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played piano and organ and Ronstadt’s first Asylum al¬ ‘‘A Child’s Claim to Fame’’) arranged dates for artists When John David Souther, bum, DorPtCryNow. became trademarks. After the ranging from Tom Rush, John Chris Hillman and Richie Fu- lorado, among them such trans¬ As the original bassist for Buffalo Springfield oroke up, Sebastian, B.B, King and Richie ray met to test the prospects planted talents as A1 Perkins The Byrds, Chris Hillman de¬ Richie’s next project seemed Havens to his own earlier band of forming a band, each had and Paul Harris, dropped by veloped rapidly both as a dis¬ to bear that direction out: with Peter Gallway, Ohio Knox. already established himself with Springfield bassist and to play. as a writer and vocalist while tinctive and influential instru¬ Jim Gordon is already fa¬ mentalist and as a writer and producer Jim Messina, Furay Perkins, a pedal steel gui- miliar to most devotees of e- helping fuel a succession of unvieled poco as a distinctly a vocalist. Hillman’s impact tarist whose work with the lectric music. Apart rom bands that included several of on The Byrds reportoire, ebullient young band that com¬ Flying Burrito Bros, and Ma¬ his role as drummer for Der- the most influential and pop¬ through his own songs and bined clear harmonies and nassas had been balanced by eck and the Dominoes and for shimmering guitar lines of ular American bands o' the through a more general in¬ session dates (for musicians Traffic, Jim has graced count¬ last decade—among them Po- fluence on the group’s gradual country sources with the sheer including the Rolling Stones, visceral energy of overdrive less L.A. recording sessions. co and Manassas, and two of exploration of country roots, Kenny Rogers, Joe Walsh), When he heard that Souther, rock ‘n’ roll. Richie remained the greatest bands from rock became apparent from The was now added to the band. In Hillman and Furay were form¬ that band’s key natural re¬ aid roll history, The Byrds Byrds’ third LP on. When addition to pedal steel, Perkins ing a band, he called seeking and Buffalo Springfield. As Chris departed to form a new source through six albums. brought foc-n ladle chops as an audition—the call was a seasoned players, they now band with the late Gram Par¬ Following initial meetings a lead guitarist, bass’st and happy surprise and Gordon in Los Angeles, J„D , Chris sought something more am¬ sons (another former Byrd), 0 dobro player. was immediately drummed bitious. The new group would The Byrds lost a key member and Richie headed for Colo¬ Paul Harris was a’s_> asked into the band. (Of course, he hopefully provide each with but the listeners gained the rado where the Furay home to join. A native New Yorker, didn’t have to audition.) the flexibility and firepower first full-throttle country rock was transformed into a re¬ Harris brought not omy sea¬ Now complete, the group a working band can offer; at band—The Flying Burrito Bros. hearsal studio for the next soned keyboard skills but the finished their debut Asylum the same time, Souther, Hill¬ Hillman’s vocals, bass, gui¬ three months As each player ears of a skilled arranger that album. John David Souther, man and Furay would each tar and mandolin, as well as began unveiling songs and would be able to contribute to Chris Hillman and Richie Fu¬ maintain his separate musi¬ his writing, were focal to the playing them for his new part¬ the development of strong ray have built a new band that cal identity. Burritos for three years. ners, the basic trio coalesced. tunes. Most recently with lives up to their separate her¬ Detroit-born and Texas- Shortly after he left, the Bur¬ Other musicians living in Co¬ Manassas, Harris has also itages. ritos disbanded and Chris raised, JoD0 Souther had formed Longbranch Pennywhistle as moved on to become one of the a duo with Glenn Frey before first members of Stephen going solo; he recorded lis Stills’ Manassas. first album for Asylum in Richie Ruray’s sweet vo¬ 1972. Since then, and during cal style and prolific writing the gestation for the ’-ew SHF first drew national attention band, Souther continued writ¬ when he helped form Buffalo ing, on his own and in colla¬ Springfield with Stephen Stills boration with Jackson Browne and Neil Young. While Richie’s and Eagles Glenn Frey and tune ran a gamut of styles, Don Henley. He was also one his more melodic and directly of the producers for Linda country-flavored works (most notably ‘’Kind Woman” and THE ONE STOP SHOP

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