Long before iPods, CD’s and Walkmans there was the transistor radio.
The advent of the transistor radio is integral to the history of rock and roll. The first transistor radio, the American-made Regency TR-1, arrived on the scene in 1954 about one year before the Sony transistor. In this video Roger McGuinn, founding member of The Byrds, tells how he received his first transistor radio and how it inspired him to become a musician. The rest of course is history, as The Byrds became one of the biggest groups of the 60′s and transformed rock music with their own style called folk-rock.
More info:
Regency TR-1 Transistor Radio History
Roger McGuinn’s Transistor Radio Collection
Roger’s Transistor Radio Collection
