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{{Short description|American musician (b. 1942)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Roger McGuinn
| image            = Roger McGuinn 1976.jpg
| caption          = McGuinn in 1976
| background       = solo_singer
| birth_name       = James Joseph McGuinn III
| alias            = Roger McGuin<br> James Roger McGuinn<br> Jim McGuinn
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1942| 7| 13| mf= yes}}
| birth_place      = [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.
| instrument       = {{hlist|Guitar|vocals}}
| genre            = {{hlist|[[Rock music|Rock]]|[[Folk music|folk]]|[[Country music|country]]|[[psychedelic music|psychedelia]]}}
| occupation       = {{hlist|Musician|singer|songwriter|record producer}}
| years_active     = 1960–present
| label            = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| past_member_of  = [[The Byrds]]
| website          = {{URL|ibiblio.org/jimmy/mcguinn/index.html}}
}}
'''James Roger McGuinn''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|ˈ|ɡ|w|ɪ|n}}; born '''James Joseph McGuinn III'''; July 13, 1942)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/354474/Roger-McGuinn |title=Roger McGuinn |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=September 21, 2008}}</ref> is an American musician, best known for being the frontman and leader of [[the Byrds]]. He was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1991 as a member of the band. As a solo artist, he has released 10 albums and collaborated with, among others, [[Bob Dylan]], [[Tom Petty]] and [[Chris Hillman]]. The [[Rickenbacker]] 12-string guitar is his signature instrument.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Hibbert |first=Tom |date=5 March 1991 |title=The Jingle Jangle Man |journal=Q Magazine |volume=55 |pages=42–46}}</ref>

==Early life==
McGuinn was born and raised in [[Chicago]], Illinois,<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|pages=821/2}}</ref> son of James Joseph McGuinn Jr (b. 1909) and Dorothy Irene (b. 1911), daughter of engineer Louis Heyn.<ref>Who's Who of American Women, Marquis Who's Who, 1973, p. 547</ref><ref>Catalog of Copyright Entries, third series, Library of Congress Copyright Office, 1947, p. 94</ref> His parents worked in journalism and public relations, and during his childhood, they had written a bestseller titled ''Parents Can't Win''. He attended [[the Latin School of Chicago]]. He became interested in music after hearing [[Elvis Presley]]'s "[[Heartbreak Hotel]]" (a song that he frequently covers as a part of his autobiographical live shows), and asked his parents to buy a guitar for him. Around the same time, he was also influenced by artists and/or groups such as [[Johnny Cash]], [[Carl Perkins]], [[Gene Vincent]] and [[the Everly Brothers]].

In 1957, he enrolled as a student at Chicago's [[Old Town School of Folk Music]],<ref name="ibiblio1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ibiblio.org/jimmy/mcguinn/McGuinn.html |title=Roger McGuinn |publisher=Ibiblio.org |access-date=March 18, 2011}}</ref> where he learned the five-string [[banjo]] and 12-string guitar.<ref name=":0" /> After graduation, McGuinn performed solo at various [[coffeehouse]]s on the [[folk music]] circuit where he was hired as a [[sideman]] by [[the Limeliters]], [[the Chad Mitchell Trio]], and [[Judy Collins]] and other folk music artists in the same vein. In 1962, after he ended his association with the Chad Mitchell Trio, McGuinn was hired by [[Bobby Darin]] as a backup guitarist and harmony singer. Darin wanted to add a folk roots element to his repertoire because it was a burgeoning musical field. Darin opened T.M. Music in [[New York City]]'s [[Brill Building]], hiring McGuinn as a songwriter for $35 a week. About a year and a half later, Darin became ill and retired from singing.

During 1963, just one year before he co-founded the Byrds in Los Angeles, McGuinn was working as a [[Session musician|studio musician]] in New York, recording with Judy Collins and [[Simon & Garfunkel]]. At the same time, he was hearing about [[the Beatles]] (whose first American appearances would come in February 1964) and wondering how [[Beatlemania]] might affect folk music. When McGuinn saw George Harrison play a 12-string Rickenbacker in the film ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)|A Hard Days Night]]'', it inspired him to buy the same instrument.<ref name=":0" />

By the time [[Doug Weston]] gave him a job at [[The Troubadour (Los Angeles)|The Troubadour]] nightclub in Los Angeles, McGuinn had begun to include Beatles' songs in his act. He gave rock style treatments to traditional folk tunes and thereby caught the attention of another folkie Beatles fan, [[Gene Clark]], who joined forces with McGuinn in July 1964. Together they formed the beginning of what was to become the Byrds.<ref name="ibiblio1" />

==The Byrds==
[[File:The Byrds 1965.png|thumb|left|upright 1.3|McGuinn (centre) as a member of the Byrds in 1965]]
During his time with the Byrds, McGuinn developed two innovative and very influential styles of electric guitar playing. The first was "[[jangle|jingle-jangle]]", ringing [[arpeggio]]s based on [[banjo]] [[Fingerstyle guitar|finger picking]] styles he learned while at the Old Town School of Folk Music, which was influential in the [[folk rock]] genre. The second style was a merging of saxophonist [[John Coltrane]]'s free-jazz atonalities, which hinted at the droning of the [[sitar]], a style of playing first heard on the Byrds' 1966 single "[[Eight Miles High]]" and influential in [[psychedelic rock]].

While "tracking" the Byrds' first single, "[[Mr. Tambourine Man]]", at [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] studios, McGuinn discovered an important component of his style. "The 'Ric' <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Rickenbacker#Rickenbacker guitars and 1960s rock and roll|12-string Rickenbacker guitar]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> by itself is kind of thuddy," he noted. "It doesn't ring. But if you add a [[Audio level compression|compressor]], you get that long [[sustain]]. To be honest, I found this by accident. The [[Audio engineering|engineer]], Ray Gerhardt, would run compressors on everything to protect his precious equipment from loud rock and roll. He compressed the heck out of my [[Twelve-string guitar|12-string]], and it sounded so great we decided to use two [[Vacuum tube|tube]] compressors (likely [[LA-2A Leveling Amplifier|Teletronix LA-2As]]) in series, and then go directly into the [[Mixing console|board]]. That's how I got my 'jingle-jangle' tone. It's really squashed down, but it jumps out from the radio. With compression, I found I could hold a note for three or four seconds, and sound more like a wind instrument. Later, this led me to emulate John Coltrane's saxophone on "[[Eight Miles High]]". Without compression, I couldn't have sustained the riff's first note."<ref>{{cite web|title=Byrds' Roger McGuinn gets to root of his music passion at folk conference|url=http://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/feb/14/mcguinn-at-roots-of-folk/|work=Space Times News|publisher=cripps Interactive Newspapers Group|access-date=March 17, 2011|author=Bob Mehr|date=February 14, 2009}}</ref>
[[File:Roger McGuinn 1965 wearing glasses.jpg|thumb|McGuinn reading ''[[KRLA Beat]]'' in mid-1965 while wearing his distinctive glasses]]
"I practiced eight hours a day on that 'Ric,'" he continues, "I really worked it. In those days, [[12-string guitar|acoustic 12s]] had wide necks and thick strings that were spaced pretty far apart, so they were hard to play. But the Rick's slim neck and low action let me explore [[jazz]] and [[blues music|blues]] scales up and down the [[fingerboard|fretboard]], and incorporate more [[hammer-on]]s and [[pull-off]]s into my solos. I also translated some of my banjo picking techniques to the 12-string. By combining a [[Plectrum|flat pick]] with [[Finger pick|metal finger picks]] on my middle and ring fingers, I discovered I could instantly switch from fast single-note runs to banjo rolls and get the best of both worlds."<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger McGuinn – Rickenbacker 360/12|url=http://www.iconicguitar.com/2010/05/roger-mcguinn-rickenbacker-36012.html|work=Iconic Guitar|access-date=March 17, 2011}}</ref>

Another sound that McGuinn developed is made by playing a [[Seven-string guitar#Hybrid Designs|seven string guitar]], featuring a doubled G-string (with the second string tuned an octave higher). The [[C. F. Martin & Company|C. F. Martin]] guitar company released a guitar called the ''HD7 Roger McGuinn Signature Edition'' that claims to capture McGuinn's "jingle-jangle" tone, which he created with 12-string guitars, while maintaining the ease of playing a 6-string guitar.

[[File:RogerMcGuinnKralingen1970.jpg|thumb|Roger McGuinn at [[Holland Pop Festival|Kralingen]] (1970)]]
After ''Mr. Tambourine Man'' in 1965, "[[Turn! Turn! Turn!]]", written by [[Pete Seeger]] with the lyrics drawn from [[Ecclesiastes]] in the Old Testament, was the Byrds' second Number One success in late 1965. In 1966, “[[Eight Miles High]]” peaked at no. 14 on the U.S. charts, achieving enduring classic status, even though the song was subject to a U.S. radio ban due to its alleged reference to recreational drug use. 1967 found the Byrds sliding still further in the charts, with “[[So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star]]” which peaked at no. 29. “[[My Back Pages]]”, another Bob Dylan cover, was released later the same year and was to be their last top 40 hit. In 1969, McGuinn's solo version of the "Ballad of Easy Rider" appeared in the film ''[[Easy Rider]]'', while a full-band version was the title track for the album released later that year. McGuinn also performed a cover of Bob Dylan's "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" for the [[Easy Rider (soundtrack)|''Easy Rider'' soundtrack]]. 1970's ''[[Untitled (The Byrds album)|Untitled]]'' album featured a 16-minute version of the Byrds' 1966 hit "Eight Miles High", with all four members taking extended solos representative of the "jam-band" style of playing popular during that period.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Byrds Biography|url=http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-byrds/bio/|work=The Inductess: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|publisher=The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum|access-date=March 17, 2011|year=2010}}</ref>

In 1968, McGuinn helped create the groundbreaking album ''[[Sweetheart of the Rodeo]]'', to which many attribute the rise in popularity of [[country rock]]. McGuinn originally conceived the album as a blend of rock, jazz, folk and other styles, but [[Gram Parsons]] and [[Chris Hillman]]'s bluegrass-western-country influences came to the forefront.
[[File:Roger MdGuinn in 1972-by Dan Volonnino.jpg|thumb|McGuinn with the Byrds at a concert held at [[Washington University in St. Louis]] (September 1972)]]

==Post-Byrds==
[[File:Roger McGuinn 2009 by Hans Werksman.jpg|upright|left|thumb|McGuinn performing in 2009]]
After the break-up of The Byrds, McGuinn released several solo albums throughout the 1970s.<ref name="Larkin"/> In 1973 he collaborated with Bob Dylan on songs for the sound track of the [[Sam Peckinpah]] movie ''[[Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid]]'' including "[[Knockin' on Heaven's Door]]". He toured with [[Bob Dylan]] in 1975 and 1976 as part of Dylan's [[Rolling Thunder Revue]], cancelling a planned tour of his own in order to participate.<ref name=":0" /> In late 1975, he played guitar on the track titled "Ride the Water" on [[Bo Diddley]]'s ''The 20th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll'' all-star album. In 1976, he released the album ''Cardiff Rose'' where he worked with Mick Ronson.<ref name=":0" />

In 1977, he released an LP titled ''[[Thunderbyrd]]'', which was also the name of his contemporaneous band. Other members included future [[John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers]] and [[Fleetwood Mac]] guitarist [[Rick Vito]], future [[Poco (band)|Poco]] bassist Charlie Harrison and drummer Greg Thomas.

In 1977, McGuinn joined fellow ex-Byrds Gene Clark and Chris Hillman to form [[McGuinn, Clark & Hillman]]. The trio recorded an album with [[Capitol Records]] in 1979. They performed on many TV rock shows, including repeated performances on ''[[The Midnight Special (TV series)|The Midnight Special]]'', where they played both new material and Byrds hits. McGuinn's "Don't You Write Her Off" reached No. 33 in April 1979. While some believe that the slick production and disco rhythms didn't flatter the group, it sold well enough to generate a follow-up. McGuinn, Clark and Hillman's second release was to have been a full group effort entitled "City", but Clark's unreliability and drug problems resulted in the billing change on their next LP ''City'' to "Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman, featuring Gene Clark".

Since 1981, McGuinn has regularly toured (primarily playing clubs and small theaters) as a solo singer-guitarist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibiblio.org/jimmy/mcguinn/1981_1988.html |title=Roger McGuinn tour dates, 1981-present |website=Ibiblio.org |access-date=March 28, 2017}}</ref> In 2018 he embarked on a tour with Chris Hillman, a fellow original Byrd, backed by Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Byrds' ''[[Sweetheart of the Rodeo]]'' album,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Blackstock|first1=Peter|title=A 'Sweetheart' of a Tour|url=https://www.austin360.com/story/entertainment/music/2018/11/05/sweetheart-of-rodeo-50th-anniversary-tour-reunites-roger-mcguinn-and-chris-hillman/9315703007/|accessdate=May 2, 2022|work=[[The Austin-American Statesman]]|date=November 18, 2018}}</ref> after which McGuinn returned to touring solo.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Arnold|first1=Thomas|title=Roger McGuinn Solo Concert Review: Still Soaring at 79|url=https://bestclassicbands.com/roger-mcguinn-concert-review-2022-4-23-22/|accessdate=May 2, 2022|work=[[Best Classic Bands]]|date=April 23, 2022}}</ref>

In 1987, McGuinn was the [[opening act]] for Dylan and [[Tom Petty]] and he performed at [[Farm Aid]].<ref name=":0" />

In 1991 he took part in the Guitar Legends concerts in Seville, Spain as part of the Expo '92 Seville.

After a decade without a recording contract, he released his comeback solo album, ''[[Back from Rio]] i''n 1991.<ref name=":0" /> It included the hit single "King of the Hill", written together with, and featuring, Petty. He returned with a live band featuring [[John Jorgenson]], George Hawkins and [[Stan Lynch]].<ref name=":0" />
In 1992 McGuinn performed at the 30th Anniversary Concert for Bob Dylan with George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Tom Petty, G.E.Smith, and others.
On July 11, 2000, McGuinn testified before a [[Senate Judiciary Committee]] hearing that downloading music from the Internet causes artists to not always receive the royalties that (non-Internet based) record companies state in contracts and that, to date, the Byrds had not received any royalties for their greatest successes, "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Turn, Turn, Turn"; they only received advances, which were split five ways and were just "a few thousand dollars" per band member. He also stated that he was receiving 50 percent royalties from [[MP3.com]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0007/11/se.01.html|title=Transcript – Lars Ulrich, Roger McGuinn Testify Before Senate Judiciary Committee on Downloading Music on the Internet – July 11, 2000|publisher=Cable News Network|access-date=September 21, 2008|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000925/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0007/11/se.01.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He was also part of an author/musician band, [[Rock Bottom Remainders]], a group of published writers doubling as musicians to raise proceeds for literacy charities. In July 2013, McGuinn co-authored an interactive ebook, ''Hard Listening'', with the rest of the group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockbottomremainders.com/pages/hard-listening.html |title=Hard Listening - Coming June 18th 2013 |website=Rockbottomremainders.com |date=June 18, 2013 |access-date=March 28, 2017}}</ref>
[[File:Roger McGuinn solo performing in Florence, South Carolina (May 24, 2024).jpg|thumb|Roger McGuinn solo performing in [[Florence, South Carolina]] in 2024.]]

===Folk Den===
{{main|Folk Den}}
Roger McGuinn has used the Internet to continue the folk music tradition since November 1995 by recording a different folk song each month on his Folk Den site. The songs are made available from his Web site, and a selection (with guest vocalists) was released on CD as ''Treasures from the Folk Den'', which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2002 for Best Traditional Folk Album. In November 2005, McGuinn released a four-CD box set containing one hundred of his favorite songs from the Folk Den.<ref>{{cite web |last=Swift |first=Glenn R. |title=On Stage: Roger McGuinn |url=http://glennswift.seanreedconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Roger-McGuinn.pdf |work=PBG Lifestyle Magazine |date=December 2008 |access-date=August 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817072850/http://glennswift.seanreedconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Roger-McGuinn.pdf |archive-date=August 17, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==Personal life==

When McGuinn started with the Byrds, he used the name Jim, which he thought to be too plain. He became involved in the [[Subud]] spiritual association in 1965 and began to practice the [[latihan]], an exercise in quieting the mind. He changed his name in 1967<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/roger-mcguinn-230892/|title=Roger McGuinn|first1=David|last1=Fricke|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=August 23, 1990|access-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref> upon advice from Subud's founder [[Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo|Bapak]]. Telling McGuinn that it would better "vibrate with the universe", Bapak sent the letter "R" to Jim and asked him to send back ten names starting with that letter. Owing to a fascination with airplanes, gadgets and science fiction, he sent names like "Rocket", "Retro", "Ramjet", and  "Roger", the last a term used in [[Voice procedure|signalling protocol]] over two-way radios, military and [[civil aviation]].<ref name=":0" /> Roger was the only "real" name in the bunch, and Bapak chose it. McGuinn officially changed his middle name from Joseph to Roger and has used the name Roger professionally from that time on.

McGuinn married Susan Bedrick in 1963; however, the marriage was subsequently annulled. From December 1966 to November 1971, he was married to Dolores DeLeon. A fellow adherent of Subud, DeLeon changed her name to Ianthe in 1967 but reverted to her original name after the dissolution of their marriage. With DeLeon, McGuinn fathered two sons, filmmaker Patrick McGuinn and Henry McGuinn. Immediately following their divorce, McGuinn married a third time, to Linda Gilbert in November 1971; this marriage also ended in divorce in June 1975.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0570118/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_trv_sm#trivia|title=Roger McGuinn : Biography|website=IMDb.com|access-date=March 28, 2017}}</ref>

McGuinn left Subud in 1977, the same year that he met his fourth and current wife and business manager, Camilla; they married in April 1978.<ref name=":0" /> Since that time, the McGuinns have practiced [[evangelical Christianity]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Mark |last=Moring |work=[[Christianity Today]]  |publisher=Christianity Today International | title = No Ordinary Folk | date = January 6, 2004 | url = http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/music/interviews/2004/rogermcguinn-0604.html |access-date=November 26, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | publisher = blue cloud abbey | title = A Different Calling | url = http://www.ibiblio.org/jimmy/mcguinn/Witness.html | access-date = September 8, 2019 }}</ref>

A registered member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], McGuinn donated $2,000 to the [[Ben Carson]] [[Ben Carson presidential campaign, 2016|presidential campaign]] in 2015 and refused to endorse [[Donald Trump]], noting "I don't like Trump."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/RogerMcGuinn/status/778360301255270400 |title=Roger McGuinn on Twitter: "I don't like Trump." |publisher=[[Twitter]] |date=September 20, 2016 |access-date=March 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://floridaresidentdb.com/person/113170982/j_roger_mcguinn |title=J Roger McGuinn – DOB: 1942/07/13 - Orlando, FL - Florida Resident Database |access-date=2016-12-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221000923/https://floridaresidentdb.com/person/113170982/j_roger_mcguinn |archive-date=December 21, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/qindcont/CT/81974.39/2/18266 |title=FEC Individual Contribution Search Results |access-date=2016-12-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220083502/http://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/qindcont/CT/81974.39/2/18266 |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> He also opposed [[Florida Amendment 1 (2016)]] (an initiative pertaining to the [[solar energy]] industry, of which McGuinn is a longtime advocate) and endorsed [[Florida Amendment 2 (2016)]] (a [[medical marijuana]] legalization initiative).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/RogerMcGuinn/status/788334195596599296?lang=en |title=Roger McGuinn on Twitter: "Vote yes on Prop. 2 and No on Prop 1 " |publisher=[[Twitter]] |date=October 18, 2016 |access-date=March 28, 2017}}</ref>

==Discography==
[[File:Roger McGuinn - Natick, MA (2011).jpg|right|thumb|McGuinn performing in 2011]]
=== Solo ===

==== Studio albums ====
* ''[[Roger McGuinn (album)|Roger McGuinn]]'' (1973) US #137
* ''[[Peace on You]]'' (1974) US #92
* ''[[Roger McGuinn & Band]]'' (1975) US#165
* ''[[Cardiff Rose]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Thunderbyrd]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Back from Rio]]'' (1991) US #44
* ''[[Limited Edition (Roger McGuinn album)|Limited Edition]]'' (2004)
* ''CCD'' (2011)
* ''Sweet Memories'' (2018)
*''Merry Christmas'' (2020)<ref>{{Citation|title=Merry Christmas by Roger McGuinn|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/merry-christmas/1541471288|language=en-US|access-date=2021-05-16}}</ref>

===With Folk Den Project===
* ''McGuinn's Folk Den, Volume 1'' ([[MP3.com]] download and CD) (1999)
* ''McGuinn's Folk Den, Volume 2'' (MP3.com download and CD) (1999)
* ''McGuinn's Folk Den, Volume 3'' (MP3.com download and CD) (1999)
* ''McGuinn's Folk Den, Volume 4'' (MP3.com download and CD) (2000)
* ''Treasures from the Folk Den'' (2001)
* ''In the Spirit of Love'' (MP3.com download and CD) (2002)
* ''The Sea: Songs by Roger McGuinn'' (MP3.com download and CD) (2003)
* ''The Folk Den Project, 1995 - 2005'' (4-CD set, 2005)
* ''22 Timeless Tracks from the Folk Den Project'' (2008)
* ''The Folk Den Project: Twentieth Anniversary Edition'' (4-CD set, 2016)

===Live albums and compilations===
* ''[[Born to Rock and Roll]]'' (1991)
* ''From The Rock'N Roll Palace Live'' (McGuinn and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) (1994)
* ''Live from Mars'' (1996)
* ''3 Byrds Land in London'' (with Gene Clark and Chris Hillman, recorded 1977) (1997)
* ''Live at the XM Studios May 27, 2004'' (download only) (2004)
* ''Live from Spain'' (2007)
* ''Stories, Songs, & Friends'' (2014)
* ''Live at the Boarding House'' (with Clark, Hillman, and David Crosby, recorded 1978) (2014)
* ''Live in New York: Eight Miles High'' (recorded 1974) (2015)
* ''Turn Turn Turn'' (with Hillman, recorded 1980) (2015)
* ''Bottom Line Archive Series: In Their Own Words'' (McGuinn and Pete Seeger, recorded 1994) (2015)
* ''The Living Room Concert '76'' (with Thunderbyrd, recorded 1976) (2015)
* ''Electric Ladyland 1991'' (recorded 1991) (2016)
* ''Backstage Pass'' (with Clark and Hillman, recorded 1978) (2016)
* ''Armadillo World Headquarters'' (with Clark and Hillman, recorded 1979) (2016)

===Collaborations===
* ''McGuinn, Clark & Hillman'' (1979) (with [[Gene Clark]] and [[Chris Hillman]])
* ''City'' (1980) (with Chris Hillman, featuring Gene Clark)
* ''McGuinn – Hillman'' (1981) (with Chris Hillman)

McGuinn contributes electric 12-string to one track ("Captain Video") on [[Skip Battin]]'s 1972 self-titled solo album.
McGuinn appears on [[Willie Nile]]'s 1991 ''[[Places I Have Never Been]]'' album. McGuinn also appears on the 1994 [[Arthur Alexander]] [[tribute album]] ''Adios Amigo: A Tribute to Arthur Alexander'', performing a cover version of "[[Anna (Go to Him)]]". He contributed two tracks, "Banjo Cantata" and "Ramblin' On", to a compilation of banjo pieces released by Davon as ''Banjo Greats'' (Volumes 1 & 2), re-issued on CD by Tradition in 1996 as ''Banjo Jamboree''. He has also performed the songs "[[It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)]]" and "[[Ballad of Easy Rider]]" which were included on the [[Easy Rider (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] of the film ''[[Easy Rider]]''. Another soundtrack that features McGuinn is the 1977 film ''Ransom''. McGuinn performed "Shoot 'Em" which appears on the anthology album ''Byrd Parts 2'', released on Australia's Raven Records label in 2003. McGuinn also appears with Bruce Springsteen on the live download "Magic Tour Highlights (Live)" singing "Turn! Turn! Turn!"  He also did guitar work in The Beach Boys' version of "California Dreaming" video. McGuinn contributed 12 string electric and harmonies to [[Will Dailey]]'s track "Peace of Mind" from ''[[Torrent, Volume 1: Fashion of Distraction]]''.

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Year
!rowspan="2"|Single
!colspan="3"|Chart positions
!rowspan="2"|Album
|-
!width="50"|<small>[[Mainstream Rock Tracks|US MSR]]</small>
!width="50"|<small>[[Hot Country Songs|US Country]]</small>
!width="50"|<small>CAN Country</small>
|-
|1989
|"[[You Ain't Going Nowhere]]"<br /><small>(w/ [[Chris Hillman]])</small>
|align=center|—
|align=center|6
|align=center|11
|''[[Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two]]''<br /><small>([[Nitty Gritty Dirt Band]] album)</small>
|-
|rowspan=2|1991
|"King of the Hill"
|align=center|2
|align=center|—
|align=center|—
|rowspan=2|''Back from Rio''
|-
|"Someone to Love"
|align=center|12
|align=center|—
|align=center|—
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Musicians from Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Old Town School of Folk musicians]]
[[Category:Singers from Chicago]]
[[Category:Singer-songwriters from Illinois]]
[[Category:Singer-songwriters from California]]
[[Category:The Byrds members]]
[[Category:The Limeliters members]]