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Name: Chris Hillman (Christopher Hillman) |
Born: Los Angeles, CA - 12/04/1944 |
Member: 1986 - 1994, 2008-2017 |
Role: Lead Vocals, Harmonies, Akoustic Guitar, Mandolin |
Instruments: Akoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Bass Guitar |
Influences: Clarence White, Tony Rice, Bill Monroe, John Duffy, Doug Dillard |
Other Bands: The Scottsville Squirrel Barkers, The Hillmen, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas, Souther/ Hillman/ Furay Band |
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Name: Herb Pedersen (Herbert Pedersen) |
Born: Berkeley, CA - 04/27/ 1944 |
Member: 1986 - 1994, 2008-2017 |
Role: Harmonies, Lead Vocals, Akoustic Guitar, 5-string Banjo, Dobro |
Instruments: Akoustic Guitar, 5-string Banjo, Dobro |
Influences: Don Rich, James Burton, Clarence White, Lester Flatt, Tony Rice |
Other Bands: Laurel Canyon Ramblers, The Dillards, Vern & Ray, Pine Valley Boys |
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Name: John Jorgenson ( John Richard Jorgenson) |
Born: Madison, WI - 07/06/1956 |
Member: 1986 - 1991, 2008-2017 |
Role: Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Harmonies, Lead Vocals |
Instruments: Piano, Clarinet, Akoustic Guitar, Rock Guitar, Saxophone, Pedal Steel, Mandolin, Flute, Mandecello, Dobro, Upright Bass, Bassoon |
Influences: Django Rheinhardt, George Harrison, Jimmy Bryant, Eddie Cochrane, Carlos Santana, Chet Atkins, Les Paul, Jerry Reed, Steve Howe, Albert Lee, Pete Townsend, Tony Rice |
Other Bands: Neo Paris and the Futures, Cheatin'Hearts, The Hellecasters, Elton John Band, John Jorgenson Quintet |
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Name: Bill Bryson |
Born: Evanston, ILL - 11/10/1946 - 30/04/2017 |
Member: 1986 - 1994, 2008-2014 |
Role: Bass Guitar,Vocals |
Instruments: Bass, Upright Bass |
Influences: Paul Chambers, Ray Brown, Roger Bush, Lee Sklar |
Other Bands: Cheatin'Hearts, Bluegrass Cardinals, The Grateful Dudes, The Laurel Canyon Ramblers, Country Gazette, Doug Dillard's Band |
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Name: JayDee Maness |
Born: Loma Linda, CA - 04/01/1945 |
Member: 1986 - 1990, 2008-2014 |
Role: Steel Guitar |
Instruments: Steel Guitar |
Influences: Buddy Emmons, Lloyd Green |
Other Bands: Buckaroos, Palamino Riders, Vince Gill Band |
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Name: Steve Duncan |
Born: Knoxville, TEN - 07/28/1953 |
Member: 1986- 1991, 2008-2014 |
Role: Drums, Vocals |
Instruments: Drums, Guitar |
Influences: Mitch Mitchell, Bill Bruford, Larrie Londin, Roy Sneed, Jim Williams, Thumbs Carlisle, Roger Miller, Rick Nelson |
Other Bands: Cheatin'Hearts, Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band, The Desert Rose Band, The Hellecasters, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Byrds, Hot Country Nights House Band, The Academy of Country Music Awards House Band, The Palomino Riders |
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Additional Members: |
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Name: Tom Brumley (Thomas Rexton Brumley) |
Born: Stella, Miss - 12/11/1935 | San Antonio, Texas 02/04/2008 |
Member: 1991 - 1994 |
Role: Pedal Steel |
Instruments: Pedal Steel |
Other Bands: Buckaroos, Get R Done Band, Rick Nelson |
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Name: Tim Grogan |
Born: Dallas, Texas - ? |
Member: 1992 - 1994 |
Role: Drums, Vocals |
Instruments: Drums, Keyboard, Piano, Percussions |
Other Bands: The Stemwinders,Boy Howdy, Dallas Symphony Orchestra,The SMU Civic Symphony, The Richardson Symphony Orchestra, Garlin Hackney |
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Name: Jeff Ross (Jeffrey P. Ross) |
Born: ? |
Member: 1992 - 06/27/1993 |
Role: Lead Guitar |
Instruments: Guitar |
Other Bands: Candye Kane, Freddie Brooks, William Clarke, James Harman, Freddie Brooks, Hellecasters, Asylum Street Spankers, Kelly Willis, Rosie Flores, Levi Dexte, Rick Holmstrom, Royal Crown Revue, the Bellamy Brothers, the Desert Rose Band, Cesar Rosas, Rank & File |
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Name: Jim Monahan |
Born: Winchester, MA - 14/03/1953 |
Member: 07/01/1993 - 1994 |
Role: Lead Guitar, Vocals |
Instruments: Guitar, Dobro, Mandolin |
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Crew Members: |
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Name: Alan Hopper |
Member: 1989 - 1992 |
Role: Co-manager. He joined Denver-based Chuck Morris Entertainment in January of 1989, who had recently been named manager of DRB, to co-manage the Desert Rose Band with Chuck Morris. Left Chuck's company in May 1992. His name appears on the Pages of Life, True Love and A Dozen Roses albums.
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Name: Scott D. Olson |
Member: 1990 - 1994 |
Role: Sound man and road manager |
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Name: Tom Crawford |
Member: 1990 - 1994 |
Role: ? |
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Name: Ben Slaght |
Member: 1990 - 1994 |
Role: ? |
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Name: Matt Rocha |
Member: 1990 - 1994 |
Role: ? |
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Name: Kathy Gangwish & Assoc. |
Member: 1987-1988 |
Role: Public Relations |
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Name: McMullen & Company |
Member: 1992-1993, 2008 |
Role: Public Relations |
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Name: Gayle Holcomb |
Member: ? |
Role: Booking Agent |
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