Flying Burrito Brothers Bibliography

BYRDWATCHER: A Field Guide to the Byrds of Los Angeles

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS BIBLIOGRAPHY

About This Bibliography

This Bibliography covers works about the Flying Burrito Brothers as a band. There are separate Bibliographies covering the Byrds and the more significant band members (see the Navigation Bar); the rest are covered in a catchall for the Other Byrds. A separate Bibliography covers Related Topics, and a final Bibliography cites Music References. If a book is in print, most good bookstores can special order a copy for you with the ISBN number, which is provided. Throughout the text of ByrdWatcher you'll find notes and other citations with links to the entries in the various Bibliographies.

Close Up the Honky Tonks.
Courtesy A&M Records.

Courtesy White Boucke Publishing.

Farther Along.
Courtesy A&M Records.

Jim Bickhart:
Liner Notes to Close Up the Honky Tonks (A&M, 1974).

Jon Butcher:
"The Sneeky Pete Interview." Farther Along No. 6 (Spring 1987) at 13 - 14. August '86 interview.

Ken Claybaugh:
"Gene Parsons." Byrds Flyte Chronicles No. 5 (4th Quarter 1986) at 7 - 12. Interview.

Pamela DesBarres:
I'm With the Band: Confessions of A Groupie. (New York: Jove Books, 1988). 279 pp. ISBN: 0-515-09712-8. $4.99. Memoir of groupie non-pareil, who counts Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons among her friends.

Vanessa Duncan:
"The John Beland Story -- Part 2." Cosmic American Music News Vol. 7, No. 2 (Fall/Winter '88/'89) at 16 - 17. Interview.

Vanessa Duncan:
"The John Beland Story -- Part 3." Cosmic American Music News Vol. 8, No. 1 (Fall/Winter '89/'90) at 19+. Interview.

Ben Fong-Torres:
Hickory Wind: The Life and Times of Gram Parsons (New York: Pocket Books, 1991). 236 pp. ISBN: 0-671-70514-8. $9.00. A rock bio to rival any written for clarity of prose, depth of research, and insight into its subject. Highly recommended. Contains a good Parsons discography.

Orin Friesen:
"The Chris Hillman Story." Cosmic American Music News Vol. 7, No. 2 (Fall/Winter '88/'89) at 4 - 5+. Interview.

Raffaele Galli
"The CAMN Interview with Bernie Leadon." Cosmic American Music News Vol. 8, No. 1 (Fall/Winter '89/'90) at 22 - 23.

Holly George-Warren:
Liner Notes to Conmemorativo: A Tribute to Gram Parsons (Rhino, 1993) at 1-5.

Jeffrey Gold:
Liner Notes to Farther Along (A&M, 1988) at 3-5.

Sid Griffin, ed.:
Gram Parsons: A Music Biography (3d ed.) (Pasadena, CA: Sierra Books, 1985). 189 pp. ISBN: 0-916003-01-9. $15.95. A labor of love compiled by ex-Long Ryder / current Coal Porter Griffin, and an excellent complement to the Fong-Torres bio. Contains interviews with Parsons and many major figures from all periods of Parsons's career, including fellow International Submarine Band member John Nuese, Peter Fonda, Chris Hillman, and Emmylou Harris. Also contains a good Parsons discography.

Chris Hillman:
Liner Notes to Farther Along (A&M, 1988) at 5-9.

Mark Holland:
"Ian Dunlop: The Last Time I Saw Gram. (The CAMN Interview with Ian Dunlop Part 4.)" Cosmic American Music News Vol. 9 No. 1 (Spring 1991) at 6.

Phil Kaufman and Colin White:
Road Mangler Deluxe (Glendale, CA: White Boucke Publishing, 1993). 328 pp. ISBN: 0-9625006-5-8. $12.95. A memoir from the man who stole the corpse of Parsons and burned it in the desert. Contains useful accounts of Parsons's death and its unlikely aftermath from Kaufman and others who were there. Also provides a glimpse into the relationship between Parsons and Keith Richards. Kaufman has been road manager for a raft of rock and country acts, and led a life of adventure and mayhem. His autobiography is full of outrageous tales about prison, Charles Manson, and his work for the Rolling Stones, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, Etta James, and Frank Zappa. This book can be obtained from the publisher for $12.95 plus $3.75 shipping for one copy (in the U.S. only). The address is White/Boucke Publishing, P.O. Box 400, Lafayette CO 80026, Tel (303) 604-0661, Fax (303) 604-0662. You can also order the book at the White Boucke Publishing Website. Inquiries about ordering outside the U.S. may be e-mailed to ordering@white-bouke.com.

Chris Larche:
"The Greg Thomas Interview." Farther Along No. 4 (Spring 1986) at 8 - 9.

Bob Lynn:
"The Flying Burrito Bros. in Concert." Cosmic American Music News Vol. 8 No. 1 (Fall/Winter '89/'90) at 12 - 13. Profile of 1989's FBB v. 10.1.

Bob Lynn:
"The Flying Burrito Bros.: A Legend Continues." Cosmic American Music News Vol. 9 No. 1 (Spring 1991) at 13. Profile of 1991's FBB v. 10.3.

Mike Masterson:
"The Flying Burrtio Brothers Discography 1968-1973." Full Circle No. 22 (Fall 1996) at 14 - 15.

Phil McMullen:
"Gene Parsons." Ptolemaic Terrascope No. 18 (February 1995) at 33-35. Interview.

Jean-Pierre Morisset:
"Looking Back with John Beland." Cosmic American Music News Vol. 9 No. 1 (Spring 1991) at 14 - 15. Interview.

William Ruhlmann:
"Chris Hillman: Everybody's Favorite Second In Command Goes Back to Square One." Goldmine (January 11, 1991) at 34-38. Detailed career recap.

Bud Scoppa:
"Review of California Jukebox." No Depression No. 10 (July-August 1997) at 81.

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