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Harvey Gerst had a peripheral part in the Byrds’ profession like a co-writer of two of their early tunes. In 1964 the music group, still referred to as the Aircraft Set, documented a track he published with Jim (afterwards Roger) McGuinn and Gene Clark, “Make sure you Let Me Like …

An unusual rock and roll group in both size of their lineup (which numbered eight), the instrumentation employed, as well as the eclectic range of their materials, Sweetwater didn’t quite have the first-class tracks or breaks essential to make them well known. Lead vocalist Nansi Nevins was supported not only …