Covers: Mr. Tambourine Man

“Mr. Tambourine Man” is one of Bob Dylan’s most famous songs because of the Byrds’ electric cover version.

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The Byrds' folk-rock hybrid found its first recorded expression after Jim Dickson acquired an acetate of a new Bob Dylan song, “Mr. Tambourine Man,” in August 1964. The band’s own demo of the piece helped land it a contract with Columbia that November. https://t.co/BA3kq7d0Ty
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