Souther Hillman Furay: Trouble in Paradise
Bud Scoppa, Rolling Stone, 17 July 1975
IN CONCERT LAST year, Richie Furay seemed bewildered, as if he'd suddenly found himself onstage not with his own band but rather with a bunch of strangers, and Chris Hillman looked helpful but embarrassed, a mode of behavior he'd become habituated to during his days alongside Stephen Stills in Manassas.
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