 Chris <unk> ( February 10 , 1947 – April 23 , 2012 ) was an American country rock bass guitarist . He was a member of the International <unk> Band ( <unk> ) and The Flying <unk> Brothers , and he co @-@ wrote several songs with <unk> Parsons . <unk> worked with Jackson Browne , Judy Collins , <unk> <unk> , Whitney Houston , Willie Nelson , Randy Newman , Linda <unk> , Leon Russell , Nancy Sinatra , Johnny Winter , and The Byrds . 
