Country Gazette
Country Gazette
Top Songs
| 1 | Done Gone | ||
| 2 | Cabin on a Mountain | ||
| 3 | Nothing is Left But the Blues | ||
| 4 | The Great Amercian Banjo Tune | ||
| 5 | Hello Operator |
Albums
Jan 1991 • 21 songs
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Biography
One of the most influential bluegrass acts of the '70s -- as well as one of that decade's most popular country artists in Europe -- Country Gazette blended bluegrass with country-rock and, in the process, sowed the seeds for the newgrass movement of the '80s. The Los Angeles-based band was originally formed in 1971 by fiddler Byron Berline, bassist Roger Bush, and banjoist Billy Ray Latham, who had all played with Dillard & Clark. The trio added guitarist Herb Pedersen, who was quickly replaced by Alan Munde. Shortly after the band's formation, Berline and Bush played on the F...