Joseph Byrd, Who Led Pioneering Psych Rock Band the United States of America, Dead at 87
Joseph Byrd, leader of the pioneering psychedelic rock band the United States of America, died in November at the age of 87
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Joseph Byrd, leader of the pioneering psychedelic rock band the United States of America, died in November at the age of 87
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