Herb Pedersen

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Chris Hillman

March 18, 2026 Martin Johnson 0

There can be no doubt about the fact that Chris Hillman is one of the founding fathers of country rock, based on his time with the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, the Desert Rose Band and […]

Classic Clips: Herb Pedersen (with Chris Hillman and John Jorgenson) “Wait a Minute” – Live at Freight and Salvage, Berkeley 2017

January 26, 2024 FredArnold 0

To try and describe the musical contribution of Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen to the various genres of music that they have encompassed or the number of artists that they have played with over the last […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Chris Hillman Songs since 1982

March 16, 2023 Martin Johnson 8

Chris Hillman is now recognised as one of the founding fathers of country rock, and subsequently americana, and has a mantlepiece of awards, including his induction into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a […]

Classic Clips: Chris Hillman ups the country quotient of “Wheels” with the Desert Rose Band in 1984

May 31, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

This week’s Classic Clip is a little piece of history with Chris Hillman revisiting one of his classic tracks with his then very new band, The Desert Rose Band. Chris Hillman is now recognised as one […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 2

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers