The 50th anniversary presentation of the classic film 'Easy Rider,' featuring live musical performances by such original soundtracks artists as John Kay, Roger McGuinn and Peter Stampfel, celebrated ...

Roger McGuinn and Steppenwolf's John Kay reprised their famous soundtrack songs, and in some cases extended them while the movie took a time-out. In a year full of major 50 th anniversary ...

Robert Evins Pickard is an adjunct professor of U.S. and world history at Tennessee State University and Nashville State Community College. On July 14, 1969, "Easy Rider" debuted, receiving mixed ...

The album, released on Nov. 10, 1969, is a blend of rock, R&B, folk, gospel and country-rock. Byrds’ founder Roger McGuinn was joined by guitarist Clarence White, bassist John York and drummer Gene ...

It was 1969, and Peter Fonda needed a song for the soundtrack of his new movie Easy Rider. The man he approached was Bob Dylan. A virtual recluse at this point, Dylan was interested enough to watch ...

T Bone Burnett is assembling the musical performances to accompany the 1969 film. “Peter Fonda’s team reached out to see if I’d be interested in exploring ideas for the film’s 50th anniversary,” says ...