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Nashville: 615.321.615 • Fax: 615.783.0974 www.chrishillman.com Boston: 617.232.6152 Innsbruck: +44.20/8133.0152 Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen have had a lasting musical friendship spanning over forty- five years, since their initial meeting in Los Angeles during the early folk and bluegrass movement. In the summer of 1964, Hillman put down his mandolin after being recruited to play electric bass for a new band, The Byrds. Through various Number One hit songs such as Mr. Tambourine Man and Turn! Turn! Turn!, The Byrds established themselves as a cornerstone in the new cultural and musical movement of the Sixties. Herb Pedersen continued his career in bluegrass, working with the incomparable Flatt and Scruggs, among others. In 1967, Hillman established himself as a songwriter with his first song, Time Between, noted by many as being the first country-rock song. After his tenure with The Byrds, Hillman, along with Gram Parsons, formed The Flying Burrito Brothers, now looked upon as the forerunners of the alternative country-rock style.
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Page 1: Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen

Nashville: 615.321.615 • Fax: 615.783.0974

www.chrishillman.com

Boston: 617.232.6152 Innsbruck: +44.20/8133.0152

Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen

Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen have had a lasting musical friendship spanning over forty-five years, since their initial meeting in Los Angeles during the early folk and bluegrass movement.

In the summer of 1964, Hillman put down his mandolin after being recruited to play electric bass for a new band, The Byrds. Through various Number One hit songs such as Mr. Tambourine Man and Turn! Turn! Turn!, The Byrds established themselves as a cornerstone in the new cultural and musical movement of the Sixties. Herb Pedersen continued his career in bluegrass, working with the incomparable Flatt and Scruggs, among others. In 1967, Hillman established himself as a songwriter with his first song, Time Between, noted by many as being the first country-rock song. After his tenure with The Byrds, Hillman, along with Gram Parsons, formed The Flying Burrito Brothers, now looked upon as the forerunners of the alternative country-rock style.