Synopses & Reviews
Gram Parsons pushed the Byrds into country-rock territory on
Sweethearts of the Rodeo, and then quit to form the acclaimed Flying Burrito Brothers. Parsons'second solo record,
Grievous Angel,is a haunting masterpiece of country soul. By the time the album was released, Parsons had been dead for four months. He was 26 years old.
Jason Walkerhas conducted hundreds of hours of new interviews with Gram's fellow musicians, friends and associates to paint a vivid portrait of the beautiful, doomed Southern rich kid who brought Nashville to rock n'roll.
Synopsis
Gram Parsons pushed the Byrds into country-rock territory on Sweethearts of the Rodeo, and then quit to form the acclaimed Flying Burrito Brothers. Parsons' second solo record, Grievous Angel, is a haunting masterpiece of country soul. By the time the album was released, Parsons had been dead for four months. He was 26 years old.
Synopsis
Jason Walker has conducted hundreds of hours of interviews with Gram Parsons's fellow musicians, friends, and associates to print a vivid portrait of the beautiful, doomed Southern rich kid who brought Nashville to rock 'n' roll.