Dec 21
Pedersen shares a holiday memory
Herb PedersonThis past year was a grand year for bluegrass. A couple of the peak shows I caught were Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen playing acoustic gigs in the Midwest. With pen in hand I pestered these two guys a few times to get an interview, which, incidentally, is shortly coming as an exclusive to this web site. Both men were happy to oblige me with wonderful stories. The history in music these gentlemen have had the last 40-some years is phenomenal.
Herb Pedersen has made music with Hillman in Desert Rose Band. He is a member of the Laurel Canyon Ramblers. He did a stint in the Dillards. He also played with Vern and Ray as well as the Pine Valley Boys. The albums he has played on are a who’s who in the music business: Linda Ronstadt, Gram Parsons, Sonny Landreth, John Prine, Jimmy Webb, Emmylou Harris, John Denver, Doc Watson…when do you want me to stop?
Herb, being the amiable guy he is, was invited by yours truly to send us a Christmas memory. He sent a fantastic one, especially on short notice. The following is the message I received for Herb.
“Hey Rickey! Happy Holidays to you and yours. “Well, ONE of my favorites is when I lived in Nashville back in the 60’s, I was about 23, and it was around Christmas time.
“I had just come back from a road trip with Flatt & The Foggy Mt. Boys, and I got a call from Dean Webb, asking if I’d like to join The Dillards, after an audition with them out in L.A.
“I was looking for a way back to California, and this seemed a perfect way to pay for it. Vern & Ray & I were scheduled to play The Ash Grove in L.A. right around then, so it all worked out great.
“I joined The Dillards in 1967, just before “Wheatstraw Suite” came out on Elektra. Merry Christmas to me. Boy oh boy!”
What a fantastic musician, a wonderful man and a great bluegrass Christmas memory!
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