The Great American Eagle Tragedy | ||||
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Released | 1969 | |||
Recorded | 1969 | |||
Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Producer | Peter K. Siegel | |||
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The Great American Eagle Tragedy is the second and last album by the psychedelic band Earth Opera,recorded in 1969. It is marked by departure of Bill Stevenson and his harpsichord sound,using more guest musicians than on the debut album and use of pedal steel by Bill Keith. The album also had better success on charts then the previous one,but soon after,the group disbanded,paving the way for solo careers mainly for Pete Rowan and David Grisman. [2] [3]
All compositions by Peter Rowan,unless otherwise noted
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