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Gram Parsons poses in his Nudie suit circa 1969

Roger McGuinn and Keith Richards on the country-rock pioneer who laid a path for the ’70s California sound and died at 26

By Alan di Perna published

Despite his tumultuous lifestyle, Gram Parsons delivered transcendent music with the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers and his own Fallen Angels

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Bernie Leadon, founding member of The Eagles, performs at Warner Music Group on July 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

As Bernie Leadon drops his first solo album in 21 years, he talks about the Eagles and the birth of California’s country-rock scene

By Gary Graff published

A pioneer of the West Coast sound that shaped the early 1970s, has lived a rich musical life since departing the Eagles in 1975

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LEFT: Don Felder at Hard Rock Live! in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on June 7, 2012 in Hollywood, Florida. RIGHT: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers kick off their summer 2014 tour in support of their latest album 'Hypnotic Eye' at Viejas Arena on August 3, 2014 in San Diego, California.

Don Felder on his early years with Petty, Stephen Stills, Duane Allman and Florida's burgeoning rock scene

By Christopher Scapelliti published

“I can’t tell it was something that was in the water or something in what we were smoking," the former Eagles guitarist remarked of Northern Central Florida's impact on rock

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B-Bender Tele

Watch Clarence White Demonstrate His Innovative B-Bender Telecaster in 1968

By Christopher Scapelliti published

Video The newly recruited Byrds guitarist displays his virtuosity by successfully mimicking the sound a pedal steel.

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