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Chris Hillman

American musician

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the Byrds
Gene Clark, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke, Gram Parsons, and Clarence White. The group’s hit songs include “Turn! Turn! Turn!” and “Eight Miles High.”
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Gene Clark, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Michael Clarke, Gram Parsons, and Clarence White. The group’s hit songs include “Turn! Turn! Turn!” and “Eight Miles High.”
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the Flying Burrito Brothers
The original members were Chris Hillman, “Sneaky” Pete Kleinow, Gram Parsons, and Chris Ethridge. To some degree, the group’s legacy has been overshadowed by the mythology surrounding Parsons’s hard-living lifestyle and his unusual burial after his death from a drug and alcohol overdose at age 26.
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The original members were Chris Hillman, “Sneaky” Pete Kleinow, Gram Parsons, and Chris Ethridge. To some degree, the group’s legacy has been overshadowed by the mythology surrounding Parsons’s hard-living lifestyle and his unusual burial after his death from a drug and alcohol overdose at age 26.
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Poco
…short-lived collaboration with former Byrd Chris Hillman and songwriter J.D. Souther, and in 1977 Schmit replaced Meisner in the Eagles. Poco had only modest commercial success throughout its career. Legend (1978) was its top-selling album. A reunion of the original quintet in 1989 yielded the highly regarded Legacy. Various lineups…
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…short-lived collaboration with former Byrd Chris Hillman and songwriter J.D. Souther, and in 1977 Schmit replaced Meisner in the Eagles. Poco had only modest commercial success throughout its career. Legend (1978) was its top-selling album. A reunion of the original quintet in 1989 yielded the highly regarded Legacy. Various lineups…
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