Herb Pedersen
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Background information | |
Birth name | Herbert Joseph Pedersen |
Born | Berkeley, California | April 27, 1944
Genres | Country, Bluegrass, Progressive bluegrass, Folk, Folk rock, Country rock. |
Occupation(s) | Musician, Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter. |
Instrument(s) | guitar, banjo, vocals. |
Years active | 1961 - Present |
Labels | Sugar Hill, Epic, Reprise, Elektra, Atlantic, Rhino, Sony, Curb, MCA, Back Porch, Acoustic Disc. |
Website | www |
Herbert Joseph "Herb" Pedersen (born April 27, 1944 in Berkeley, California) is an American musician, guitarist, banjo player, and singer-songwriter who has played a variety of musical styles over the past forty years including country, bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, folk, folk rock, country rock, and has worked with numerous musicians in many different bands.
Biography
Pedersen often performs with Chris Hillman, and both were once members of the Desert Rose Band.[1] Pedersen also fronted his own band called the Laurel Canyon Ramblers. Besides this, Pedersen has also worked with the following musicians and groups: John Fogerty, Mudcrutch, Pine Valley Boys, Michael Martin Murphey, Earl Scruggs, The Dillards, Smokey Grass Boys, The New Kentucky Colonels, Old & In the Way, David Grisman, Peter Rowan, Vassar Clements, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, Skip Battin, Tony Rice, Dan Fogelberg, Stephen Stills, Linda Ronstadt, Kris Kristofferson, John Prine, Jackson Browne, John Denver, John Jorgenson, Leland Sklar, and Rice, Rice, Hillman and Pedersen, among others.[2]
Discography
- Southwest (1976) Epic
- Sandman (1977) Epic
- Lonesome Feeling (1984) Sugar Hill
References
- ^ "Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen," Mountain Stage, NPR, 1 July 2013
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Herb Pedersen". AMG. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
External links
- Official Herb Pedersen Website
- Herb Pedersen discography at Discogs