The Flying Burrito Brothers
The Flying Burrito Brothers was a country rock band which formed in 1968 in… Read Full Bio ↴The Flying Burrito Brothers was a country rock band which formed in 1968 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The band's original lineup consisted of Chris Hillman (vocals, guitar), Gram Parsons (vocals, guitar), Chris Ethridge (piano, bass) and Sneaky Pete Kleinow (pedal steel guitar). Later members of from the band's initial existence included Eddie Hoh (drums), Jon Corneal (drums), Bernie Leadon (guitar, vocals), Michael Clarke (drums) and Rick Roberts (vocals, guitar). The group originally disbanded in 1972 following Hillman's departure.

Kleinow and Ethridge instigated a reformation of the band in 1975 which continued through 1984. The band was reformed once again in 1985 and were disbanded for a final time in 2001.

The band best known as the "Flying Burrito Brothers" actually 'borrowed' their name from the original "Flying Burrito Brothers", composed of bassist Ian Dunlop and drummer Mickey Gauvin, bandmates of Parsons from the Boston-based International Submarine Band, plus any of a loose coalition of musicians, including Parsons himself from time to time. In a deliberate choice of focusing on just creating and playing music without the distractions of the music industry, in 1968 the original Brothers moved from Los Angeles to New York City. From this base they continued to tour the Northeast playing their eclectic traditional/rockabilly/blues/R&B-oriented version of rock, using the name "The Flying Burrito Brothers East" after Parsons' group became famous.

Meanwhile, on the West Coast, Parsons and guitarist/mandolinist/bassist/vocalist Chris Hillman thought this same moniker would be perfectly suited to the band they had been dreaming of since early 1968, when, as members of Roger McGuinn's band The Byrds, they created one of the first country-oriented rock albums, Sweetheart of the Rodeo. They immersed themselves in their vision in their house in the San Fernando Valley, dubbed "Burrito Manor", even replacing their wardrobe with a set of custom country-Western suits from tailor to the C&W stars, Nudie's Rodeo Tailors (Parsons's had marijuana leaf embroidery) and began a period of intensely fruitful creativity. At this juncture, the band also included pianist/bassist Chris Ethridge and pedal steel guitarist "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow.

Their first album The Gilded Palace of Sin (1969) did not sell terribly well, being a radical departure from anything most of the record-buying public (either rock or country) had ever seen, but the group had a cult following which included several famous musicians, such as Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones. Parsons soon became friends with Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones and left the group after 1970's Burrito Deluxe, which also saw the departure of Ethridge and addition of guitarist/dobro player/vocalist Bernie Leadon and drummer Michael Clarke (of The Byrds). Rick Roberts replaced Parsons and released a self-titled album with the group in 1971. Kleinow then left to become a session musician and Leadon joined The Eagles. Al Perkins and Roger Bush replaced them, and Kenny Wertz and Byron Berline joined as well, releasing The Last of the Red Hot Burritos (1972), a live album. The band fell apart. Hillman and Perkins joined Manassas, while Berline, Bush and Wertz formed Country Gazette. Roberts reassembled a new group for a 1973 European tour, and then began a solo career before forming Firefall with Michael Clarke.

As Gram Parsons's influence and fame grew, so did interest in the Flying Burrito Brothers, leading to the release of Honky Tonks (1974), a double album, and the recreation of the band by Kleinow and Ethridge in 1975. Floyd "Gib" Gilbeau, Joel Scott Hill and Gene Parsons (no relation to Gram) also joined, and the band released Flying Again that year. Ethridge was then replaced by Skip Battin for Airborne (1976), followed by an album of unreleased early material, Sleepless Nights. For the next few decades, the group released albums and toured and had a country hit with "White Line Fever" (1980, a cover by Merle Haggard) and then became the Burrito Brothers. Headed by prolific songwriter and ace guitarist John Beland and Gib Guilbeau, and normally featuring Sneaky Pete, this incarnation scored moderately well on the Country charts in the early 1980s. Through numerous incarnations (including Brian Cadd for a time), the band released albums and toured throughout the 1980s up till 2001 when John Beland "officially" ended FBB. While the bands work during the 1980-1999 period was exceptional, after 1984 none of the many releases had any chart impact. Sneaky created a Burritos spinoff in his new band Burrito Deluxe, which featured Carlton Moody on lead vocals and Garth Hudson from The Band on keyboards. While a good band, there has never been any real continuity with the true Burritos and this group can not be considered anything more than a spinoff. Pete however, left the band due to illness in 2005, leaving no direct lineage to the original masters.

Gram Parsons died on September 19, 1973. "Sneaky Pete" Kleinow died on January 6, 2007. Chris Hillman is still a very successful singer-songwriter, having been part of Souther-Hillman-Furay, McGuinn-Clark-Hillman, then going on to form the Desert Rose Band (1986-1993) with Herb Pedersen. He still sings with Pedersen today as Chris and Herb, having released "The Other Side" (2005).
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The Flying Burrito Brothers Lyrics


06 farther along Father along we'll know all about it Farther along we'll und…
1. close up the honky tonks She's in some honky tonk tonight I know She's dancing where…
10 Why Are You Crying Why are you crying and what can I do It's not…
17 Farther Along Father along we'll know all about it Farther along we'll und…
18 Older Guys I don't ever think about tomorrow Whether or why is all…
6 Days on the Road Well I pulled out of Pittsburgh Rollin' down the Eastern…
Ain Oh, the desert couldn't hold all the love that I…
All Alone All alone she waits at the window While the sun sets…
Almost Saturday Night Outside my window, I can hear the radio And I know…
Angel A house not a home was a picture satin painted For…
Anyone Else but You There'll never be anyone else but you for me Never ever…
Back To Bayou Teche Landreth The wind tonight ain't all that cries Leaves li…
Big Bayou Big bayou where do you go? To the river runnin' slow Into…


Blue Eyes (Parsons) Sometimes I get upset when people treat me ba…
Bony Moronie Well, I gotta girl named Bonie Moronie She's as skinny as…
Break My Mind Baby, oh baby Tell the man at the ticket stand That…
Buckaroo Morris She's in some honky tonk tonight, I know Where th…
Bugler Murray Back when Cattle Creek used to sing Its waters we…
Building Fires Christopher-Penn-Dickinson Children be careful when playi…
Can You know I lost a friend The other day She said…
Can't You Hear Me Calling Drivin' in my car down to the corner bar I'm gonna…
Cash On The Barrelhead (Ira & Charlie Louvin) Got in a little trouble at the…
Christine She's a devil in disguise You can see it in her…
Christine's Tune (aka Devil In Disguise) She's a devil in disguise you can see it in…
Christine’s Tune She's a devil in disguise You can see it in her…
Citizen Kane (Skip Battin/Kim Fowley) Fat ugly fat man swam in a red…
Close Up the Honkey Tonks She's in some honky tonk tonight I know She's dancing where…
Close Up the Honkytonks She's in some honky tonk tonight I know She's dancing where…
Cody Cody, Cody I hear you say I hear your voice…
Cody Cody Cody, Cody I hear you say I hear your voice…
Colorado Hey Colorado it was not so long ago I left your…
Come A Little Closer (Chris Hillman/Hill) Over the years I've tried to be a …
Crazy Arms Now blue ain't the world for the way that I…
Dance Young Never thought love had a rainbow on it Used to think…
Dark End Of The Street One, two, three, four At the dark end of the street That's…
Days Of Rain Four days of rain And I'm feelin' OK Sun back again It's a…
Devil In Disguise She's a devil in disguise You can see it in her…
Diggy Liggy Li Hey, Diggy Liggy Li loved Diggy Liggy Lo Fell in love…
Dim Light Adair A home and little children mean nothing to you A hous…
Dim Lights Adair A home and little children mean nothing to you A h…
Do Right Woman Take me to heart And I'll always love you And nobody else Co…
Do You Know How It Feels Do you know how it feels To be lonesome When there's just…
Don There you sit all by yourself Everybody's dancin' They can'…
Don't Go Down The Drain Well, I've been all around this whole wide world I've been…
Down In The Churchyard There is a man, a tall man, follows no one…
Faded Love As I look at the letter that you wrote to…
Farther Along Father along we'll know all about it Farther along we'll und…
Four Days Of Rain Four days of rain And I'm feelin' OK Sun back again It's a…
Get Ourselves Together We've got to get ourselves together Take some time and talk…
God Straight-backed chair and a table Where he sits when he's ab…
Green Green Grass of Home Putman Jr. The old home town looks the same since I…
Hand To Mouth Hand to mouth, I've been livin' from hand to mouth Days…
Here Tonight It's ten PM and I should have made the road…
High Fashion Queen There's a place everyone of us can go to Maybe you…
Hippie Boy I was walking down the street the other day A sight…
Honky Tonk Blues She's in some honky tonk tonight I know She's dancing where…
Honky Tonk Women I met a gin-soaked bar-room queen in Jackson She tried to…
Hot Buritto #2 Yes, you loved me and you sold my clothes I love…
Hot Burrito yes, you loved me and you sold my clothes I love…
Hot Burrito # 1 You may be Sweet and nice But that won't keep you warm…
Hot Burrito # 2 Yes, you loved me and you sold my clothes I love…
Hot Burrito #1 There's a place everyone of us can go to Maybe you…
Hot Burrito #2 Yes, you loved me and you sold my clothes I love…
Hot Burrito No. 1 You may be Sweet and nice But that won't keep you warm…
Hot Burrito No.2 Yes, you loved me and you sold my clothes I love…
I There's a place everyone of us can go to Maybe you…
Image Of Me Yes I know she's the life of the party And without…
Juanita No affection were the words That stuck on my mind When she…
Just Because Well, well, well, Just because you think you're so pretty, A…
just can You know I lost a friend The other day She said…
Lazy Day It's a lazy day I'm down with nothing else to…
Linda Lu Sharpe They call my baby patty, but, her real name, her…
Losing Game Carr-Weaver I love you darling but you don't love me Mig…
Louisana Man Kershaw First Momma Poppa call a little boy Ned, Raise him …
Mama's Hungry Eyes A canvas covered cabin in a crowded labour camp Stand out…
Man In The Fog She calls me the man in the fog Take me she…
Money Honey You know, the landlord rang my front door bell. I let…
Mr. Spaceman McGuinn Woke up this mornin' with light in my eyes And…
My Baby's Gone Houser (My world has ended,) my baby's gone. Hold back…
My Uncle A letter came today from my draft board With trembling hands…
Older Guys I don't ever think about tomorrow Whether or why is all…
Orange Blossom Special Rouse Look a-yonder comin' Comin' down that railroad tra…
Out Of Control Guilbeau-Parsons She's a lot of woman but she's out of co…
Pick Me Up On Your Way Down Once my love was good enough True happiness we knew Then fam…
Roll Over Beethoven I'm gonna write a little letter Gonna mail it to my…
She Thinks I Still Care Duffy-Lipscomb Just because I asked a friend about her J…
Sin This old town is filled with sin It'll swallow you in If…
Sing Me Back Home The warden led a prisoner Down the hallway to his…
Six Days On The Road Well I pulled out of Pittsburgh Rollin' down the Eastern…
Sleepless Nights Through the sleepless nights I cry for you And wonder who…
Somebody There's a light, a certain kind of light that never…
Streets Of Baltimore Well, I sold the farm to take my woman Where she…
Sweet Susannah Guilbeau C'est la belle 'la Louise Anne te va fomma faire…
Take A City Bride (Guilbeau) Whoa yay guy chertay bebé Tol' mama et tol'…
Take A Whiff Of Me The warden led a prisoner Down the hallway to his…
That Oh, the desert couldn't hold all the love that I…
The Angels Rejoiced Last Night A house not a home was a picture satin painted For…
The Dark End of the Street One, two, three, four At the dark end of the street That's…
The Devil in Disguise She's a devil in disguise You can see it in her…
The Train Song Six more days and I'll be gone Get on the train…
To Love Somebody There's a light, a certain kind of light that never…
To Ramona Ramona come closer Shut softly your watery eyes The pangs o…
Toe Tappin' Music Guilbeau Give me toe tapping, foot stomping, beer drinkin…
Together Again Together again My tears have stopped falling The long lonely…
Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down Haggard Each night I leave the barroom when it's over No…
Train Song Six more days and I'll be gone Get on the train…
Tried So Hard Stopped awhile this morning on my way back home I had…
Two Hearts Louris-Olson well I know your name takes you back from w…
Uncle Pen Monroe Late in the evening at about sundown High on the hil…
Wake Up Little Susie Wake up little Suzie, wake up, wake up little Suzie,…
We We've got to get ourselves together Take some time and talk…
We've Got to Get Ourselves Together We've got to get ourselves together Take some time and talk…
Wheels We've all got wheels To take ourselves away We've got the te…
White Line Fever White Line Fever a sickness born down deep inside my…
Why Are You Crying Why are you crying and what can I do It's not…
Why Baby Why Edward-Jones Tell me why baby why baby, why baby why Mak…
Wild Horses Childhood living is easy to do The things you wanted…
Willin I been warped by the rain, driven by the snow I'm…
Willin' George I been warped by the rain, driven by the snow I'm…
Wind and Rain Guilbeau-Parsons Sitting inside looking out at the rain …
Windfall Farrar Now and then it keeps you running It never seems …
You Do you know how it feels To be lonesome When there's just…
You Ain't Going Nowhere (Bob Dylan) Clouds so swift Rain won't lift Gate won'…
You Left The Water Running You left the water running when you left me here…
Your Angel Steps Out Of Heaven Ripley You tell me you have married an angel She's made…


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