I couldn't find a thread about these guys, so I thought I'd start one up. I mean, how could nobody be talking about this great band?
(From Wikipedia) The Flying Burrito Brothers were an early country rock band founded in 1968 on the West Coast of the United States by former Byrds members Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman, as well as pianist and bassist Chris Ethridge and pedal steel guitarist Sneaky Pete Kleinow. The band is best known for its influential debut album, The Gilded Palace of Sin. Although the group is most often mentioned in connection with Parsons and Hillman, the group underwent many (
many) personnel changes.
So, if you like the Byrds or Gram Parsons, check out The Flying Burrito Brothers. If, you already know who they are: wonderful! Here's a place to talk about them.
Some of their more popular tunes:
"Wild Horses":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MchWI3sLUQo"Christines Tune":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BITiY8M_oDo"Hot Burrito #1":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rrqBsG1yXs