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Gram Parsons
The Honky Tonk Gift Shop is proud to feature Gram Parsons. All of Gram Parsons's books, CDs and videos we have reviewed are listed on this page for your
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Another Side Of This Life:
Lost Recordings 1965-1966
Gram Parsons
Price $ 13.99
This cd captures the start of Gram's transition from mid-60s folk to
country. His song "November Nights" is, well, one of the greatest songs ever written and there's a
great version on here. I would like to hear the Peter Fonda version someday. The song "Another
side of this life," is done well. "Willie Jean" was great by the Blues Magoos, but Gram's version
as good. "Codine" is great, almost as good as Donovan's version. A pretty great CD...(did i say
great enough times?)
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GP/Grievous Angel
Gram Parsons
Price $ 12.99
After his short stay with the Byrds (Sweetheart Of The Rodeo) and 2 albums with The Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram and Emmy Lou Harris have done what will never be done again. This is on the top of the stack to the island!
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Return Of The Grievous Angel
A Tribute To Gram Parsons
Gram Parsons
Price $ 13.99
The gentle hand of Emmylou Harris guides this tribute to ill-fated country-rock avatar Gram
Parsons, which goes a long way toward explaining why this star-studded salute avoids the pitfalls
that befall many such projects. Harris got her start harmonizing with the patron saint of alt country,
contributing mightily to Parsons's two early 1970s solo albums and reviving selections from his
small, but indispensable, oeuvre throughout her career. She has a vested interest in finding a true
connection between her former benefactor and this cast of Parsons partisans. Here she bands
together a flock of followers who range from obvious offspring (Wilco, Gillian Welch,
Whiskeytown) to not-so-evident disciples (Beck, the Pretenders, Sheryl Crow). Parsons's partner
in the Flying Burrito Brothers, Chris Hillman, teams with Steve Earle on "High Fashion Queen,"
and David Crosby (like Parsons and Hillman, an ex-Byrd) joins Lucinda Williams on "Return of
the Grievous Angel." Harris harmonizes with Beck on "Sin City" and shares the mic with Crow on
"Juanita," one of the collection's highlights. Ultimately, Harris has assembled a homage that
would've pleased her old mentor. --Steven Stolder
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