A small note from David Crosby helped shape the trajectory of the Byrds and Bob Dylan's careers and form a whole new genre.

George Harrison never shied away from honesty in a song or two. "You Like Me Too Much" fearlessly shows off this quality.

He’s a perceptive reader, and he has a knack for writing about poems in ways that lend shape and even excitement to the act of reading and thinking about them. He’s also comfortable ignoring some of ...