Who is this famous "jingle-jangle" folk rocker?

Roger McGuinn (born James Joseph McGuinn III, July 13, 1942, Chicago, Ill.) is an American musician best-known as the front man and leader of the Byrds. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with the Byrds in 1991. As a solo artist he has released 10 albums and collaborated with, among others, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Chris Hillman. The 12-string Rickenbacker guitar is his signature instrument.

Having cut his teeth in coffeehouses on the folk circuit playing 5-string banjo and 12-string guitar he was hired as a sideman by the Limelighters, the Chad Mitchell Trio, and Judy Collins and other folk music artists in the same vein. He also played guitar and sang backup for Bobby Darin. Later in Los Angeles, he met future members of the Byrds, vocalist/songwriter Gene Clark and guitarist David Crosby, later adding Chris Hillman on bass and Michael Clarke on drums.

The Byrds' first single "Mr. Tambourine Man" was released in 1965 followed by "Turn! Turn! Turn!". Both soared to the tops of the charts. McGuinn's "jingle-jangle" 12-string and rectangular-lensed "Granny", or "Ben Franklin", glasses made him or a Byrds' song instantly recognizable. The Byrds became regarded by many as the "American Beatles", and this was freely acknowledged by members of both bands.

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.