Founder member of the KALEIDOSCOPE (USA) In 1968 t he joined the NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND he later did some session work too. He also Re-united with KALEIDOSCOPE in 1976 ,one album was released in this time.
After this short affair he got involved with the group RANK STRANGER also only very briefly before he went Solo again.
Style: Roots - Rock
see: Kaleidoscope ; Rank Strangers ; Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ;
Musicians:
1979-1980:
Chris Darrow - guitar, mandolin ,steel guitar, bass, vocals; Mickey McGee, John Russell - drums;
Max Buda - arp synthy, harmonica; Ed Black,David Jones - guitars; Jerry Waller - piano, keyb., vibes,arp;
Frank Reckard - lead guitar; Robb Strandlund, Elzabeth Darrow, Earl Shackelford - back. vocals;
Templeton Parcely - violin; Randy Sterling - bass; Steve Cahill - mandolin, concertina, voc.;
Loren Newkirk - piano, strings;
1998:
Chris Darrow - slide sitar, Bazouki, guitar, slide guitar,steel guitar, bass, vocals;
Pebber Brown - guitar; Max Buda - violin, organ, accordion; Jerry Waller - accordion strings, voc.;
John York - Oud, Nomad Flute, Gu Zheng, voc.; Steven Darrow - drums, guitar; KC Crill - ac.-bass;
Craig Van Sant - drums, perc.; David Feldthouse - Doumbek, bandir, davul; Ian Beardsley - flamenco guitar;
Ami Radunskaya - cello;
2002-2006:
Chris Darrow - guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, bass, vocals; Robb Strandlund - vocals, guitar;
Craig Van Sant - drums, perc.; Pebber Brown - guitar; Max Buda - violin, harp; Loren Newkirk - strings;
Bob Siggins - pedal steel; Eddie Cunninham + Gospel Choir - voc.;
Tracks:
Reputation (Kim Fowley-Steve O'Reily)
Wages of Sin (Leslie York)
Lookin for Someone to Love (Buddy Holly-Norman Petty)
Chains (Gerald Goffin-Carole King)
Tell him no (Travis Pritchett)
Lay a little Love on me (Robb Strandlund)
I ain't never (M.Webb Pierce-Mel Tillis)
You better be prepared (Bill Caswell-Robb Strandlund)
Am I to be the one (Otis Blackwell-Bobby Stevenson)
Tell me how (Jerry Allison-Buddy Holly-Norman Petty)
Throu Shalt not Steal (John D.Loudermilk)
