Gene Parsons

Gene Parsons plays drums, banjo and guitar and is a noted singer-songwriter, best known for his work with The Byrds from 1968 to 1972. Parsons has also played in Nashville West, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Parsons Green.

Gene Parsons is also credited with inventing the B-Bender guitar, along with Clarence White, and it is often referred to as the Parsons/White B-Bender, a trademarked name.

Gene Parsons appeared on a few solo albums and toured with a later lineup of the Flying Burrito Brothers in the mid-seventies, along with Sneaky Pete Kleinow.