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Infobox musical artist | name = The Desert Rose Band| image = Desertrosebandpromophoto.jpg| caption = Pictured from left to right Herb Pedersen , Chris Hillman and John Jorgenson | image_size =| background = group_or_band| origin = California , United States | genre = Country music|Country , Country Rock | years_active = 1985–1994; 2008–2010| label = MCA Records|MCA , Curb Records|Curb | associated_acts = The Byrds Flying Burrito Brothers | past_members = Chris Hillman Herb Pedersen Bill Bryson John Jorgenson Steve Duncan Jay Dee Maness Tom Brumley Jeff Ross Tim Grogan The Desert Rose Band is a US country music band from California founded by Chris Hillman (formerly of the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers ) along with Herb Pedersen and John Jorgenson in 1985. Rounding out the original lineup were Bill Bryson on bass guitar , Jay Dee Maness on pedal steel guitar , and Steve Duncan on Drum kit|drums . In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the band charted several hit singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts until disbanding in February 1994.
Formation
The Desert Rose Band was formed in 1985 by frontman Chris Hillman , formerly a member of The Byrds , and later co-founder, along with Gram Parsons , of the country-rock band Flying Burrito Brothers . Additional members included John Jorgenson, who was mainly responsible for the instrumental arrangements of the songs; Herb Pedersen for the vocal arrangements. Herb sang the high tenor part above Chris' tenor and each Desert Rose Band album featured Herb on one lead vocal. Drummer Steve Duncan and bassist Bill Bryson provided background vocals. Pedal steel player Jay Dee Maness rounded out the group.
Career
1987-1988: The Desert Rose Band
Their The Desert Rose Band (album)|eponymous debut album was issued in 1987 on MCA Records|MCA / Curb Records|Curb . It contained their first hit "Ashes of Love" which was a Johnnie & Jack song from the early 1950s. It was the second time Hillman and Pederson recorded "Ashes of Love", the first being on Hillman's just prior album Desert Rose on the Sugar Hill label. The Desert Rose Band's debut also featured a remake of Chris Hillman's "Time Between" which he previously recorded as a member of the Byrds, as well as the band's first chart-topper " He's Back and I'm Blue ".
1988-1989: Running
Their second album Running (The Desert Rose Band album)|Running (1988) featured the John Hiatt -penned hit " She Don't Love Nobody ", "Running", and a remake of Buck Owens's "Hello Trouble".
1989-1990: Pages of Life and Jay Dee Maness departure
The third album Pages of Life featured a remake of "Desert Rose" as well as a remake of Pedersen's folk song about his daughter "Our Baby's Gone" which was originally recorded on his 1976 album Southwest . Jay Dee Maness left the band in 1990 and was replaced on pedal steel guitar by Tom Brumley whom Jay Dee replaced in the Buckaroos. Jay Dee Maness would again play with Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen on their post Desert Rose Band duo albums Bakersfield Bound and Way Out West .
1991-1993: True Love and Life Goes On
The fourth album, True Love (The Desert Rose Band album)|True Love , was released in 1991. It was followed by 1993's Life Goes On (The Desert Rose Band album)|Life Goes On , released only in Europe. Several prominent country and bluegrass musicians made guest appearances on Life Goes On including Sam Bush on fiddle, Tony Rice and Larry Park (of Boy Howdy ) on guitar, and Al Perkins on dobro.
Post-Desert Rose Band
John Jorgenson and Steve Duncan left the band in 1991. John would go on to form the Hellecasters with Will Ray and Jerry Donahue; Duncan would join the Hellecasters as well. John Jorgenson is currently playing gypsy jazz with his John Jorgenson Quintette. Chris and Herb recorded an acoustic album called The Other Side in 2005. They continue to tour as an acoustic duo. Former Buck Owens steel player Tom Brumley played with Joey Riley's band in Branson, Missouri . He died on 3 February 2009.
2008-2010 reunion
Chris Hillman, Herb Pederson, JayDee Maness, John Jorgenson, Bill Bryson, and Steve Duncan performed their first reunion concert on August 27, 2008, at the Belly Up in Solano Beach. Before this date Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen were as a duo joined by John Jorgenson on 2 May 2008 for a small DRB set. The full lineup is the best known and included all of the original members present on the hit albums and singles from the 1980s. At this show in Nashville, Hillman stated that it was the first time that they had played together in 19 years. They went through a string of DRB hits, but were unable to play "He's Back & I'm Blue" because Hillman had forgotten the words. This sold-out show prompted Hillman and the band to play a handful of other reunion shows at clubs and music festivals throughout the U.S. Several of the reunion shows were to be recorded for inclusion on an upcoming live album. This would be the only official live album released by the Desert Rose Band. However, the project was later delayed and pushed back until further notice.
In 2010 the Desert Rose Band announced more reunion shows throughout the US.
Discography
Studio albums
Title
Album details
class=artist
US Country
US
The Desert Rose Band
Release date: June 2, 1987
Label: MCA Records|MCA / Curb Records
Running
Release date: September 6, 1988
Label: MCA/Curb
Pages of Life
Release date: January 16, 1990
Label: MCA/Curb
True Love
Release date: October 1, 1991
Label: Curb
Life Goes On
Release date: September 21, 1993
Label: Curb
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Compilation albums
Title
Album details
Peak positions
US Country
A Dozen Roses – Greatest Hits
Release date: January 4, 1991
Label: MCA/Curb
Traditional
Release date: January 26, 1993
Label: Curb
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles
Year
Single
class=artist
Album
US Country
CAN Country
1987
26
37
Desert Rose Band
" Love Reunited "
" One Step Forward "
1988
1
1
Summer Wind "
I Still Believe in You "
1989
3
4
Hello Trouble "
" Start All Over Again "
1990
13
18
" Story of Love "
1991
37
44
A Dozen Roses
"Come a Little Closer"
"You Can Go Home"
1992
67
82
1993
71
—
Life Goes On
"—" denotes releases that did not chart * denotes unknown peak positions ** denotes highest chart of single before the Canadian archive stops
Music videos
Year
Video
Director
1988
1989
Bill Pope
"Hello Trouble"
1990
1991
Gerry Wenner
"You Can Go Home"
1993
Michael Merriman
References
cite book
| last = Humphrey | first = Mark | editor = Paul Kingsbury | title = The Encyclopedia of Country Music | location = New York | publisher = Oxford University Press | pages = 143–4 | isbn = 0-19-511671-2 reflist
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