Lon and Derrek van Eaton

Lon & Derrek Van Eaton are an American singer-songwriting and multi-instrumentalist duo originally from Trenton, New Jersey. One of their earliest bands, Jacob's Creek (with Steve Burgh), was signed to Columbia and shared studios with Simon & Garfunkel. However, the Van Eatons are best known for their association with The Beatles through the brothers' brief stint on Apple Records, and for their subsequent session work in Los Angeles for producer Richard Perry. As well as recording their own albums, during the 1970s they appeared on releases by artists including George Harrison, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Harry Nilsson, Carly Simon, Martha Reeves, and Art Garfunkel. Beatles biographer Robert Rodriguez describes the Van Eaton brothers as arguably the closest the Apple record label came to delivering on its initial promise of "plucking unknowns from obscurity" and launching them as successful recording artists. In the 1980s, the brothers partially retreated from the music industry, moved to Denver CO, and became involved in spiritual projects. Then in the 90s, they issued new music projects, including sessions with Klaus Voorman and Ringo Starr.