The Scottsville Squirrel Barkers
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Origin | San Diego, California, United States |
Genres | Bluegrass |
Years active | 1961–1963 |
Labels | Crown Records |
Past members | Chris Hillman Ed Douglas Larry Murray Gary Carr Kenny Wertz Bernie Leadon Doug Jeffords |
The Scottsville Squirrel Barkers were a San Diego-based bluegrass group best known as the band that launched the careers of founding Byrds' member, Chris Hillman and founding Eagles' guitarist-songwriter, Bernie Leadon.[1] The lineup included Hillman on mandolin, future Hearts & Flowers member Larry Murray on Dobro, Ed Douglas on stand-up bass, Gary Carr on guitar, and future Flying Burrito Brothers and Country Gazette member, Kenny Wertz on banjo. Leadon would replace Wertz on banjo when he left the group to join the Air Force in 1963 (Wertz would return the favor by replacing Leadon in the Flying Burrito Brothers when he left that group to start the Eagles in 1971).
The group recorded only one album, Blue Grass Favorites in 1963, and disbanded later that year. They have all remained in contact over the years, reuniting sporadically since 2003 and most recently in 2009 at the Adams Avenue Roots Festival in San Diego.[2]
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studio albums
- The Gilded Palace of Sin (1969)
- Burrito Deluxe (1970)
- The Flying Burrito Bros (1971)
- Flying Again (1975)
- Airborne (1976)
- Eye of a Hurricane (1994)
- California Jukebox (1997)
- Sons of the Golden West (1999)
studio albums
- Hearts on the Line (1981)
- Sunset Sundown (1982)
studio albums
- Georgia Peach (2002)
- The Whole Enchilada (2004)
- Disciples of the Truth (2007)
- Close Up the Honky Tonks (1974)
- Sleepless Nights (1976)
- Hot Burritos! The Flying Burrito Brothers Anthology 1969–1972 (2000)
- Last of the Red Hot Burritos (1972)
- Sin City (1976)
- Live from Tokyo (1979)
- Cabin Fever (1985)
- Live from Europe (1986)
- Gram Parsons Archives Vol.1: Live at the Avalon Ballroom 1969 (2007)
- The Byrds
- The Desert Rose Band
- The Scottsville Squirrel Barkers
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