A nostalgic weekend warrior trip with Rick Nelson’s Stone Canyon Band leader

“Don’t pass me by, I’m a sailor on a darker sea, can you shine a light on me?” Denny Sarokin, whose stage name was Dennis Larden, furnished the second lineup of Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band with lead guitar, uncredited production, eight compositions including half of the neglected jewel Windfall, and harmonies from 1973–1978. Their creative…