Country Gazette (band)
| Country Gazette | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Country rock, bluegrass music |
| Years active | 1971–1991 |
| Associated acts | Dillard & Clark, Flying Burrito Brothers |
| Past members |
Byron Berline Roger Bush Kenny Wertz Alan Munde |
Country Gazette was a country rock band formed in 1971 by Byron Berline and Roger Bush. They played traditional bluegrass and contemporary songs on acoustic instruments.
When the members of the country rock ensemble Dillard & Clark went their separate ways in 1971, bluegrass fiddler Byron Berline and guitarist/bass player Roger Bush formed the band Country Gazette. Guitarist Kenny Wertz and banjo player Alan Munde soon joined. Herb Pedersen wrote songs and was a guest artists on Country Gazette records, but did not tour with the band.
Country Gazette recorded their first album A Traitor in our Midst in 1972, produced by Jim Dickson. Herb Pedersen, Skip Conover, and Chris Smith were guest artists.
The Sierra Records compilation Silver Meteor (released in 1980 and reissued in 2010) contained two unreleased songs from these sessions: "All His Children" and "The Great Filling Station Holdup."
After tours of Europe and the U.K., Country Gazette recorded their 1973 album Don't Give Up Your Day Job, again produced by Jim Dickson. Guests included Herb Pedersen, Clarence White, Leland Sklar, and Al Perkins.
In 1973, Kenny Wertz left Country Gazette, and Roland White joined up. Country Gaazette released Live, an album recorded in November 1974 at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, California. The album was produced by Jim Dickson and released on the Transatlantic label. Skip Conover guested on dobro.
Byron Berline left Country Gazette in 1975, and soon Kenny Wertz returned, along with fiddler Dave Ferguson. They recorded the 1976 album Out to Lunch for Flying Fish (Ferguson was listed as a guest artist). Jiim Dickson produced, and Al Perkins played pedal steel.
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