The Flying Burrito Brothers (now Burrito Brothers) are an American country rock band. It was formed in 1968 by Ian Dunlop and Mickey Gauvin, together with Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman and some other performers. Since then, the structure of the band has changed numerously. Their 1969 debut album, The Gilded Palace of Sin, was a great success. In the early 80s the band became popular and commercially successful and received the Billboard award for “Best New Crossover Group”. Nowadays they are still performing.