DESERT ROSE BAND, THE

DESERT ROSE BAND, THE (1985–1994: Chris Hillman [voc, gtr, mdln]; Herb Pedersen [voc, gtr, bnj]; John Jorgenson [voc, lead gtr]; Bill Byrson [b]; Jay Dee Maness [pedal steel]; Steve Duncan [drms]) One of the later California COUNTRY-ROCK bands, Desert Rose is the first to enjoy consistent success on the country charts, showing how much country music had caught up with mainstream rock. CHRIS HILLMAN, the unofficial leader of the group, is almost a living history of California folk-rock; he was a…