Ballad of Easy Rider
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- For the album, see Ballad of Easy Rider (album)
| “Ballad of Easy Rider” | |||||
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| Single by The Byrds from the album Easy Rider |
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| B-side | "Oil in My Lamp" "Wasn't Born to Follow" |
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| Released | October 1, 1969 | ||||
| Format | 7", 45rpm | ||||
| Length | 2:14 | ||||
| Label | Columbia Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Roger McGuinn | ||||
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"Ballad of Easy Rider" is a song by The Byrds, written by Roger McGuinn. It was first released on the soundtrack album to the film Easy Rider.
The song also gave name to the Byrds 1969 album Ballad of Easy Rider, that was released later in that year.
