funny thing about “Eight Miles High,” in fact, is that it wound up being interpreted through the lens of nearly every single subgenre of rock music from metal to UK indie — including ...

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For a song that's been so often reduced to '60s Montage Cliche #00001B (Note: Please use only in case of rights restrictions for the Youngbloods' "Get Together"), the Byrds' "Eight Miles High" is ...

Eight Miles High demonstrates the power of a good arrangment. With bass building like a gathering thundercloud, rumbling guitar chords and tumbling drums usher in Roger McGuinn's memorable four ...

The belief that 'Eight Miles High' was about drug use had it banned by some radio stations. "'Eight Miles High' has been called the first psychedelic record," McGuinn said.

When former bandmate Roger McGuinn encouraged him to weigh in on '80s alt-rock icons Hüsker Dü's snarling, almost-unintelligible punk cover of the Byrds' 1966 hit "Eight Miles High," Croz was ...

“Eight Miles High,” also opening Friday, isn’t the story of the Byrds or any of the musical acts that covered the eponymous 1966 song written by Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn, and David Crosby.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Roger McGuinn has no interest in reforming The Byrds, the legendary band he led in the 1960s and early ’70s that helped pioneer folk-rock (“Mr. Tambourine Ma… ...