Chris Hillman Autographs
Christopher Hillman (born December 4, 1944) is an American musician. He was the original bassist of the Byrds. With frequent collaborator Gram Parsons, Hillman was a key figure in the development of country rock, defining the genre through his work with the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas and the country-rock group the Desert Rose Band. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 as a member of the Byrds.
Hillman was born in Los Angeles, California, the third of four children. He spent his early years at his family's ranch home in rural northern San Diego County, approximately 110 miles (180 km) from Los Angeles. He has credited his older sister with exciting his interest in country and folk music, when she returned from college during the late 1950s with folk music records by The New Lost City Ramblers and others. Hillman soon began watching many of the country-music shows on local television in southern California at the time such as Town Hall Party, The Spade Cooley Show and Cal's Corral. Hillman's mother encouraged his musical interests and bought him his first guitar; shortly thereafter he developed an interest in bluegrass, particularly the mandolin. At the age of 15, Hillman went to Los Angeles to see the Kentucky Colonels bluegrass band at the Ash Grove, and later convinced his family to allow him to travel by train to Berkeley for lessons from mandolinist Scott Hambly. When Chris was 16, his father committed suicide.
Hillman became known in San Diego's folk music community as a solid player; this won him an invitation to join his first band, the Scottsville Squirrel Barkers. The band lasted barely two years, recording only one album (Blue Grass Favorites, which was distributed in supermarkets); however, it has a posthumous reputation as the spawning ground for a number of musicians who went on to play in the Eagles, the Flying Burrito Brothers, the Byrds, Hearts & Flowers, and the Country Gazette. When the band broke up in late 1963 Hillman received an invitation to join the Golden State Boys, regarded as the top bluegrass band in southern California and featuring future country star Vern Gosdin, his brother Rex and banjoist Don Parmley (later of the Bluegrass Cardinals). Shortly thereafter the band changed its name to The Hillmen; soon Hillman was appearing regularly on television and using a fictitious ID, "Chris Hardin", to allow the underage musician into the country bars where many of his gigs were played. When the Hillmen folded, he briefly joined a spinoff of Randy Sparks' New Christy Minstrels known as the Green Grass Revival.
Read more about Chris Hillman on Wikipedia
Affiliate disclosure: When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Current items with a signature of Chris Hillman
These are the most current items with a signature of Chris Hillman that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | CHRIS HILLMAN HERB PEDERSEN SIGNED Concert Poster. Poway Preforming Arts Ca | $48.00 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Chris Hillman
The most expensive item with a signature of Chris Hillman (The BYRDS autograph page 4/5-Gene Clark-David Crosby-Roger McGuinn-Chris Hillman) was sold in March 2025 for $758.98 while the cheapest item (Chris Hillman Signed Slippin' Away Vinyl Record Album AUTO Autograph JSA COA) found a new owner for $2.38 in December 2016. The month with the most items sold (6) was April 2020 with an average selling price of $124.95 for an autographed item of Chris Hillman. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2023 with $199.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.38 was December 2016. In average, an autographed item from Chris Hillman is worth $90.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Chris Hillman were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Byrds ROGER McGUINN Chris Hillman MARTY STUART Signed SWEETHEART OF RODEO Poster | $195.00 |  |
| Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen Poster Waitsfield, Vermont Eclipse Theater Signed | $45.99 | |
| Chris Hillman Autographed Vinyl LP Slippin Away The Byrds Flying Burrito Brother | $70.00 | |
| CHRIS HILLMAN HERB PEDERSEN Verlon Thompson SIGNED Fur Peace Ranch 2012 Poster | $60.00 | |
| Chris Hillman rare signature Guitar Pick The Byrds - Flying Burrito Bros. | $93.70 | |
| Chris Hillman rare signature Guitar Pick The Byrds - Flying Burrito Bros. | $103.70 | |
| Chris Hillman rare signature Guitar Pick The Byrds - Flying Burrito Bros. | $103.70 | |
 | Chris Hillman Slippin' Away Autographed Vinyl Record Original | $9.99 | |
| Collectable Byrds Chris Hillman Autographed Pick Guard Framed | $250.00 | |
 | Desert Rose Band Signed Auto Autographed by 5 CD Booklet Chris Hillman JSA COA | $49.99 | |
| ROGER McGUINN And CHRIS HILLMAN AUTOGRAPHED 1979 LONG LONG TIME NO CLARK RECORD | $31.25 | |
| The Byrds Autographed Vinyl LP Album Roger McGuinn & Chris Hillman | $80.00 | |
| The Byrds Autographed Vinyl LP Album Roger McGuinn & Chris Hillman | $90.00 | |
| The Byrds Preflyte Autographed Vinyl LP Album Roger McGuinn & Chris Hillman | $90.00 | |
 | Vintage Dean Markley Signature Chris Hillman Guitar Pic-Byrds-Desert Rose Band | $99.99 | |
