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Hearts and Plants were probably one of the most eclectic organizations within the Southern California folk-rock picture in the ’60s, skewing more towards the folk part of the formula and frequently adding flourishes of psychedelia and, most of all, bluegrass and nation music. The group was founded by guitarist Larry …

b. 17 July 1944, Washington, DC, USA. Elevated in southern California, guitarist/vocalist Cunha was a creator person in Hearts And Blossoms, a pivotal middle-60s US nation/folk trio. He made an appearance on the debut recording, but was changed by Bernie Leadon for Of Horses, Children And Forgotten Ladies. Cunha subsequently …

Initial Eagles member Bernie Leadon was possibly the group’s many underrated and important player from 1972 through 1975, as he alternated between vocals, guitar (acoustic, electrical, and pedal steel), banjo, and mandolin, furthermore to lending a hand with songwriting. Created on July 19, 1947 in Minneapolis, MN, Leadon valued rock …