Jim McGuinn
aka Roger 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
The Byrds.
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 in 1967 and thereafter went by the name
Roger McGuinn professionally and personally.
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surname alone (or misspellings thereof) or include the forename
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Roger McGuinn as that profile reflects the name change.