John Christopher Ethridge was an American country rock bass guitarist.
10 Facts About Chris Ethridge
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Chris Ethridge was a member of the International Submarine Band and The Flying Burrito Brothers, and co-wrote several songs with Gram Parsons.
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Chris Ethridge began playing in local bands in the South before moving to California aged 17, having been spotted in Biloxi.
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Chris Ethridge played with Parsons after the end of ISB, and again after Parsons left The Byrds, before cofounding the Burrito Brothers with him.
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Chris Ethridge played bass and piano on The Gilded Palace of Sin, but left before Burrito Deluxe due to creative differences.
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When Parsons left the Burritos, Chris Ethridge briefly played with him again, touring with Byron Berline, Emmylou Harris, Clarence White, Gene Parsons, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, and Roland White in 1973.
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Chris Ethridge left the Burritos again in February 1976, returning to session work.
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Chris Ethridge had been a session musician throughout his career, recording with many leading country-tinged acts, including Nancy Sinatra, Judy Collins, Johnny Winter, Ry Cooder, Leon Russell, Randy Newman, Linda Ronstadt, The Byrds and Jackson Browne.
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Chris Ethridge toured with Willie Nelson's band for almost eight years, and later played with the Kudzu Kings.
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Chris Ethridge died on April 23,2012, at age 65 at a hospital in Meridian, Mississippi of complications from pancreatic cancer.