Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Chris Hillman was a member of The Byrds, a
country rock band that was huge in the 1960s, and he has sustained a career as a
singer-songwriter ever since with a new album released in 2017. Inspired by
great American folk, country and bluegrass artists such as Pete Seeger, Lead
Belly and Bill Monroe, he has carved a great reputation for musical authenticity
with collaborations with many top artists including Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty and
the Eagles.
Born in Southern California, Hillman learned to play the mandolin as a teenager
and he played ...