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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October 8, 2025
Arcada Theatre
St. Charles, Illinois, United StatesOctober 4, 2025
Atwood Music Hall
Madison, Wisconsin, United StatesOctober 1, 2025
The Sheldon
St. Louis, Missouri, United States1. My Back Pages(Bob Dylan cover)
2. Chimes of Freedom(Bob Dylan cover)
3. You Showed Me(The Byrds cover)
4. Old Blue([traditional] cover)
5. Chestnut Mare(The Byrds cover)
6. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)(Pete Seeger cover)
7. Mr. Tambourine Man(Bob Dylan cover)
8. The Bells of Rhymney(Pete Seeger cover)
9. Eight Miles High(The Byrds cover)
10. I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better(The Byrds cover)
11. Gate of Horn
12. Ballad of Easy Rider
13. It Won't Be Wrong(The Byrds cover)
14. May the Road Rise to Meet You
15. Knockin' on Heaven's Door(Bob Dylan cover)
16. The Water Is Wide([traditional] cover)
17. Take Me Away
18. Rolling Down to Old Maui([traditional] cover)
19. Jolly Roger
September 27, 2025
Community Concert Hall
Durango, Colorado, United StatesSeptember 20, 2025
Rialto Theater
Loveland, Colorado, United StatesSeptember 13, 2025
Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre
Carmel, Indiana, United StatesA 20-minute (Roger said 15-minute) intermission between Set 1 and Set 2.
1. My Back Pages(Bob Dylan cover)
2. Be-Bop-A-Lula(Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps cover)
3. Well Well Well(Bob Gibson cover)
4. Heartbreak Hotel(Elvis Presley cover)
5. Rock Island Line([traditional] cover)
6. Turn, Turn, Turn(The Byrds cover)
7. The Bells of Rhymney(Pete Seeger cover)
8. Rolling Down to Old Maui([traditional] cover)
9. Gate of Horn
10. Pretty Boy Floyd(Woody Guthrie cover)
11. Chestnut Mare(The Byrds cover)
12. Ballad of Easy Rider
1. Chimes of Freedom(Bob Dylan cover)
2. Take Me Away
3. Jolly Roger
4. Dreamland(Joni Mitchell cover)
5. Knockin' on Heaven's Door(Bob Dylan cover)
6. The Preacher and the Bear([traditional] cover)
7. Old Blue([traditional] cover)
8. Beach Ball(The City Surfers cover)
9. The Water Is Wide([traditional] cover)
10. It Won't Be Wrong(The Byrds cover)
11. You Showed Me(The Byrds cover)
12. Mr. Tambourine Man(Bob Dylan cover)
13. Eight Miles High(The Byrds cover)
1. So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star(The Byrds cover)
2. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere(Bob Dylan cover)
3. May the Road Rise to Meet You
September 10, 2025
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
Skokie, Illinois, United StatesMay 23, 2025
Baby Grand
Wilmington, Delaware, United StatesSolo acoustic show.
1. My Back Pages(Bob Dylan cover)
2. Well Well Well(Bob Gibson cover)
3. Heartbreak Hotel(Elvis Presley cover)
Snippet4. St. James Infirmary Blues([traditional] cover)
5. Rock Island Line([traditional] cover)
6. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)(Pete Seeger cover)
7. The Bells of Rhymney(Pete Seeger cover)
8. Gate of Horn
9. The Virgin Mary Had One Son(Joan Baez & Bob Gibson cover)
10. Chestnut Mare(The Byrds cover)
11. The Preacher and the Bear([traditional] cover)
12. Mr. Spaceman(The Byrds cover)
1. Chimes of Freedom(Bob Dylan cover)
2. Ballad of Easy Rider
3. Beach Ball(The City Surfers cover)
4. The Water Is Wide([traditional] cover)
5. You Showed Me(The Byrds cover)
6. Mr. Tambourine Man(Bob Dylan cover)
7. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere(Bob Dylan cover)
8. Take Me Away
9. Jolly Roger
10. Dreamland(Joni Mitchell cover)
11. Eight Miles High(The Byrds cover)
1. I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better(The Byrds cover)
2. So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star(The Byrds cover)
3. May the Road Rise to Meet You
May 17, 2025
The Newton Theatre
Newton, New Jersey, United States1. My Back Pages(Bob Dylan cover)
2. Well Well Well(Bob Gibson cover)
3. Heartbreak Hotel(Elvis Presley cover)
4. St. James Infirmary Blues([traditional] cover)
5. Rock Island Line([traditional] cover)
6. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)(Pete Seeger cover)
7. The Bells of Rhymney(Pete Seeger cover)
8. Gate of Horn
9. The Virgin Mary Had One Son(Joan Baez & Bob Gibson cover)
10. Chestnut Mare(The Byrds cover)
11. The Preacher and the Bear([traditional] cover)
12. Mr. Spaceman(The Byrds cover)
1. Chimes of Freedom(Bob Dylan cover)
2. Ballad of Easy Rider
3. Beach Ball(The City Surfers cover)
4. The Water Is Wide([traditional] cover)
5. You Showed Me(The Byrds cover)
6. Mr. Tambourine Man(Bob Dylan cover)
7. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere(Bob Dylan cover)
8. Take Me Away
9. Jolly Roger
10. Dreamland(Joni Mitchell cover)
11. Eight Miles High(The Byrds cover)
1. So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star(The Byrds cover)
2. Lover of the Bayou(The Byrds cover)
3. May the Road Rise to Meet You
May 13, 2025
The Cabot
Beverly, Massachusetts, United StatesMay 9, 2025
Tarrytown Music Hall
Tarrytown, New York, United StatesMay 6, 2025
Shea Center for Performing Arts
Wayne, New Jersey, United States1. My Back Pages(Bob Dylan cover)
2. Well Well Well(Bob Gibson cover)
3. Heartbreak Hotel(Elvis Presley cover)
4. St. James Infirmary Blues([traditional] cover)
5. Rock Island Line([traditional] cover)
6. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)(Pete Seeger cover)
7. The Bells of Rhymney(Pete Seeger cover)
8. Gate of Horn
9. Chestnut Mare(The Byrds cover)
10. The Preacher and the Bear([traditional] cover)
1. Chimes of Freedom(Bob Dylan cover)
2. Ballad of Easy Rider
3. Beach Ball(The City Surfers cover)
4. The Water Is Wide([traditional] cover)
5. You Showed Me(The Byrds cover)
6. Mr. Tambourine Man(Bob Dylan cover)
7. A Satisfied Mind(Joe Hayes cover)
8. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere(Bob Dylan cover)
9. Jolly Roger
10. Dreamland(Joni Mitchell cover)
11. Eight Miles High(The Byrds cover)
1. So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star(The Byrds cover)
2. May the Road Rise to Meet You
May 3, 2025
Greenwich Odeum
East Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States1. My Back Pages(Bob Dylan cover)
2. Eight Miles High(The Byrds cover)
3. The Water Is Wide([traditional] cover)
4. Chimes of Freedom(Bob Dylan cover)
5. Mr. Tambourine Man(Bob Dylan cover)
6. So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star(The Byrds cover)
7. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)(Pete Seeger cover)
8. The Bells of Rhymney(Pete Seeger cover)
9. Ballad of Easy Rider
10. Chestnut Mare(The Byrds cover)
11. Mr. Spaceman(The Byrds cover)
12. Heartbreak Hotel(Elvis Presley cover)
13. Beach Ball(The City Surfers cover)
14. Chimes of Freedom(Bob Dylan cover)
15. The Preacher and the Bear([traditional] cover)
April 30, 2025
The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center
Old Saybrook, Connecticut, United States1. My Back Pages(Bob Dylan cover)
2. Well Well Well(Bob Gibson cover)
3. Heartbreak Hotel(Elvis Presley cover)
4. St. James Infirmary Blues([traditional] cover)
5. Rock Island Line([traditional] cover)
6. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)(Pete Seeger cover)
7. The Bells of Rhymney(Pete Seeger cover)
8. Gate of Horn
9. Chestnut Mare(The Byrds cover)
10. The Preacher and the Bear([traditional] cover)
1. Chimes of Freedom(Bob Dylan cover)
2. Ballad of Easy Rider
3. Beach Ball(The City Surfers cover)
4. The Water Is Wide([traditional] cover)
5. You Showed Me(The Byrds cover)
6. Mr. Tambourine Man(Bob Dylan cover)
7. A Satisfied Mind(Joe Hayes cover)
8. Mr. Spaceman(The Byrds cover)
9. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere(Bob Dylan cover)
10. Old Blue([traditional] cover)
11. Eight Miles High(The Byrds cover)
1. So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star(The Byrds cover)
2. Lover of the Bayou(The Byrds cover)
3. Pretty Boy Floyd(Woody Guthrie cover)
4. May the Road Rise to Meet You
April 25, 2025
Tryon Fine Arts Center
Tryon, North Carolina, United StatesMarch 8, 2025
The Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre
Clearwater, Florida, United States1. My Back Pages(Bob Dylan cover)
2. Heartbreak Hotel(Elvis Presley cover)
Snippet3. Be-Bop-A-Lula(Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps cover)
4. Well Well Well(Bob Gibson cover)
5. Rock Island Line([traditional] cover)
6. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)(Pete Seeger cover)
7. Gate of Horn
8. The Virgin Mary Had One Son(Joan Baez & Bob Gibson cover)
9. Chestnut Mare(The Byrds cover)
10. Ballad of Easy Rider
11. I Wasn't Born to Follow(The City cover)
12. Mr. Spaceman(The Byrds cover)
1. So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star(The Byrds cover)
2. Lover of the Bayou(The Byrds cover)
3. American Girl(Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers cover)
4. Knockin' on Heaven's Door(Bob Dylan cover)
5. Take Me Away
6. Jolly Roger
7. Dreamland(Joni Mitchell cover)
8. Old Blue([traditional] cover)
9. The Preacher and the Bear([traditional] cover)
10. Beach Ball(The City Surfers cover)
11. I Want to Hold Your Hand(The Beatles cover)
Snippet12. You Showed Me(The Byrds cover)
13. Mr. Tambourine Man(Bob Dylan cover)
1. Eight Miles High(The Byrds cover)
2. May the Road Rise to Meet You
February 28, 2025
OWA Theater
Foley, Alabama, United StatesOctober 26, 2024
Higley Center for the Performing Arts
Gilbert, Arizona, United StatesOctober 22, 2024
Daniels Hall
Denver, Colorado, United StatesOctober 2, 2024
The Annie W. and Elizabeth M. Anderson Theater
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States"Songs and Stories with Roger McGuinn"
1. My Back Pages(Bob Dylan cover)
2. Heartbreak Hotel(Elvis Presley cover)
snippet3. Be-Bop-A-Lula(Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps cover)
snippet4. Well Well Well(Bob Gibson cover)
5. Rock Island Line([traditional] cover)
6. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)(Pete Seeger cover)
preceded by Pete Seeger story & vocal impression7. Gate of Horn
followed by The Limeliters & Joan Baez story8. The Virgin Mary Had One Son(Joan Baez & Bob Gibson cover)
9. Chestnut Mare(The Byrds cover)
10. Ballad of Easy Rider
preceded by Peter Fonda story11. I Wasn't Born to Follow(The City cover)
12. Mr. Spaceman(The Byrds cover)
1. So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star(The Byrds cover)
2. Lover of the Bayou(The Byrds cover)
3. Knockin' on Heaven's Door(Bob Dylan cover)
preceded by Bob Dylan & Tom Petty story4. Take Me Away
preceded by Rolling Thunder Revue tour story5. Jolly Roger
6. Dreamland(Joni Mitchell cover)
snippet7. The Preacher and the Bear([traditional] cover)
Roger on banjo8. Beach Ball(The City Surfers cover)
snippet9. I Want to Hold Your Hand(The Beatles cover)
snippet10. The Water Is Wide([traditional] cover)
snippet11. You Showed Me(The Byrds cover)
12. Mr. Tambourine Man(Bob Dylan cover)
snippet; Bob Dylan version & vocal impression13. Mr. Tambourine Man(Bob Dylan cover)
1. Eight Miles High(The Byrds cover)
included "James Bond Theme" teases2. May the Road Rise to Meet You
Roger McGuinn has released 23+ albums. Some of their notable releases include Original Album Classics, Live From Spain, Roger McGuinn & Band / Cardiff Rose. Explore their complete discography on this page.
Some of Roger McGuinn's most popular tracks include Ballad Of Easy Rider, Mr. Tambourine Man, Rumblin' On, It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding), King Of The Hill. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.
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