Herb Pedersen
Herb Pedersen

Since 1972, Herb Pedersen has been part of the recording process here in Los Angeles, as a musician (5-string banjo, guitar, Dobro), also as a vocalist, and songwriter…his contributions to television scores, movies of the week, and feature films are many…
Here are just a few...

The Rockford Files (Mike Post) 5-String Banjo, Guitar
Ten Speed & Brownshoe (Mike Post) Vocals
The Maverick Movie (Randy Newman) Banjo
Hunter (Mike Post) Vocals
Hill Street Blues (Mike Post) Vocals
Liddy (Mike Post) Song For Source (Writer)
Any Day Now (Susan Marder) Song For Source (Writer)
Ritchie Brockleman, P. I. (Mike Post) Wrote Main Title, Arr. Vocals...
Heroes (Henry Winkler Movie) Banjo
Brubaker (Robt. Redford Movie) Banjo
The Goofy Movie (Randy Newman) Vocals
Papas' Angels (Ray Bunch) Guitar, Arranged Songs , Vocals
The Simpsons (Alf Klauson) Banjo
Fire Down Below (Steve Dorf) Banjo
Renegade (Mike Post) Vocals
Rip Tide (Mike Post) Vocals A-Team (Mike Post) Vocals
Greatest American Hero (Mike Post) Vocals (Main Title)
Joe Dirt (Waddy Wachtel) Banjo
Smokey & The Bandit (Snuff Garrett) Banjo

Herb's still involved with commercials, T.V.., and movie sound tracks, and also works in the studio with various recording artists..

Recordings
banjo, vocals
Vern & Ray (live) S.F. State Folk Festival 1968 2006
Producer, banjo, guitar, vocals Chris Hillman The Other Side 2005
Vocals Merle Haggard Chicago Wind 2005
Banjo Beck   2003

Banjo, Vocals

Tom Corbett

Upstairs At Charlies

2001

Vocals, Harmony Vocals
Nina Gerber Not Before Noon 2001
Harmony Vocals James Durst Like The Wind Songs-Songs Of A 2001
Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals Johnny Rivers Back At The Whisky 2001
Banjo, Vocals (Background),
Guitar (12 String), Harmony Vocals
Emmylou Harris Anthology Warner/Reprise Years 2001
Dobro, Vocals (Background) Bill Hearne & Bonnie Watching Life Through A Windsh 2000
Vocals (Background) Sonny Landreth Levee Town 2000
  Nicolette Larson Very Best Of Nicolette Larson 1999
Banjo, Vocals (Background)
Gordon Lightfoot Songbook 1999
Banjo, Guitar John Lithgow Singin' In The Bathtub 1999
  Rice/Rice/Hillman/Pedersen Rice Rice Hillman & Pedersen 1999
  John Denver Live At Sydney Opera House (Aus)

1999

Banjo, Vocal Arrangement Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt Box Set 1999
Banjo Butch Waller Golden Gate Promenade 1999
  John Denver Christmas 1999
  Michael Martin Murphey Wildfire 1972-84 1998
Vocals (Background) David Bromberg Reckless Abandon 1998
Producer
Chris Hillman Like A Hurricane 1998
Dobro, Guitar, Vocals (Background), Harmony Vocals Johnny Rivers Last Train To Memphis 1998
Banjo, Harmony Vocals Tom Rozum Jubilee 1998
Banjo Randy Newman Guilty 1998
  Linda Ronstadt Greatest Hits 1 1998
Banjo, Dobro, Guitar, Vocals, Producer Laurel Canyon Ramblers Back On The Street Again
1998
Assistant Producer Dukes Of Hazzard
TV Soundtrack 1997
Banjo, Harmony Dan Fogelberg Portrait-From 1972-97
1997
Banjo, Guitar, Vocals (Background), Producer Rice/Hillman/Rice Pederman Out Of The Woodwork
1997
Vocals (Background) Martina Mcbride Evolution 1997
Banjo, Vocals (Background) John Denver All Aboard 1997
Harmony Vocals Doc Watson & Merle Watson Country 1996
Instrumental Grace Of My Heart Soundtrack 1996
Harmony Vocals Lyle Lovett Road To Ensenada 1996
Harmony Vocals Travis Tritt Restless Kind 1996
Guitar (Acoustic), Banjo, Vocals (Background), Guitar (12 String) Emmylou Harris Portraits 1996
Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals (Background), Producer
Linda Thompson Dreams Fly Away 1996
Banjo, Dobro, Guitar, Vocals, Producer
Laurel Canyon Ramblers

Blue Rambler 2 1996
Vocals (Background) Jim Ringer Band Of Jesse James
-Best Of Jim Ringer
1996
Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Producer, Main Performer, Performer Hillman/Pedersen Bakersfield Bound 1996
Banjo, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals, Tenor (Vocal) Leroy Mack Leroy Mack & Friends 1996
Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals Country Gazette Traitor In Our Midst/Don't Giv 1995
Harmony Gene Clark This Byrd Has Flown 1995
Banjo, Guitar, Arranger, Vocals, Producer Laurel Canyon Ramblers Rambler's Blues 1995
Vocals (Background) Linda Ronstadt Feels Like Home 1995
Vocals (Background)
Neil Diamond
Vol. 2-Christmas Album 1994
Vocals (Background) Vince Gill
Vince Gill & Friends 1994
Vocals (Background) Steve Goodman No Big Surprise 1994
Vocals (Background) Lyle Lovett I Love Everybody 1994
Guitar (Acoustic), Banjo, Guitar, Vocals (Background) Rose Maddox 35 Dollars & A Dream 1994
Vocals (Background) Martina Mcbride Way That I Am 1993
Banjo Duane Eddy Twang Thang-Anthology 1993
Guitar Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990)
1992
Banjo, Guitar (Rhythm), Compilation Producer Dillards There Is A Time (1963-70) 1991
Vocals (Background) Vince Gill Pocket Full Of Gold 1991
Guitar (Acoustic), Banjo, Dobro, Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background), Producer, Harmony Vocals Dillards Let It Fly 1991
Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Desert Rose Band Greatest Hits 1991
Banjo, Arranger, Vocals, Tenor (Vocal), Performer Grisman/Allen/Pederson Bluegrass Reunion 1991
Vocals (Background) Mary-Chapin Carpenter Shooting Straight In The Dark 1990
Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals Desert Rose Band Pages Of Life 1990
Guitar, Vocals John Starling Long Time Gone 1990
Vocals (Background) Collin Raye All I Can Be 1990
Vocals (Background) Vince Gill When I Call Your Name 1989
Vocals Dan Crary Take A Step Over 1989
Vocals Steve Goodman Santa Ana Winds 1988
Banjo, Vocals, Tenor (Vocal)
David Grisman Home Is Where The Heart Is
1988
Vocals (Background) Dwight Yoakam Hillbilly Deluxe 1987
Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Harmony Vocals Desert Rose Band Desert Rose Band 1987
Banjo, Bass (Vocal), Vocals, Tenor (Vocal) Dan Fogelberg High Country Snows 1985
Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals (Background) John Denver Greatest Hits No. 3 1985
Vocals (Background) Vince Gill Things That Matter 1984
Banjo, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals, Harmony Vocals Chris Hillman Desert Rose 1984
Banjo, Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Vocal Arrangement
John Denver Seasons Of The Heart 1982
Banjo, Guitar, Harmony Vocals Chris Hillman Morning Sky 1982
Vocals (Background) Michael Martin Murphey Best Of Michael Martin Murphey 1982
Harmony Vocals Doc Watson & Merle Red Rocking Chair 1981
Banjo, Guitar, Vocals, Harmony Emmylou Harris Cimarron 1981
Guitar (Acoustic), Banjo, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Vocals (Background)

John Denver Autograph 1980
Vocals Lowell George Thanks I'll Eat It Here 1979
Banjo, Guitar, Vocals John Denver John Denver 1979
Vocals Allan Clarke I Wasn't Born Yesterday
& The Only One
1979
  Dillards Homecoming & Family Reunion 1979
Guitar (Acoustic), Banjo, Arranger, Guitar (Electric) John Denver & The Muppets
Christmas Together 1979
Banjo, Vocals (Background), Guitar (12 String), Harmony Vocals
Emmylou Harris Profile-Best Of 1978
  Nicolette Larson Nicolette (Eng) 1978
Banjo Doobie Brothers Minute By Minute 1978
Vocals, Vocals (Background) Linda Ronstadt
Simple Dreams 1977
Banjo, Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Harmony Vocals, Gut String Guitar
Emmylou Harris Luxury Liner 1977
Vocals Valerie Carter Just A Stone's Throw Away 1977
Banjo, Guitar, Vocals John Denver I Want To Live 1977
  John Stewart Fire In The Wind 1977
  Jimmy Webb El Mirage (Jap) 1977
Vocals (Background) David Bromberg Studio-How Late'll Ya Play Til 1976
Banjo, Vocals James Taylor In The Pocket 1976
Vocals David Bromberg How Late'll Ya Play 'Til? 1976
Vocals, Vocals (Background) Linda Ronstadt Hasten Down The Wind 1976
Vocals (Background) James Taylor Greatest Hits 1976
Vocals, Vocals (Background) Linda Ronstadt Prisoner In Disguise 1975
Banjo, Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Guitar (12 String), Harmony Vocals Emmylou Harris Pieces Of The Sky 1975
Banjo, Guitar, Vocals Emmylou Harris Elite Hotel 1975
Vocals John Prine Common Sense 1975
guitar, harmony vocals Flying Burrito Bros.
  1974 (?)
Vocals Johnny Rivers & His L.A. Boogi Last Boogie In Paris 1974
Banjo, Vocals, Vocals (Background) Linda Ronstadt Heart Like A Wheel 1974
Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm) Gram Parsons Grievous Angel 1973
Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Vocals (Background) Linda Ronstadt Don't Cry Now 1973
Banjo, Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Guitar (Nashville) Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt 1971