Gram Parsons är en musiker som jag skulle vilja skärskåda lite mer själv.
Han är en av dessa ikoner som dog vid 27 års ålder, men som likt många
andra kortlevande, hann med ganska mycket under sin karriär.
Här lite info från Ultimateclassicrock.com
Gram Parsons didn’t grow up living the hardscrabble life of
most country singers. The man originally named Cecil Ingram Connor III was born
into a wealthy Florida citrus family and spent a semester at Harvard before
dropping out to concentrate on his burgeoning interest in country music. After
stints in the Shilos and the International Submarine Band, he joined the Byrds in 1968 for a five-month spell that resulted in
the landmark ‘Sweetheart of the Rodeo‘ album.
He then formed the Flying Burrito Brothers, recording two albums with them before being fired in
1970 due to his increasing drug habit. As a solo act, Parsons released ‘GP’ in
1973, which featured three members from Elvis
Presley‘s TCB band and a
beautiful young folk singer with a voice to match, Emmylou Harris. A second album, ‘Grievous Angel’ was released in
1974, four months after his death on Sept. 19, 1973, at age 26 at Joshua Tree
National Monument from an overdose of morphine and alcohol.
Although
his recording career lasted only five years, Parsons still made a tremendous
impact, creating what he famously called “cosmic American music,” a fusion of
country, rock and soul. His influence wasn’t just felt in the ’70s country-rock
movement that produced the Eagles and Poco, but in great modern acts like Wilco, the Jayhawks and Jason Isbell. Our list of the
Top 10 Gram Parsons Songs brings together his best moments from his time in the
Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, and the two solo albums."
Då kör jag alltså 5 Songs uppe till höger på bloggen. Detta är en av två omgångar med Parsons.
Ni får en dryg vecka på er att lyssna och rösta. Info om sångerna får ni ovan.
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