Joseph Byrd, leader of the pioneering psychedelic rock band the United States of America, died in November at the age of 87. Born in Louisville, Kentucky and raised in Tucson, Arizona, Byrd studied ...
A veteran of the Fluxus art movement, he brought an anarchic spirit to the California acid-rock scene with his band, the United States of America. By Alex Williams Joseph Byrd, an avant-garde musician ...