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The Whybirds are a three-piece rock/alt.country band from Bedford, England. They have released three full-length studio albums to date as well as a live album and an EP.〔http://www.thewhybirds.com/store.html〕 == Biography == The Whybirds formed in 2006, composed of Dave Banks (vocals, guitar), Ben Haswell (vocals, guitar), Taff Thatcher (vocals, bass) and Luke Tuchscherer (vocals, drums). From its inception, the group has been notable for the fact that all members share lead vocal and songwriting duties, in a manner that has been compared to The Band.〔Wilding, Phil. "High Hopes", ''Classic Rock'', August 2010.〕 The group met at school, where Haswell, Tuchscherer and Thatcher had originally played together in The View. The View disbanded in 2005 and the three joined with Banks to form The Whybirds a year later. However, Taff Thatcher left The Whybirds in 2012 and Haswell moved from guitar to bass. The band members cite their influences as Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle, Neil Young, The Replacements, Uncle Tupelo, Ryan Adams, Pearl Jam and My Morning Jacket.〔http://www.songwritingmagazine.co.uk/features/interview-the-whybirds/14011〕 As for the band's name, Tuchscherer said in 2010: "It’s a reference to The Byrds. Their ''Sweetheart of the Rodeo'' is the definitive country rock album, and they obviously spelt their name with a ‘Y’. So essentially it’s a nod to them.〔" However, in a 2008 interview the band said it was also a nod to The Yardbirds.〔 As well as The Band, The Whybirds have been compared to Bruce Springsteen, The Who, Tom Petty, Pearl Jam, The Allman Brothers, Neil Young (specifically with Crazy Horse), Alex Chilton and Warren Zevon among others. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Whybirds」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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