R.I.P. Chris Ethridge of The Flying Burrito Brothers
A co-founder of the defining country-rock band of the genre's formative years, Chris Ethridge left his mark on music by playing with Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman in the Flying Burrito Brothers, and then as a session and tour musician for Willie Nelson, Randy Newman, Jackson Browne, and Linda Rondstadt, among many other artists. It was Nelson who confirmed via Twitter that Ethridge died Monday at the age of 65. The cause of death hasn't been announced, thorugh Ethridge's friend Booker T. Jones had previously tweeted that the bassist was hospitalized last week and was not expected to live long.