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Gib Guilbeau. Floyd August " Gib " Guilbeau (September 26, 1937 – April 12, 2016) [1] was an American Cajun country rock musician and songwriter. As a member of Nashville West, Swampwater, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and later The Burrito Brothers, Guilbeau helped pioneer the fusion of rock and country music in the 1960s.
As 1965 turned into 1966, White met Gene Parsons and Gib Guilbeau at a recording session for the Gosdin Brothers and shortly after, he began to perform live with the duo in local California clubs, as well as doing regular session work on their records, which were released under the moniker of Cajun Gib and Gene. 1966 also saw White begin playing with a country group called Trio, which featured ...
Apr 14, 2016 · Gib Guilbeau, the Cajun musician and veteran songwriter from Louisiana, died April 12. He was 78. His death was announced by The Burrito Brothers band via Facebook.
- September 26, 1937
- April 12, 2016
Early years Clarence Joseph LeBlanc was born on June 7, 1944, in Lewiston, Maine, with brothers Roland and Eric and sisters JoAnne and Rosemarie. The LeBlanc family, who later changed their surname to White, were of French-Canadian ancestry and hailed from New Brunswick, Canada. Clarence's father, Eric LeBlanc Sr., played guitar, banjo, fiddle, and harmonica, ensuring that his offspring grew ...
Apr 14, 2016 · One of the most important players to help usher in the era of West Coast music where the worlds of country and rock collided has passed away. Gib Guilbeau —a member of nascent country rock bands such as Nashville West, Swampwater, the backing bands for artists like The Gosdin Brothers and Linda Ronstadt, and later a member of The Flying ...
Apr 19, 2016 · Gib Guilbeau, a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and vocalist who served as a linchpin of the latter-day Flying Burrito Brothers lineup, has died at the age of 78.
With rhythm guitarist Gib Guilbeau, bassist Wayne Moore and drummer Gene Parsons, Clarence formed Nashville West, named after a nightclub in El Monte, California. They played country hits by Merle Haggard, Mel Tillis and Glen Campbell in an aggressive, cranked-up rock ‘n’ roll style.
