I hope Chris Hillman gets lifetime achievement recognition real soon. He deserves it. His resume is impressive.

Loved Chris Hillman's bass work with the Byrds!

And Bernie Leadon was also a member of The Flying Burrito Brothers prior to the Eagles. Had to dig out my compilation FBBs album which has fantastic history blurb + an explanation of every song. Great to hear Chris Hillman today. Thank you

Incredible album. I wore the grooves off the vinyl. Thanks so much for featuring and sharing your talents on such great music.😊👍

What can I said Slipping away Love this music it goes to my souls All about Chris Hillman, and Mcguinn

I bought Mr. Hillman's "Slippin' Away" album in LP form when it first came out and played it to bits. I swear you could hold it up to the light and see how worn through it was. Brilliant ensemble of players, great songs, and a lot of spirit. A great listen, highly recommended! Thank you for sharing, Mr. Sklar!

This is musical history Leland.

Always have had a soft spot for the Byrds and the Burito Bros, so anything with Chris Hillman is going to rest easy on my ears. Revisits will always be welcome. Stay safe and stay well!

Thanks so much, Leland. Chris Hillman is one of my favorite musicians and singers. I have followed him and enjoyed his music ever since the Byrds, through all the other great groups he's been in, on up to today.

Souther Hillman & Furay. McGuinn Clark & Hillman ..........anything with Chris Hillman involved is always a cut above. I like your choice today, a lot. My kind of music!

Dear Lee, you look and sound just as great as on your old laptop computer.

McGuinn Clark and Hillman were great. Loved “Don’t You Write Her Off.”

Take Me In Your Lifeboat is another old traditional bluegrass song that was written by a man named Frank Southern. Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs recorded the song and so did the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on the third Will The Circle Be Unbroken album.

During college, I walked into the small town Wisconsin downtown record store near campus, saw a sign: "This is a Granddaddy of an album," and bought it. "Slipping' Away" was on regular rotation on my stereo for years after. Thanks for reminding me of the store, and your insights into that album.

I saw The Turtles in Edmonton Alberta in about 1967. Four warm up bands and then The Turtles for the price of $2.50 per seat. Great show!

Great song. We miss this kind of tune and groove in these times.

Good evening Leland and everybody. I saw the test. I enjoyed the piece

I imagine that Chris Hillman heard "Take Me In Your Lifeboat" from the Flatt & Scruggs recording made in 1951 and he may well have played it in his early bluegrass days. It is a great version that you play from the album, all right.

Got this album In a dollar bin. One of the best albums in my collection.

Reading “Time Between” right now. Chris has been a favorite since the first Byrds album. Thanks, Lee.

Thank you Lee for turning me on to this great music. It eases me into the comfortable chair in my mind. I will dig into. Be happy, smile and enjoy your day.

Isn't it so nice when people care for one another and are kind and treat each other fair by wearing a mask when asked to inside. It is so easy and effective and takes nothing!

Thanks Leland for sharing this legacy...

For a moment, I thought Lifeboat was going to treat us to a little Foggy Mountain. Great selection 💕

Awesomeness Chris ! 🎶 😌😴👩 Seriously your daily shares make my day. Along with others. 💜 Your one 😎 🆒️ 😎 dude.💙

Seems that humans have gotten SO VERY MUCH DIVERSE SOUNDS, STYLES & FEEL ..... from just 7 notes (plus Minor, Sharp, convoluted chords ) and it defines us in how we perceive our attraction to music !? Chris is in a Channel presentation playing six string with another musician - "SO YOU WANNA BE A ROCK & ROLL STAR" .... just literally a minute ago ..... seems Karma is favoring my favorites in music today - You Too, Lee - Just so many hours of you and these I speak of. GBjj

Saw Chris and Herb as part of the Laurel Canyon Ramblers years ago at Boulevard Music in Culver City. Great bluegrass. Great talents.

Wow...........wasn't ready for the charge in to country.........VERY COOL!

Great Test!❤

Dig it daddy...hit the shades!!!! Just leaning back with Russ feeling the groove!!!!

And Mr.Sklar leads off the band into slippin' away and off we go. great opening track👍 the cardboard box reminds me of someone banging on a suitcase on one of the early Beatles tks. thanks for the great hang yesterday, always interesting to see where the threads go. 😁😎

Thanks Lee!!! Good night!!!

I can hear Vassar in some of that fiddling. I’m sure you know that Chris is still playing up and down the coast and every once in awhile (at least before Covid) at McCabe’s…believe with Herb. Thanks again for bringing us this fine music! Your breadth and depth is so considerable, nothing short of great! 🐐🐐🐐🐐

Thanks for doing Chris Hillman. Slipping Away was a great album. Chris very under-rated and its a crying shame

I’m deeply in love with everything Chris Hillman did the man is amazing and love inspiring

Love these tunes!

There’s a lot of musical layers in his tunes. Very cool!

Thanks so much for sharing that Leland , Chris's music has a lot of feeling and meaning accented with unbelievable harmonies,. I really enjoyed listening to Take Me Into your Life boat it kind of reminded me of that song Midnight flyer by the Eagles, again thanks again for that video.

I love picturing everyone you mention on a song when their part comes......Slippin' away!!!! Nice open Lee!!!!

You are darling rocking out! Haven’t listened to your posts for awhile I must get back into it! Makes my day! Thank you

Lee,I read Chris's book. I was amazed to read how many folks like yourself who were always eager to work with him.

Chris is a huge influence on many players!

Spritual bluegrass there. Loved it.

You mentioned Alex Sadkin in the into. So sad when he died so young. I loved the engineering and producing he did at Compass Point in the Bahamas for artists like Grace Jones, Joe Cocker, Marianne Faithfull, Robert Palmer and Talking Heads. Such a loss.

Thanks Lee. Enjoy my daily dose.

Some people are thrust into the role of a bassist and I think Chris Hillman is one of them but it’s obvious why he chose Lee to play Bass on his solo project. Today’s selection shows a deep love for vocal harmonies and Bluegrass Music!

Love this ! Thank You As Always !

Anyone else snapping their fingers along with Lee?

Just finished reading his book. Enjoyed his recollections and insights. My favorite Hillman album is Bidin’ My Time. And man, could all those guys in Manassas play!!

Thanks Lee for Chris today!

will definatly be cheaking out more Chris Hillman, Wonderful! Mr Sklar.

Congrats on your new Laptop and agree...keep the old one too.

I knew of Chris...Birds but did not know of his albums......COOL! Thanks Lee!

Oh, now, this is spectacular!! Lots of variety, how wonderful, thank you Leland😎. So glad you are enjoying your new equipment. Please stay safe everyone 🤗 and have a great rest of your Thursday 👍😉☀️🤟✌️

Love is the Sweetest Amnesty...........Almost an Eagles Harmony sound to it.

👍👍 Sounds great! Particularly liked the sound of the first one. Also dig those shades, man! A little distracted today by the explosion in Ghana. Looks surprisingly similar to Tonga but the toll will be far greater.

I saw Chris at Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch play eight miles high on mandolin. Blew everybody away

Really enjoyed this. Thanks. See you tomorra..

Great album, great work Lee!!

A sunny warm Friday morning here down under. G'day to all

Nice Lee..Finally a musician I know fairly well..So many that I still don't know..But I'm getting help because of you..Good day sir..

Good visiting w you againSir. I love trips back to the 70s.

"Slippin' Away" is an excellent album. You can tell it was produced by Howard Albert and Ron Albert. It has their stamp all over it.

Thank You, Lee! First time here after randomly watching and listening to “Her Town” video and heading here thereafter. Excellent selections. I had the wonderful opportunity to meet Chris Hillman at the Fret House in Covina, CA in the summer of 2004. He was more than gracious amidst my pestering questions, request for picture and autograph during set break. A fine gentleman and musician indeed. God bless you, Chris and all those in your life; past, present and future.

Great Job Chris!

Oh my such a beatiful collaboration🎶. Thank you! 👏

One of the mainstays of junior year in high school. Thanks for that. Beautiful.

Thanks Lee. Chris is such a talented artist. I have one of the recordings he did with Tony Rice.

Love the music today, Lee! I’m going to seek out more of his work.

First song, immediately I was reminded of JT. It sounds like in the wheelhouse of a JT formula.

Leland Sklar is priceless. A true joy of a human being.

Helene started the ice cream thread on yesterdays fantastic clubhouse. great bunch. Chris Hillman is Zelig-like he is everywhere.

Another artist that spent a great deal of time in Colorado, hanging around with Richie Furay and JD Souther (Joe Walsh sometimes) and playing on local radio stations. I believe there is another Caribou CO connection here.

Slipping Away is such a cool jazzy song. I just went and found a couple of live bootlegs of Chris from 1976 in Boston to hear the live version and was surprised to see that Richard Marx was listed as being in his band in those days on guitar/vocals... turns out though that it wasn't the Richard Marx who got famous in the 80's, turns out there was another one before him! lol

😎 Love this!

My favorite song by Chris and Herb is wait a minute. Alot of their music is here on utube

Hillman's book, "Time Between" is an excellent read.

Thank you for the HIllman talk! Having been his fan since the late 60's, the soul can always use of dose of Chris once in a while. ♫ ♪

Excellent. Also was great to see the Carole King, James Taylor and the band in concert on television last week.

Hi Lee. Thank you for sharing all the great music that you have been part of. I love this album. The banjo player on Take me in your Lifeboat is Herb Pederson. Cheers from London Ont. CANADA

Leland, Thank You SO Much for Your Revisit to Chris Hillman's 'Slippin' Away LP album. It was quite enjoyable and very new to me although somewhat familiar! Thank You! :) 'Slippin' Away' background vocals and flow Steely Dan-esque :)

Wonderful album which stands up to this day. Chris Hillman is a superb musician on so many levels and a true gent. Had the pleasure of interviewing him for radio last year when his book came out. Delightful conversation. Says a lot about Lee Sklar that a terrific bass player like Chris wanted him to play on his album.

😎👍❤🖖 Love Brother

I snuck into a Souther, Hillman and Fury concert at the University of Vermont in 1974 when a side door opened at the right moment, and I didn't even know who I was going to see! I swear the Lettermen were the opening act and I was not impressed as a 20 year old kid, but when the main act broke into 'A Good Feelin' to Know', I was like, holy shit, this is a dream come true! Nothing like being in the right place at the right time. I loved that album, but no longer own it. The music and memories are some of my fondest from my youth. I buy my tickets now and apologize to the band for my inappropriate behavior and did pay for the album. :)

Great song Slipping Away thanks.

I've already bought 5 albums you've played, now I guess it'll be 6

amazing record

Russ, I absolutely agree as a huge admirer of those very tunes. I kind of wish your bass was cranked up a bit higher. Your bass is legendary and it is great to hear from you. Your name is on the back of so many of my albums. Thanks.

Chris Hillman has worked with so many great players over his illustrious career. Says a lot about his musicianship but maybe says even more about him as a person 💛 His music is so enjoyable, love his arrangements and choice of tunes -the country rock and bluegrass was ahead of it’s time. Just shows that good music is good music, timeless 💛

So fast the time is evaporating Lee.

(Take Me in Your) Lifeboat was sung by Chris Hillman but not written by him. It was written by Frank Southern and first recorded J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers in 1935

I think “Take Me In Your Lifeboat” was written by Frank Southern and first recorded by JE Mainer in the mid 30s. Chris does a killer version though. Great look at an amazingly versatile artist. Stay well.

Good man, a scholar & a gentleman: Mr. Hillman, a pikkn' ♥ fool...Thank you {Mr. Skylar, just wanted to know!!!! If you'd ever going to ask about Joey (Mr. Joe Lala!) Oh what a delightful bunch....back in the day.} Smooth, Chris, SMOOTH!! Hugz All!

The mandolin is ripping!

R.I.P. MEAT 😢 🎶 IM CRYING ICICLES INSTEAD OF TEARS 🎶 LEE IM 😔 SAD WHAT A FANTASTIC MEATLOAF WAS! HOPE YOUR WELL......PEACE LOVE @ HUMAN KINDNESS 💗 KIM-N-CAROLINA

Great figure in music.

Reminds me a little of Pablo Cruise

Your a legend Leland!!!

Lee, let me know if we can talk about the giving project I talked about yesterday. We need people to step up to get their clubhouse membership. I am glad to help make this a thing where we can support our friends here.

After the clubhouse I’ve only played music with Herb Pederson , Chris Hillman ,J.D.Souther, Rusty Young and Steve Stills. Thanks for the memories.