Chris Ethridge

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Chris Ethridge (born February 10, 1947 in Meridian , Mississippi , † April 23, 2012 there ) was an American guitarist and bassist . He was the co-founder of the two country rock bands International Submarine Band and Flying Burrito Brothers .

Life

Chris Ethridge was born in Meridian, Mississippi in 1947. Before moving to California at the age of 17 , he had played in several bands. In California he met guitarist Joel Scott Hill and joined Gram Parsons ' International Submarine Band with him . Parsons then left the band for The Byrds , before founding the Flying Burrito Brothers with Ethridge in 1968 . After just one album, Flying Burrito Brothers , Ethridge left the band again and toured as an instrumental musician for Emmylou Harris , Clarence White and Sneaky Pete Kleinow . Parsons died in September 1973, and Ethridge joined his band Docker Hill Boy , in which Joel Scott Hill played. Together with Sneaky Pete and Gib Guilbeau , the two formed again as the Flying Burrito Brothers and in 1975 recorded the album Flying Again .

Ethridge also left this band after a year, became a studio musician and worked with Johnny Winter , Ry Cooder and Randy Newman , among others . He also toured with Willie Nelson for over eight years.

Ethridge, who was married with two sons and a daughter, died of pancreatic cancer .

Discography (selection)

Flying Burrito Brothers

  • 1969: The Gilded Palace of Sin
  • 1991: From Another Time
  • 1975: Flying Again
  • 1996: Eye of a Hurricane
  • 2002: Red Album: Live Studio Party in Hollywood

Willie Nelson

  • 1978: Stardust
  • 1980: Honeysuckle Rose OST
  • 2001: Pretty Paper

Ry Cooder

  • 1970: Ry Cooder
  • 1974: Paradise and Lunch
  • 1976: Chicken Skin Music

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Flying Burrito Brothers bassist Chris Ethridge Dead at 65 , rollingstone.com
  2. ↑ a b Thomas Aubrunner: Gib Guilbeau solo and with bands, part 5 . Archived from the original on December 7, 2007. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 4, 2007. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / members.chello.at
  3. ^ Parsons and Hillman, Part Three . I witness. July 1, 2007. Retrieved December 4, 2007.
  4. ↑ Bruno Palczynski: Country Gazette (Part 3): 1973-1975 . Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 4, 2007. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hairbybruno.at
  5. ↑ Bruno Palczynski: FLYING AGAIN - THE COLUMBIA PERIOD: September 1974 - February 1976 . Archived from the original on November 27, 2007. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 4, 2007. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hairbybruno.at
  6. ^ Mississippi writers and musicians . Retrieved December 4, 2007.
  7. ↑ Chris Ethridge dies at 65 , latimes.com
  8. ^ Founding Flying Burrito Brother Chris Ethridge loses cancer battle , foxnews.com
  9. ↑ theboot.com , theboot.com
personal data
SURNAME Ethridge, Chris
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American guitarist and bassist
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Meridian , Mississippi
DATE OF DEATH April 23, 2012
Place of death Meridian (Mississippi)