Herbert Joseph Pedersen (born April 27, 1944 in

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) is an American musician, guitarist,

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player, and singer-songwriter who has played a variety of musical styles over the past fifty years including

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, bluegrass,

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, and has worked with numerous musicians in many different bands.

Biography

Pedersen often performs with

Chris Hillman Christopher Hillman (born December 4, 1944) is an American musician. He was the original bassist of and one of the original members of the Byrds, which in 1965 included Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby and Michael Clarke. With frequent ...

, and both were once members of 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 Bi ...

. Pedersen also fronted his own band called the Laurel Canyon Ramblers. Besides this, Pedersen has also worked with the following musicians and groups:

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, Pine Valley Boys,

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, Smokey Grass Boys, The New Kentucky Colonels,

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, and

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, Hillman and Pedersen, Vern and Ray, among others.

Discography

*''Southwest'' (1976)

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*''Sandman'' (1977)

*''Lonesome Feeling'' (1984) Sugar Hill

Collaborations

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- Linda Ronstadt (1971) * Don't Cry Now - Linda Ronstadt (1973) * Grievous Angel - Gram Parsons (1974) * Fall Into Spring - Rita Coolidge (1974) * Heart Like a Wheel - Linda Ronstadt (1974) *

Pieces of the Sky ''Pieces of the Sky'' is the second studio album and major-label debut by American country music artist Emmylou Harris, released on February 7, 1975, through Reprise Records. Although she had released the obscure folk-styled '' Gliding Bird'' fiv ...

- Emmylou Harris (1975) * Elite Hotel - Emmylou Harris (1975) * Prisoner in Disguise - Linda Ronstadt (1975) * Dane Donohue - Dane Donohue (1978)

References

External links

Official Herb Pedersen Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pedersen, Herb Guitarists from California American country guitarists American male guitarists American bluegrass musicians American country rock musicians American banjoists The Desert Rose Band members 1944 births Living people Musicians from Berkeley, California 20th-century American guitarists Country musicians from California 20th-century American male musicians Old & In the Way members The Dillards members Lyle Lovett and His Large Band members