Bernie Leadon discography

Bernie Leadon discography
Bernie Leadon discography
	Bernie Leadon (second from left) on the "History of the Eagles" tour in Grand Rapids MI, September 2014.

Bernie Leadon is an American musician and songwriter. In addition to his solo album and recordings with Eagles, Hearts & Flowers, Dillard & Clark, Linda Ronstadt & the Corvettes and The Flying Burrito Brothers, he has been featured as a performer and composer on many albums by other artists.

Solo Studio albums

1977: Natural Progressions - as The Bernie Leadon-Michael Georgiades Band (Asylum)
2004: Mirror (Really Small Entertainment)
2025: Too Late To Be Cool (Straight Wire)

Band member

As a member of The Maundy Quintet

1967: "2's Better Than 3" / "I'm Not Alone" (Paris Tower)

As a member of Hearts & Flowers

1968: Of Horses, Kids and Forgotten Women (Capitol)

As a member of Dillard & Clark

1968: The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark (A&M)
1969: Through the Morning, Through the Night (A&M)

As a member of Linda Ronstadt & the Corvettes

1973: Music from Free Creek (Charisma) - recorded 1969

As a member of The Flying Burrito Brothers

1970: Burrito Deluxe (A&M)
1971: The Flying Burrito Bros (A&M)

As a member of Eagles

1972: Eagles - (Asylum)
1973: Desperado (Asylum)
1974: On the Border (Asylum)
1975: One of These Nights (Asylum)

As a member of Ever Call Ready

1985: Ever Call Ready (Maranatha! / A&M)

Song writer

1968: Dillard and Clark - "She Darked The Sun" - Written by Bernie Leadon and Gene Clark
1968: Dillard and Clark - "Don't Come Rollin' " - Written by Bernie Leadon, Doug Dillard and Gene Clark
1968: Dillard and Clark - "Train Leaves Here This Mornin' " - Written by Bernie Leadon and Gene Clark
1968: Dillard and Clark - "With Care From Someone" - Written by Bernie Leadon, Doug Dillard and Gene Clark
1968: Dillard and Clark - "The Radio Song" - Written by Bernie Leadon and Gene Clark
1968: Dillard and Clark - "In The Plan" - Written by Bernie Leadon, Doug Dillard and Gene Clark
1968: Dillard and Clark - "Something's Wrong" - Written by Bernie Leadon and Gene Clark
1969: Free Creek/Linda Ronstadt - "She Darked The Sun" - Written by Bernie Leadon and Gene Clark, released in 1973
1970: Linda Ronstadt - "She Darked The Sun" - Written by Bernie Leadon and Gene Clark
1970: The Flying Burrito Brothers - "Man In The Fog" - Written by Bernie Leadon and Gram Parsons
1970: The Flying Burrito Brothers - "Older Guys" - Written by Bernie Leadon, Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons
1970: The Flying Burrito Brothers - "God's Own Singer" - Written by Bernie Leadon
1972: The Eagles - "Witchy Woman" - Written by Bernie Leadon and Don Henley
1972: The Eagles - "Train Leaves Here This Morning" - Written by Bernie Leadon and Gene Clark
1972: The Eagles - "Earlybird" - Written by Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner
1973: The Eagles - "Twenty-One" - Written by Bernie Leadon
1973: The Eagles - "Saturday Night" - Written by Bernie Leadon, Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Randy Meisner
1973: The Eagles - "Bitter Creek" - Written by Bernie Leadon
1974 - The Eagles - "My Man" - Written by Bernie Leadon
1974 - The Eagles - "On The Border" - Written by Bernie Leadon, Don Henley and Glenn Frey
1975 - The Eagles - "Hollywood Waltz" - Written by Bernie Leadon, Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Tom Leadon
1975 - The Eagles - "Journey Of The Sorcerer" - Written by Bernie Leadon
1975 - The Eagles - "I Wish You Peace" - Written by Bernie Leadon and Patti Davis
1977 - The Bernie Leadon - Michael Georgiades Band - "How Can You Live Without Love?" - Written by Bernie Leadon
1977 - The Bernie Leadon - Michael Georgiades Band - "As Time Goes On" - Written by Bernie Leadon
1977 - The Bernie Leadon - Michael Georgiades Band - "The Sparrow" - Written by Bernie Leadon
1977 - The Bernie Leadon - Michael Georgiades Band - "Glass Off" - Written by Bernie Leadon
2004 - Bernie Leadon - "Vile And A Profane Man" - Written by Bernie Leadon
2004 - Bernie Leadon - "Volcano" - Written by Bernie Leadon
2004 - Bernie Leadon - "Center Of The Universe" - Written by Bernie Leadon
2004 - Bernie Leadon - "What Do I Owe" - Written by Bernie Leadon
2004 - Bernie Leadon (feat Emmylou Harris) - "Backup Plan" - Written by Bernie Leadon
2004 - Bernie Leadon - "Everybody Want" - Written by Bernie Leadon
2004 - Bernie Leadon - "Sears And Roebuck Catalog" - Written by Bernie Leadon
2004 - Bernie Leadon - "Rich Life" - Written by Bernie Leadon
2004 - Bernie Leadon - "Hey Now Now" - Written by Bernie Leadon
2004 - Bernie Leadon (feat Emmylou Harris) - "God Ain't Done With Me Yet" - Written by Bernie Leadon
2025 - Bernie Leadon - "Zero Sum Game" - Written by Bernie Leadon
2025 - Bernie Leadon - "Telescope" - Written by Bernie Leadon
2025 - Bernie Leadon - "Just A Little" - Written by Bernie Leadon
2025 - Bernie Leadon - "Take It As It Comes" - Written by Bernie Leadon
2025 - Bernie Leadon - "Everyone's Quirky" - Written by Bernie Leadon
2025 - Bernie Leadon - "Go On Down To Mobile" - Written by Bernie Leadon
2025 - Bernie Leadon - "Mama Didn't Raise No Fool" - Written by Bernie Leadon
2025 - Bernie Leadon - "Too Late To Be Cool" - Written by Bernie Leadon
2025 - Bernie Leadon - "Fathom" - Written by Bernie Leadon
2025 - Bernie Leadon - "Coast Highway" - Written by Bernie Leadon
2025 - Bernie Leadon - "Too Many Memories" - Written by Bernie Leadon

Session work

1968 - 1979

1968: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Rare Junk (Liberty Records) - guitar
1969: Buzz Clifford - See Your Way Clear (Dot) - resonator guitar
1969: Steve Young - Rock Salt & Nails (A&M) - guitar
1970: Bob Gibson - Bob Gibson (Capitol) - guitar
1970: Douglas Dillard - The Banjo Album (Together) - guitar, writer
1970: Hedge & Donna Capers - Special Circumstances (Capitol) - resonator guitar, acoustic guitar
1971: Barry McGuire and the Doctor (Eric Hord) - Barry McGuire & The Doctor (A&M) - guitar
1971: Bob Lind - Since There Were Circles (Capitol) - lead guitar
1971: Linda Ronstadt - Linda Ronstadt - guitar, backing vocals
1971: Paul Siebel - Jack-Knife Gypsy (Elektra) - guitar
1972: Rita Coolidge - The Lady's Not for Sale (A&M) - guitar
1972: Rick Roberts - Windmills (A&M) - vocals, guitar, banjo
1973: Gene Clark - Roadmaster (Ariola Records) electric guitar on 3 - Here Tonight
1973: Gram Parsons - Sleepless Nights (A&M, released in 1976) - acoustic guitar
1974: Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel (Reprise) - guitar (acoustic, electric, resonator)
1974: Randy Newman - Good Old Boys (Reprise) - vocals

1975: Andy Fairweather Low - La Booga Rooga (A&M) - banjo, guitar
1975: Emmylou Harris - Pieces of the Sky (Reprise) - banjo, resonator guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, vocals
1975: Emmylou Harris - Elite Hotel (Reprise) - acoustic guitar, vocals
1975: Danny O'Keefe - So Long Harry Truman (Atlantic) - vocals
1976: Chris Hillman - Slippin' Away (Asylum) - guitar, vocals on track 10, "(Take Me in Your) Lifeboat"
1976: Andy Fairweather Low - Be Bop 'N' Holla (A&M) - guitar (acoustic, electric)
1976: David Bromberg - How Late'll Ya Play 'Til? (Fantasy) - guitar
1977: Helen Reddy - Ear Candy (Capitol) - vocals
1978: various artists - White Mansions (A Tale from the American Civil War 1861-1865) (A&M) - guitar (acoustic, electric, resonator), banjo, mandolin, pedal steel, vocals

1980 - 1989

1980: various artists - The Legend of Jesse James (A&M) - guitar, banjo
1981: Chi Coltrane - Silk & Steel (CBS) - acoustic guitar
1982: Teresa Brewer - In London (Signature) - track 7, "Saturday Night" (co-written with Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and Randy Meisner)
1982: Chris Hillman - Morning Sky (Sugar Hill Records) - banjo on track 2, "The Taker"
1982: Harry Browning and Laury Boone - Sweet Harmony (Lamb & Lion) - banjo
1984: Chris Hillman - Desert Rose (Sugar Hill) - vocals, guitar (acoustic, electric), banjo, mandora, fiddle
1984: Stephen Stills - Right by You (Atlantic) - guitar, vocals

1987: Bobby Durham - Where I Grew Up (HighTone) - guitar
1987: Helen Watson - Blue Slipper (Hit Or Miss) - guitar
1988: Bob Neuwirth - Back to the Front (Gold Castle Records) - resonator guitar, banjo, mandolin
1988: John Hiatt - Slow Turning (A&M) - mandocello, guitar
1988: various artists - Way Down Deep In My Soul (Sugar Hill) - banjo, vocals on track 9, "Turn Your Radio On"
1989: Alabama - Southern Star (RCA) - acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin
1989: Green On Red - This Time Around (Off-Beat Records) - mandolin
1989: Helen Watson - The Weather Inside (Hit Or Miss) - mandolin on track 8, "Dangerous Daybreak"
1989: Nanci Griffith - Storms (MCA) - guitar (acoustic, electric)
1989: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two (Universal) - banjo

1990 - 1999

1990: Alabama - Pass It On Down (BMG) - acoustic guitar, banjo
1990: Kenny Rogers - Love Is Strange (Reprise) - acoustic guitar, mandola, mandolin
1990: Matraca Berg - Lying to the Moon (RCA) - guitar, banjo
1991: Bashung - Osez Joséphine (Barclay) - guitar (acoustic, electric), mandolin
1991: Hank Williams, Jr. - Pure Hank (Warner Bros.) - mandolin
1991: Kelly Willis - Bang Bang (MCA) - guitar (acoustic, electric)
1991: Marty Balin - Better Generation (GWE) - mandola
1991: The Remingtons - Blue Frontier (RCA Victor) - acoustic guitar, tiple, banjo, mandolin
1991: Travis Tritt - It's All About to Change (Warner Bros.) - guitar (acoustic, electric), mandocello, mandola
1992: Alabama - American Pride (RCA Victor) - banjo, guitar, mandolin
1992: Branson Brothers - Heartmender (Warner Bros.) - acoustic guitar, banjo, mandola, mandolin, mandora
1992: Kathy Mattea - Lonesome Standard Time (Universal / Mercury) - guitar (acoustic, electric)
1992: Robert Ellis Orrall - Flying Colors (RCA) - acoustic guitar
1992: Ronna Reeves - The More I Learn (Polygram / Mercury) - acoustic guitar, tiple
1992: Ronna Reeves - What Comes Naturally (Mercury) - guitar, mandolin
1992: Michelle Shocked - Arkansas Traveler (Mercury) - mandolin, guitar, banjo
1992: Restless Heart - Big Iron Horses (RCA) - banjo, writing
1993: Alabama - Cheap Seats (RCA) - guitar, banjo
1993: David Crosby - Thousand Roads (Atlantic) - guitar (acoustic, electric)
1993: Patsy Moore - The Flower Child's Guide to Love & Fashion (Warner Alliance) - acoustic guitar, banjo
1993: Mitch Malloy - Ceilings & Walls (RCA) - guitar
1993: The Remingtons - Aim for the Heart (RCA / BNA) - acoustic guitar

1994: Bob Woodruff - Dreams and Saturday Nights (Asylum / Elektra) - banjo
1994: Stevie Nicks - Street Angel (Modern) - backing vocals, cello, guitar, mandocello, mandolin
1995: Freelight - Freelight (San Francisco Sound) - acoustic guitar, banjo
1995: Pam Tillis - All of This Love (Arista) - banjo
1997: Amazing Rhythm Aces - Ride Again (Breaker) - guitar, banjo, mandolin
1998: Linda Ronstadt - We Ran (Elektra) - guitar (acoustic, electric), mandocello, vocals
1998: Mancy A'lan Kane - Paper Moon (Atlantic) - acoustic guitar
1999: Mary McCaslin - Rain: The Lost Album (Bear Family, release of album recorded 1968) - guitar
1999: Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris - Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (Asylum) - guitar (acoustic, electric, 12-string), mandolin, bass, guitarron, mandocello

2000 - present

2003: Gene Clark - No Other (Asylum) - track 9, "Train Leaves Here This Morning" (bonus track from of 1974 album)
2003: Emmylou Harris - Stumble into Grace (Nonesuch) - electric guitar
2003: The Jayhawks - Rainy Day Music (American Recordings / Lost Highway) - banjo on track 2, "Tailspin"
2014: John Cowan - Sixty (Compass) - banjo
2015: Ethan Johns with the Black Eyed Dogs - Silver Liner (Three Crows / Caroline) - vocals

As composer

1972: Johnny Rivers - L.A. Reggae (United Artists) - track 11, "Life Is a Game" (co-written with Michael Georgiades)
1979: Douglas Adams - The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Original) - track A1, "Journey of the Sorcerer"; track D8, "Journey's End (Journey of the Sorcerer)"

1991: Devonsquare - Bye Bye Route 66 (Atlantic) - track 5, "Diamond Days" (co-written with Tom Dean)
1992: Joy Lynn White - Between Midnight & Hindsight (Columbia) - track 9, "Hey Hey Mama" (co-written with Jimmy Davis)
1996: Crystal Bernard - Girl Next Door (River North / A&M) - track 8, "Too Far This Time" (co-written with David Rhyne and Vaughan Penn)

As producer

1975: David Bromberg - Midnight On The Water (Columbia) - Producer: Bernie Leadon
1992: Michelle Shocked - Arkansas Traveler (Mercury Records) - Producers: Bernie Leadon, Hugh Padgham, Michelle Shocked and Don Was
1998: Tiny Town - Tiny Town (Atlantic / Pioneer) - Producer: Bernie Leadon
1998: Full on the Mouth - Collide (Atlantic) - Producer: Bernie Leadon
1998: CeCe Winans - Everlasting Love (Atlantic / Pioneer) - Executive Producer: Bernie Leadon
2001: Judson Spence - I Guess I Love It (Pioneer) - Producer: Bernie Leadon
2001: Full on the Mouth - People Mover (Pioneer) - Producer: Bernie Leadon

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