Best Seat in the House, Paperback/John Beland

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Contributor(s):Author: John Beland"Here's to the good old days when only YOU would play my tunes. Love ya, buddy." -Garth Brooks. "The only guy with enough balls to play country music with me at The Troubadour back before I got discovered." -Kris Kristofferson. "In addition to his likeable personality and talented songwriting, JB is one of the finest guitarists I have ever worked with," -Dolly Parton. "John's one of the best in the business." -Linda Ronstadt. "His talent never fails to amaze us." -The Bellamy Brothers. John Edward Beland (born July 24, 1949) is an American songwriter, session guitarist, recording artist, producer, and author. Beland's career as a guitarist started out in Los Angeles in the late 1960s, playing sessions and local live gigs with Kris Kristofferson, as well as future Eagles members, Glenn Frey and Bernie Leadon. Beland's first major break came in 1970, when he played lead guitar for a young Linda Ronstadt. He helped Ronstadt put together her first serious solo band, Swampwater, and was also instrumental in the comeback of rock and roll legend Rick Nelson in the late 1970s. Beland became a much in-demand guitarist, engaged by such high-profile artists as Arlo Guthrie, Johnny Tillotson, The Bellamy Brothers, Mac Davis, Dolly Parton, and was the creative force behind the pioneering country rock band, The Flying Burrito Brothers. Beland also became the last artist to sign with The Beatles' record company Apple Records in 1973.