A little-noted loss in the country-rock community. On March 22nd, Tom Leadon, the brother of ex-Eagle Bernie Leadon who had also been a member of Tom Petty's early band Mudcrutch and even played bass for Linda in 1971 and '72, passed away at the age of 70:
"I think honesty is of the first, utmost importance in art... any art. After that comes technique and... after that comes talent. Honesty is first. All the rest of the things are important, too, but they're secondary. Without honesty, I don't care how much technique you have, you have nothing."--Linda Ronstadt