Biography

Gram Parsons was one of the prime movers of country-rock. After forming one of the first country-rock groups, the International Submarine Band, he led the Byrds down a similar path on SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO before splitting with Byrd Chris Hillman to form the Flying Burrito Brothers. The Burritos combined a 1960s stoner/rocker sensibility with country roots and a touch of soul, cutting far deeper than most of the alt-country bands they inspired. In the early 1970s Parsons became a solo artist; his two studio albums GP and GRIEVOUS ANGEL are masterpieces that also kick-started the career of another progressive-country icon, his duet partner Emmylou Harris. Unfortunately, Parsons's long-standing substance abuse finally killed him in 1973 at the age of 26, a monumental waste of talent.

Top Tracks

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• $1000 Wedding

• A Song For You

• Brass Buttons

• Christine's Tune (a.k.a. Devil In Disguise)

• Close Up The Honky Tonks

• Hearts On Fire

• Hickory Wind

• Hot Burrito #1

• Hot Burrito No. 1

• How Much I've Lied

• In My Hour Of Darkness

• Love Hurts

• Lucille

• Luxury Liner

• Medley From Northern Quebec: Cash On The Barrelhead/hickory Wind

• November Nights

• Return Of The Grievous Angel

• She

• Sin City

• Sing Me Back Home

• Still Feeling Blue

• Streets Of Baltimore

• That's All It Took

• The Christian Life

• The New Soft Shoe

• Thousand Dollar Wedding

• We'll Sweep Out The Ashes In The Morning

• You're Still On My Mind

• Zah's Blues

Discography

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• Live

  Magnum Force

  1983

• Grievous Angel

  Warner Bros.

  1974

• G.P.

  Vivid Sound

  1973