 Several former members of the band went on to successful careers of their own , either as solo artists or as members of such groups as Crosby , Stills , Nash & Young , the Flying Burrito Brothers and the Desert Rose Band . In the late 1980s , Gene Clark and Michael Clarke both began touring as the Byrds , prompting a legal challenge from McGuinn , Crosby , and Hillman over the rights to the band 's name . As a result of this , McGuinn , Crosby , and Hillman performed a series of reunion concerts as the Byrds in 1989 and 1990 , and also recorded four new Byrds ' songs . 
