Supergroup initiated in 1973 by producer David Geffen, founder of the Asylum
Records label, The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band brought together J.D. Souther
(vocals, guitar), Chris Hillman (ex-The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers and
Manassas, vocals, bass, guitar, mandolin) and Richie Furay (ex-Buffalo
Springfield and Poco, vocals, guitar), accompanied by studio musicians Paul
Harris (keyboards), Al Perkins (pedal-steel guitar), Jim Gordon (drums) and Joe
Lala (percussion). Given the pedigree of each member, the first album, The
Souther-Hillman-Furay Band (1974), was a gold disc s...