|
The Desert Rose Band
The Desert Rose Band was an American country rock band from Los Angeles, California, founded in 1985 by Chris Hillman (formerly of the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers), with Herb Pedersen and John Jorgenson. The original lineup included Bill Bryson on bass guitar, JayDee Maness on pedal steel guitar, and Steve Duncan on drums. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the band charted several hit singles on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts until disbanding in February 1994. Formation The Desert Rose Band was formed in 1985 by frontman Chris Hillman (born December 4, 1944), formerly a member of The Byrds, and co-founder, along with the late Gram Parsons of the country-rock band The Flying Burrito Brothers. Additional members included John Jorgenson (born July 6, 1956), who was mainly responsible for the instrumental arrangements of the songs, and Herb Pedersen (born April 27, 1944), responsible for the vocal arrangements. Jorgenson and Pedersen sang three-par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herb Pedersen
Herbert Joseph Pedersen (born April 27, 1944 in Berkeley, California) is an American musician, guitarist, banjo player, and singer-songwriter who has played a variety of musical styles over the past fifty years including country, bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, folk, folk rock, country rock, and has worked with numerous musicians in many different bands. Biography Pedersen often performs with Chris Hillman, and both were once members of the Desert Rose Band. Pedersen also fronted his own band called the Laurel Canyon Ramblers. Besides this, Pedersen has also worked with the following musicians and groups: John Fogerty, Mudcrutch, Pine Valley Boys, Michael Martin Murphey, Earl Scruggs, The Dillards, Smokey Grass Boys, The New Kentucky Colonels, Old & In the Way, David Grisman, Peter Rowan, Vassar Clements, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, Skip Battin, Tony Rice, Dan Fogelberg, Stephen Stills, Linda Ronstadt, Kris Kristofferson, John Prine, Jackson Browne, John Denver, John Jorg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Byrds
The Byrds () were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964. The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn (known as Jim McGuinn until mid-1967) remaining the sole consistent member. Although their time as one of the most popular groups in the world only lasted for a short period in the mid-1960s, the Byrds are today considered by critics to be among the most influential rock acts of their era. Their signature blend of clear harmony singing and McGuinn's jangly 12-string Rickenbacker guitar was "absorbed into the vocabulary of rock" and has continued to be influential. Initially, the Byrds pioneered the musical genre of folk rock as a popular format in 1965, by melding the influence of the Beatles and other British Invasion bands with contemporary and traditional folk music on their first and second albums, and the hit singles " Mr. Tambourine Man" and " Turn! Turn! Turn!". As the 1960s progressed, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Rice
David Anthony Rice (June 8, 1951 – December 25, 2020), known professionally as Tony Rice, was an American guitarist and bluegrass musician. He was an influential acoustic guitar player in bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, newgrass and acoustic jazz. He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rice's music spans the range of acoustic from traditional bluegrass to jazz-influenced New Acoustic music to songwriter-oriented folk. Over the course of his career, he played alongside J. D. Crowe and the New South, David Grisman (during the formation of "Dawg Music") and Jerry Garcia, led his own Tony Rice Unit, collaborated with Norman Blake, recorded with his brothers Wyatt, Ron, and Larry, and co-founded the Bluegrass Album Band. He recorded with drums, piano, soprano sax, as well as with traditional bluegrass instrumentation. Early years Rice was born in Danville, Virginia but grew up in Los Angeles, California, where his father, Herb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Bush
Charles Samuel Bush (born April 13, 1952) is an American mandolinist who is considered an originator of progressive bluegrass music. In 2020, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame as a member of New Grass Revival. History Born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Bush was exposed to country and bluegrass music at an early age through his father Charlie's record collection, and later by the Flatt & Scruggs television show. Buying his first mandolin at the age of 11, his musical interest was further piqued when he attended the inaugural Roanoke, VA Bluegrass Festival in 1965. As a teen, Bush took first place three times in the junior division of the National Oldtime Fiddler's Contest in Weiser, ID. He joined guitarist Wayne Stewart, his mentor and music teacher during Sam's teen years, and banjoist Alan Munde (later of Country Gazette) and the three recorded an instrumental album, Poor Richard's Almanac, in 1969. In the spring of 1970, Bush attended the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Goes On (The Desert Rose Band Album)
''Life Goes On'' is the fifth and final album by the country rock band The Desert Rose Band, released by Curb in 1993. The album, produced by Paul Worley and Ed Seay, was the only one from the band not to be issued in North America. The album's lead single, " What About Love", reached No. 71 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. Background Following the commercial failure of their fourth studio album, ''True Love'', the Desert Rose Band were dropped by MCA in 1992, while both original guitarist John Jorgenson and drummer Steve Duncan departed the band during this time. After a period of uncertainty over their future, the remaining band members, including leading member Chris Hillman, decided to continue and record a new album. Speaking to ''Billboard'' in 1993, Hillman said: "I was sitting here with Bill and Herb and Tom, and asking, "Is this it? Should I go solo?" But I couldn't let us go out with ''True Love'', and we owed Curb two records. So we worked things out wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True Love (The Desert Rose Band Album)
''True Love'' is the fourth album by the country rock band The Desert Rose Band, released in 1991. The album was released by the Curb record label, failing to make an impact on the American Country charts. The track "Undying Love" featured a special guest appearance by Alison Krauss. Two singles were released from the album, "You Can Go Home" and " Twilight Is Gone". "You Can Go Home" was released in 1991, peaking at number 53 on the U.S. Hot Country Singles chart. A music video was created for the single, directed by Gustavo Garzon. "Twilight Is Gone" was released in 1992, peaking at number 67 on the U.S. Hot Country Singles chart. No music video was created for the single. Background At the request of MCA, the band had attempted to record an album that would be even more commercially appealing than the band's previous work. Despite this, ''True Love'' proved to be the Desert Rose Band's first album to fail to enter the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart. After the album's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pages Of Life (album)
''Pages of Life'' is the third studio album by American country rock group The Desert Rose Band. It was released January 16, 1990, via MCA/Curb, and produced by Paul Worley and Ed Seay. Background Upon release, ''Pages of Life'' proved to be the Desert Rose Band's most commercially successful album, but also their final charting studio album. ''Pages of Life'' peaked at number 17 on the Top Country Albums chart, and was also the band's only album to enter the American Billboard 200 Albums Chart, where it reached number 187. It lasted within the Top 200 for a total of four weeks. The album spawned three singles. The lead single, "Start All Over Again", peaked at number 6 on the US Hot Country Songs chart and number 3 on the Canada RPM Country Tracks chart. "In Another Lifetime" was the second single, reaching number 13 in the US and number 18 in Canada. The final single, "Story of Love", proved to be the band's final Top 30 single, peaking at number 10 in the US and number 6 in Cana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Don't Love Nobody
"She Don't Love Nobody" is a song written by John Hiatt, and first recorded by Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit on the 1985 album '' The Rose of England''. In 1989, American country music group The Desert Rose Band released their version as the third single from the album ''Running''. It reached number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. An alternate version of the song appeared as track 1 on a DRB 5-track CD sampler in 1988 (Curb CD 33-3004). Music video The Desert Rose Band released a music video of the song in early 1989, which was directed by Bill Pope and produced by Joanne Gardner for Acme Pictures. Critical reception Upon release, ''Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertis ...'' wrote: "John Hiatt's tale of a hard-to-get love gets a soli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hiatt
John Robert Hiatt (born August 20, 1952) is an American singer-songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including new wave, blues, and country. Hiatt has been nominated for nine Grammy Awards and has been awarded a variety of other distinctions in the music industry. Hiatt was working as a songwriter for Tree International, a record label in Nashville, Tennessee, when his song "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" was covered by Three Dog Night. The song became a Top 40 hit, earning Hiatt a recording contract with Epic Records. Since then he has released 22 studio albums, two compilation albums and one live album. A variety of artists in multiple genres have covered his songs, including Rosanne Cash, Aaron Neville, B.B. King, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Chaka Khan, Albert Lee, Dave Edmunds, Delbert McClinton, Desert Rose Band, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton, Iggy Pop, I'm with Her, Jeff Healey, Jewel, Jimmy Buffett, Joan Baez, Joe Bonamassa, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running (The Desert Rose Band Album)
''Running'' is the second studio album by American country rock group The Desert Rose Band. It was released September 6, 1988 via MCA/Curb. The album peaked at number 26 on the Top Country Albums chart. Song information "Summer Wind" is written about a daughter of divorced parents, who has to live with the frequent absence of her father. Chris Hillman was inspired to write "For the Rich Man" after watching the 1983 film '' El Norte''. Hillman described "Our Songs" as a "tribute to that feeling of the '60s". He added: "I don't see the college kids addressing issues in this country." "Homeless" tells the story of a woman and her children living on the streets. Hillman told ''The Tennessean'' in 1988: "I saw a woman who had the look in her, not of a drug addict or a mental patient, but just of a person. Steve Hill and I concocted a scenario based on that." Track listing Personnel The Desert Rose Band *Bill Bryson - bass guitar, background vocals *Steve Duncan - drums, percussion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
He's Back And I'm Blue
"He's Back and I'm Blue" is a song written by Robert Anderson and Michael Woody, and recorded by the American country music group The Desert Rose Band. It was released in February 1988 as the third single from the album ''The Desert Rose Band The Desert Rose Band was an American country rock band from Los Angeles, California, founded in 1985 by Chris Hillman (formerly of the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers), with Herb Pedersen and John Jorgenson. The original lineup included Bil ...''. The song was the fourth country hit for The Desert Rose Band and the first of two number ones for the group. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References 1988 singles The Desert Rose Band songs Song recordings produced by Paul Worley MCA Records singles Curb Records singles 1987 songs {{1987-country-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnnie & Jack
Johnnie & Jack were an American country music duo, composed of Johnnie Wright (1914–2011) and Jack Anglin (1916–1963). The duo became members of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1940s. Between 1951 and 1962, the duo released several singles on the RCA Victor Records label, including their version of "Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite" which peaked at No. 4 on the Best Seller charts, and the No. 1 "(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely". Following Anglin's death in a car accident in 1963, Wright became a solo artist, topping the country charts in 1965 with " Hello Vietnam". Discography Albums Singles References * * Johnnie & Jack biographyat Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the dat ... Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnnie and Jack American country music groups Country musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
