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, which he performed with from 1982 to 1985. Heffington was also a member of the bluegrass band Watkins Family Hour, recorded three solo albums, and was a session and touring musician for various artists, including

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, Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne,

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, and Joanna Newsom.

Early life

Heffington was born in Los Angeles on December 20, 1950. He grew up in a musical family – his grandmother played drums and his mother played upright bass, and they passed on their enthusiasm for jazz to Heffington. Later,

's album ''

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'' broadened his musical scope to include rock and roll music. As a teen, Heffington joined a jazz band, The Doug Morris Quintet, on drums. Heffington was drummer for Emmylou Harris's Hot Band. In that capacity, he played on '' Blue Kentucky Girl'' (1979), as well as the 1983 album '' White Shoes''.

Career

Lone Justice

Heffington was a member of the first incarnation of

, along with

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(vocals), Ryan Hedgecock (guitar), and

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(bass). Heffington was with the band from 1982 until 1985. In spite of being the group's second drummer, he joined early enough in its existence that McKee spoke of him as an "original member", adding how Heffington was the only one she "never had any drama with". The presence of Heffington in the band was described by '' Spin'' in 1985 as a "kind of professionalizing force". His sensitivity and musicality drew comparisons with Ringo Starr. Etzioni stated how Heffington, like Ringo, "didn’t play drums, he played songs". Hedgecock echoed the sentiment by dubbing Heffington the "King of Swing", recounting how he had "played with a few drummers before, but Don was the first musician that played drums I had encountered".

Watkins Family Hour

Heffington was a member of the Watkins Family Hour, led by

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and

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. Other members include

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(piano), and David Garza (guitar).

Performing and recording

Heffington has played and/or recorded with many artists, including

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, Sheryl Crow,

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, Big Mama Thornton, Big Joe Turner,

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, and

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Solo and collaborative albums

Heffington briefly reunited with McKee for her solo album '' You Gotta Sin to Get Saved'' (1993). Two years later, he and fiddler

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collaborated on the mostly instrumental ''In the Red''. This marked the first of three studio albums in his career. He released his first solo album nearly two decades later titled ''Gloryland'' (2014). He said that he "wanted it to sound like some drunk falling down the stairs while he was practicing the trombone". Heffington played most of the instruments in that album and recorded with engineer David Vaught. ''Contemporary Abstractions in Folk Song and Dance'', released in 2015, was recorded live with Heffington (vocals, acoustic guitar), Tim Young (electric guitar) and

(upright bass). Heffington performed as part of the Don Heffington Group with Tim Young, and Sebastian Steinberg.

Later life

Heffington died on March 24, 2021, at his home in

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. He was 70, and had been hospitalized for leukemia prior to his death.

Discography

As leader

* ''In the Red'' with

(

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, 1995) * ''Gloryland'' (self-released, 2014) * ''Contemporary Abstractions in Folk Song and Dance'' (self-released, 2016)

As Producer

* 2005 The Creekdippers, '' Mystic Theatre'' ( Glitterhouse) * 2006 Ramsay Midwood, ''Popular Delusions & The Madness of Cows'' (Farmwire) * 2009 Amy Allison, ''Sheffield Streets'' (Urban Myth) * 2014 Chuck E. Weiss, ''Red Beans and Weiss'' ( ANTI-)

As sideman

With Amy Allison * '' Sad Girl'' ( Diesel Only, 2001) * ''Sheffield Streets'' (Urban Myth, 2008) With

* '' Ashgrove'' ( Yep Roc, 2004) * '' West of the West'' (Yep Roc, 2006) * '' Eleven Eleven'' (Yep Roc, 2011) * ''Lost Time'' with

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(Yep Roc, 2015) With

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* ''Fade Away Diamond Time'' (Zoo, 1995) * ''Basement Dreams'' (Fargo, 1998) With

* ''

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'' (

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, 1995) * ''

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'' (Vanguard, 1995) * '' Full Service No Waiting'' (Vanguard, 1998) * '' Flying Saucer Blues'' (Vanguard, 2000) * '' Who's Gonna Go Your Crooked Mile?'' (Vanguard, 2004) * '' HWY 62'' (Omnivore, 2015) * ''On the Way Downtown: Recorded Live on FolkScene'' (Omnivore, 2017) With

* ''Silver Lake'' (

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, 2003) * ''Ghetto Bells'' (New West, 2005) With

* '' Empire Burlesque'' ( Columbia, 1985) * '' Knocked Out Loaded'' (Columbia, 1986) With Marvin Etzioni * ''The Mandolin Man'' ( Restless, 1992) * ''Weapons Of The Spirit'' (Restless, 1994) With

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* ''Sparko'' (Askew, 1997) * ''Goodbye Guitar'' (Rolling Sea, 2006) With Jimmie Dale Gilmore * ''Braver Newer World'' ( Elektra, 1996) * ''One Endless Night'' (Rounder, 2000) With

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* ''In The Groove'' (Sunset Blvd, 2017) * ''Stoned Again'' ( Antone's, 2002) With

* ''

'' ( Geffen, 1985) * '' This Is Lone Justice: The Vaught Tapes 1983'' ( Omnivore, 2014) With Christy McWilson * ''The Lucky One'' (Hightone, 2000) * ''Bed of Roses'' (Hightone, 2002) With Buddy Miller * ''Your Love and Other Lies'' ( Hightone, 1995) * ''Cruel Moon'' (HighTone, 1999) With

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* ''Night of Your Return'' (RPI, 1996) * ''Home'' (RPI, 2000) With

* '' Martinis & Bikinis'' (Omnivore, 1994) * ''

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'' (Virgin, 1996) With

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* '' Forever Endeavour'' ( Cooking Vinyl, 2013) * ''

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, 2015) With

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* ''Sawbones'' (Aim 2000) * ''Bound for Trouble'' (Tres Pescadores, 2005) With

* ''

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, '' The Longest Road'' (

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) * 1983

, ''Delia Bell'' (

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, '' Time Step'' ( Chrysalis) * 1991 Carla Olson and

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, ''Too Hot For Snakes'' (Razor Edge) * 1993

, '' You Gotta Sin to Get Saved'' ( Geffen) * 1993

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, ''High, Wide and Lonesome'' (

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, '' Look Up'' (

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, ''

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, ''100 Year Thing'' (Atlantic) * 1998 various artists, ''Pearls in the Snow: The Songs of

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) * 1999

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, ''Full Western Dress'' ( Sire) * 1999

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, '' In Reverse'' (

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, ''Is There Something On Your Mind?'' ( Wind-Up) * 2000 Larry John McNally, ''Loose Ends'' (Leni Stern) * 2000 Ramsay Midwood, ''Shoot Out at the OK Chinese Restaurant (Vanguard) * 2000

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, '' Propeller'' (Vanguard) * 2003

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, ''Your Country'' ( Bloodshot) * 2004

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, ''Be Bop Your Best'' (Red Note) * 2005

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Patrick Park Patrick Park (born January 1, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Biography Park grew up in Morrison, Colorado and currently lives in Los Angeles, CA. He was exposed to the arts at an early age: his mother was a published po ...

, '' Everyone's in Everyone'' (

Curb Appeal Curb appeal is attractiveness of the exterior of a residential or commercial property, as viewed from the street. The term was extensively used in the United States during the housing boom and continues to be used as an indicator of the initial ...

) * 2007

Jack Tempchin Jack Tempchin is an American musician and singer-songwriter who wrote the Eagles song "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and co-wrote " Already Gone", "The Girl From Yesterday", "Somebody", and "It's Your World Now". Career During the Eagles' breakup per ...

, ''Songs'' (Audio & Video Labs, Inc.) * 2007 Joe Cocker, '' Hymn for My Soul'' (EMI) * 2008 Ted Russell Kamp, ''Poor Man's Paradise'' (

Dualtone Dualtone Records is an American record label specializing in folk, Americana, and indie rock. It was founded in 2001 by Scott Robinson and Dan Herrington. The company is run by Robinson and the label's president, Paul Roper. Albums are distribute ...

) * 2008 Greg Copeland, ''Diana and James'' (

Inside Recordings Inside Recordings is a Los Angeles, California based independent record label founded by singer-songwriter Jackson Browne in 1999. Browne has stated that the mission of the label is to "create a haven for music that might not find a home in th ...

) * 2008

Kathleen Edwards Kathleen Edwards (born July 11, 1978
) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. Her 2002 debut album, ''

Asking for Flowers'' ( Zoë) * 2008 Inara George, ''An Invitation'' (Everloving) * 2010 Roy Jay, ''Fairfax Avenue'' (Rock Ridge) * 2010 Stan Ridgway, '' Neon Mirage'' (A440) * 2011 Orchestra Superstring, ''Easy'' (Dionysus) * 2012 Mark M. Dawson, ''The Writing Wall'' (Dawsophone) * 2012 Don Michael Sampson, ''Coyote'' (Red Horse) * 2013

The Living Sisters The Living Sisters is a female folk group consisting of Alex Lilly, Inara George, Becky Stark and Eleni Mandell Eleni Mandell is an American singer-songwriter. Since 2000, she has published albums through Zedtone Records in Toronto, Ontario, w ...

, '' Run for Cover'' (Vanguard) * 2013 Carrie Rodriguez, '' Give Me All You Got'' (Ninth Street Opus) * 2014 Wayne Haught, ''Fingers'' (Resist Not) * 2015 Jackson Browne, '' Standing in the Breach'' (

) * 2015 Miranda Mulholland, ''Whipping Boy'' (Fontana North) * 2016

Jim Kweskin Jim Kweskin (born July 18, 1940, Stamford, Connecticut) is an American folk, jazz, and blues musician, most notable as the founder of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, also known as Jim Kweskin and the Jug Band, with Fritz Richmond, Geoff Muldaur, Bob S ...

and Geoff Muldaur, ''Penny's Farm'' (Omnivore Recordings) * 2017 Jerry Yester, ''Pass Your Light Around'' (Omnivore Recordings) * 2017

Shelby Lynne Shelby Lynne (born Shelby Lynn Moorer, October 22, 1968) is an American singer and songwriter and the older sister of singer-songwriter Allison Moorer. The success of her pop rock album '' I Am Shelby Lynne'' (1999) led to her winning the Grammy ...

and

Allison Moorer Allison Moorer (born June 21, 1972) is an American singer/songwriter. She signed with MCA Nashville in 1997 and made her debut on the U.S. Billboard Country Chart with the release of her debut single, “A Soft Place To Fall,” which she co-wr ...

, ''

Not Dark Yet "Not Dark Yet" is a song by Bob Dylan, recorded in January 1997 and released in September that year as the seventh track on his album '' Time Out of Mind.'' It was also released as a single on August 25, 1997 and later anthologized on the compila ...

'' (Thirty Tigers) * 2019 Big Kettle Drum, ''I Thought You'd Be Bigger'' (Kettlehead) * 2019 Various Artists, ''If You're Going to the City: A Tribute to

Mose Allison Mose John Allison Jr. (November 11, 1927 – November 15, 2016) was an American jazz and blues pianist, singer, and songwriter. He became notable for playing a unique mix of blues and modern jazz, both singing and playing piano. After moving to N ...

for Sweet Relief'' (Fat Possum) * 2019

Josie Cotton Josie Cotton (born 1956) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for " Johnny Are You Queer?" and "He Could Be the One" from 1982. "Johnny Are You Queer?" was used on the soundtracks to ''Jackass Number Two'' and ''Valley Girl''. "He Co ...

, '' Everything Is Oh Yeah'' (Kitten Robot)

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