Pete Kleinow
Flying Burrito Brothers guitarist
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He had been ill for a year and half, according to his daughter, Anita.
Kleinow, a member of the Flying Burrito Brothers and a session musician who worked with the likes of John Lennon, the Rolling Stones and Frank Zappa, also created special effects for films such as "The Empire Strikes Back," "Gremlins," "The Terminator" and "Terminator 2."
Born in South Bend, Ind., he took up steel guitar after graduating from high school. In 1963 he moved to Los Angeles and worked on special effects for films and performed on the local music scene at night. He also wrote jingles and the theme music for "Gumby."
Kleinow met Byrds members Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman in L.A., and they quickly invited him to join the band. He performed with the Byrds briefly before Parsons, Hillman and Kleinow established the Flying Burrito Brothers. Their debut album, 1969's "The Gilded Palace of Sin," is one of the blueprints of country rock music.
He appeared on several other Burritos discs before the group disbanded in 1971, and he then concentrated on session work, where he was the No. 1 choice of rock musicians. He was a part of several Burrito reunions, the last being in the mid-1990s.
The family has not yet announced funeral arrangements.
