Home / Music / Roger McGuinn originally planned a double album tracing American music historyMusic linernotes album music the-byrdsRoger McGuinn originally planned a double album tracing American music historyWhat became Sweetheart of the Rodeo was originally conceived as a double-album overview tracing the history of American popular music. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesGene Clark briefly rejoined the Byrds for The Notorious Byrd BrothersThe Notorious Byrd Brothers is the Byrds at their most adventurousSweetheart of the Rodeo is recognized as the first major country rock albumThe horse on The Notorious Byrd Brothers cover upset David CrosbyThe Byrds' Renaissance sessions featured five members including a departing Gene ClarkExploreElla Fitzgerald's Cole Porter Songbook launched the Verve Songbook seriesTimbaland's work on Ginuwine's debut launched a legendary producer runPeter Gabriel's Sledgehammer video won a record nine MTV Video Music AwardsPhiladelphia International gave The Stylistics a late-career revivalBob Marley's Uprising confronted mortality and faithPrevious Ry Cooder digs deep into Americana on Into the Purple ValleyNext Rain Dogs is Tom Waits at his most sprawling — 19 tracks