From an early age, Chris Ethridge of Meridian was interested in music.\xa0 He recalls how his father\u2019s job affected that interest and\xa0how his love of Hank Williams\u2019 music eventually led him to the bass guitar.\xa0
\nIn a career spanning close to five decades, Ethridge performed and recorded with Willie Nelson, Jackson Brown, Linda Ronstadt and was a member of the Flying Buritto Brothers along with Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman. Chris Ethridge passed away on April 23rd, 2012, at the age of 65.