Guitarist Herb Pedersen looks back at his time with the Desert Rose Band with equal amounts of fondness and pride. The group was a collaboration between Pedersen, Chris Hillman and other top-tier ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Desert Rose Band, the tremendously popular country group co-founded and fronted by Chris Hillman in the 80s, reunited for one final performance in ...

COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colorado Chris Hillman, member of the 80s group Desert Rose Band, stresses that his appearance with original bandmates Herb Pedersen, John Jorgenson, Jay Dee Maness, Bill Bryson and ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The Desert Rose Band couldn’t have picked a more apropos site for ...

Chris Hillman makes it clear that when he plays select dates — including two at a local venue — it isn’t because he clings to the past. If he did, though, no one would blame him. Hillman is a members ...

The Desert Rose Band couldn’t have picked a more appropriate site for launching a brief reunion tour than Buck Owens Crystal Palace in the capital of California country music. The group, formed by ...

After topping the charts and winning awards for six years, the Desert Rose Band broke up. But after almost 20 years, the original members -- Chris Hillman, John Jorgenson, Herb Pedersen, Steve Duncan, ...

As ever, the Joe Val Festival — which reaches its 29th edition this weekend — will offer a lineup that draws on the best that bluegrass has to offer. But this year, the festival also offers the ...

July 19-20: Desert Rose Band Acoustic Quartet. Three talented, rootsy musicians—the former Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers linchpin Chris Hillman, the bluegrass journeyman Herb Pedersen, and the ...