Man, it was short but sweet for Gram Parsons. He died in 1973, at age 26. Ingram Cecil Connor III (his real name) was born into money, trust fund future, family butler, the whole thing. Then he went to college. While there he formed a band, the International Submarine Band, in 1966. Two years later he was in the Byrds. While in the Byrds he steered the direction of Sweetheats of the Rodeo. Then he and Chris Hillman, also from the Byrds, started the Flying Burrito Brothers, whose first LP is regarded by some as one of the first country rock LPs. (Sweethearst of the Rodeo also gets mentioned.) Along the way he was buddies with both Keith Richards and Jonathan Richman (Modern Lovers, yes, that Jonathan Richman). Here's a documentary, titled on YouTube as GR4M P4RS0NS - F4LLƎN ANGƎL (to evade detection) but you can figure it out. I haven't watched the whole thing but what I've seen is good.
Tonights feature:
GR4M P4RS0NS - F4LLƎN ANGƎL at YouTube
Listen:
The Flying Burrito Brothers - Christine's Tune (Devil in Disguise) mp3 at Rocky-52.net
The Flying Burrito Brothers - Wheels mp3 at Rocky-52.net
The Flying Burrito Brothers - Sweet Dreams Baby (live) mp3 at Amoeba.com
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