John Beland - Man behind the legends.

<p><strong>John Beland is an American</strong> <a href= "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songwriter"><strong>songwriter</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href= "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_guitarist"><strong>session guitarist</strong></a><strong>, recording artist,</strong> <a href= "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_producer"><strong>producer</strong></a> <strong>and</strong> <a href= "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Author"><strong>author</strong></a><strong>. Beland's career as guitarist started out in</strong> <a href= "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles"><strong>Los Angeles</strong></a> <strong>in the late 1960s, playing sessions and local live gigs with</strong> <a href= "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson"><strong>Kris Kristofferson</strong></a><strong>, as well as future</strong> <a href= "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagles_(band)"><strong>Eagles</strong></a> <strong>members,</strong> <a href= "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Frey"><strong>Glenn Frey</strong></a> <strong>and</strong> <a href= "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Leadon"><strong>Bernie Leadon</strong></a><strong>. Beland's first major break came in 1970, when he played lead guitar for a young</strong> <a href= "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Ronstadt"><strong>Linda Ronstadt</strong></a><strong>. He helped Ronstadt put together her first serious solo band,</strong> <a href= "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swampwater"><strong>Swampwater</strong></a><strong>. Along with bandmates</strong> <a href= "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gib_Guilbeau"><strong>Gib Guilbeau</strong></a><strong>, Thad Maxwell and Stan Pratt, Swampwater toured the country with Ronstadt, appearing with her on many notable television shows including</strong> <a href= "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Johnny_Cash_Show"><strong><em>The Johnny Cash Show</em></strong></a><strong>. Swampwater recorded two landmark country-rock albums for</strong> <a href= "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starday_Records"><strong>