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Roger McGuinn solo performance of the Byrds hit "Turn Turn Turn". While this is from his instructional video, this video was on his web site for downloading for several months. Try www.homespuntapes.com to order Roger's instructional DVD and see in detail the techniques used in Turn, Turn,Turn and other Byrds classics. Roger's DVD is also available on Amazon.com

Note to Roger McGuinn's fans: YouTube sent me a note explaining that this video may be infringing copyright but no action was required on my part (they have not requested that I remove this video).

Let me make my views clear: I posted this video to increase interest in Roger and possibly increase sales of his instructional DVD for which I provide a link.

Lately there has been a rash of YouTube take-downs of cover performances by amateur musicians, usually initiated by complaints of music publishing companies.

It strikes me as foolish for music publishing companies to force YouTube to remove cover performances of popular songs (the Eagles have been especially heartless about this). These amateur cover performances are actually forms of flattery to the songwriter and the performer; they make not one red cent for the teenager that creates the cover, but they increase interest and buzz for the original song and its creators.

Normally I'd ascribe this heartlessness to greed, but squashing interest in music is going to affect these artists who foster the take-downs in a very negative way. Our copyright and patent system is being abused lately and it only stifles innovation.

Cheers, Jim Lynch