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    • Mar 15, 1968
    The Byrds, including Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman, play the Grand Ole Opry with steel guitarist Lloyd Green. Some fans hoot and call for them to get haircuts. Their set list includes Merle Haggard's "Sing Me Back Home" and their own "Hickory Wind"
    Oct 21, 1968
    The Flying Burrito Brothers, including Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons, record "Sin City" in Los Angeles
    Oct 22, 1969
    The Flying Burrito Brothers, including Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman, perform at The Corral in Los Angeles. In the audience: The Rolling Stones
    Dec 6, 1969
    The Rolling Stones' free show at Altamont, California, goes awry as one concert-goer is stabbed to death in a confrontation with Hell's Angels, who are handling security. Also on the bill are The Flying Burrito Brothers, including Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons, performing "Six Days On The Road"
    Dec 6, 1970
    "Gimme Shelter," a film account of The Rolling Stones' 1969 tour, debuts in theaters. It features a performance of "Six Days On The Road" by The Flying Burrito Brothers, including Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman, at the controversial Altamont concert
    Dec 4, 1972
    The Byrds' Chris Hillman hosts his own birthday party at Los Angeles' Chateau Marmont. He throws out former bandmate Gram Parsons for drunken behavior
    Jul 19, 1973
    The funeral of Clarence White, formerly of The Byrds, is attended by more than 100 people, including ex-bandmate Chris Hillman. At the gravesite, Gram Parsons and Bernie Leadon sing an impromptu version of "Farther Along"
    Nov 25, 1977
    Future Desert Rose Band member Chris Hillman appears on "The Midnight Special." The installment also features Pat Boone and Frankie Valli
    Mar 31, 1985
    Epic releases Dan Fogelberg's country album, "High Country Snows," featuring musicians Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen, who form The Desert Rose Band with several players from the subsequent tour
    Mar 18, 1986
    Dwight Yoakam headlines at the Roxy Theatre on Los Angeles' Sunset Strip, where his audience includes Byrds founder Chris Hillman
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