Flying Burrito Brothers

Signed to A&M Records in 1969. Disbanded in 1972.

A&M Records held a listening party for the release of The Gilded Palace of Sin. The invitations contained packets of hay. The U.S. Postal Service tested the hay for drugs. No drugs were found but the story made the news, creating more promotion for the band and the album. Gilded Palace sold about 40,000 copies between February and August 1969. The album cover is considered iconic as the band wore hand-embroidered Nudie Cohn suits.

Flying Burrito Brothers, the band's third album, was ranked #192 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

20th Century Masters press release

Official biographies:

Hot Burritos: the True Story of the Flying Burrito Brothers. John Einarson, Chris Hillman.

Time Between: My Life As a Byrd, Burrito Brother and Beyond. Chris Hillman.

Official Sites

http://www.flyingburritobros.com, http://theflyingburritobrothersmusic.com, http://www.chrishillman.com.

Recording Years / Label

1969-1973 - A&M Records

Name	Member Years	Instruments
Chris Hillman	1969-1972	guitar, mandolin, vocals
Gram Parsons	1969-1970	guitar, keyboards, vocals
Chris Ethridge	1969	bass, piano, vocals
Pete Kleinow	1969-1971	steel guitar
Michael Clarke		drums
Byron Berline
Roger Bush
Bernie Leadon	1969-1971	bass, piano, vocals
Al Perkins	1971	steel guitar
Rick Roberts	1970-1972	guitars, vocals
Kenny Wertz		guitar, vocals

Name	Birth	Death
Chris Hillman	1944-12-04
Gram Parsons	1946-05-04	1973-09-19
Chris Ethridge	1947-02-10	2012-04-23
Pete Kleinow	1934-08-20	2007-01-06
Michael Clarke	1944-06-03	1993-12-19
Byron Berline	1944-07-06
Roger Bush
Bernie Leadon	1947-07-19
Al Perkins	1944-08-01
Rick Roberts	1949-08-31
Kenny Wertz

Name	See associated acts
Chris Hillman	Ever Call Ready
Gram Parsons	Gram Parsons
Pete Kleinow	Sir Raleigh and the Cupons
Bernie Leadon	Ever Call Ready
Al Perkins	Ever Call Ready
Rick Roberts	Rick Roberts

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