- Born
- Birth nameJames Joseph McGuinn III
- Nickname
- Roger
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- James Joseph McGuinn III was born in Chicago to Dorothy and James Jr. At 14, he took up guitar and soon attended the Old Town School Of Folk Music. He was discovered at 17 and began touring with The Limelighters shortly after his 18th birthday. He later toured and recorded with The Chad Mitchell Trio, Bobby Darin, and Judy Collins before forming The Byrds in 1964. The Byrds had several million-selling singles and hit albums, finally disbanding in 1973 except for a brief reunion in 1990. McGuinn changed his name to "Roger" McGuinn in late 1967 for religious reasons, causing most fans to believe Jim McGuinn was replaced by his brother, seriously damaging The Byrds' popularity. His REAL brother Brian never played professionally. McGuinn continued as a solo artist and member of McGuinn, Clarke & Hillman (1979-1981). He still tours and records worldwide.
- IMDb mini biography by: Scott Campbell
- SpousesCamilla Elizabeth Spaul(April 1, 1978 - present)Linda Gilbert(November 23, 1971 - June 12, 1975) (divorced)DeLeon, Ianthe Dolores(December 30, 1966 - November 12, 1971) (divorced, 2 children)Bedrick, Susan(May 1, 1963 - ?) (annulled)
- His 12-string Rickenbacker guitar
- His nasal singing voice
- Relaxed presence
- Psychedelic guitar solos
- Jingle-Jangle sound
- Founding member of sixties folk/rock band The Byrds.
- Father of independent filmmaker Patrick McGuinn.
- Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of The Byrds) in 1991.
- The Byrds were voted the 45th Greatest Artists in Rock 'n' Roll by Rolling Stone.
- Ranked as the 95th greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine.
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