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Related: About this forumOut with the the truckers and the kickers and the cowboy angels,
and a good saloon in every single town.
Gram Parsons - Return Of The Grievous Angel
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Out with the the truckers and the kickers and the cowboy angels, (Original Post)
Glamrock
Feb 2019
OP
Interesting article on the lyrics. It was mostly written by Thomas Stanley Brown...
BluesRunTheGame
Mar 2019
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cemaphonic
(4,138 posts)1. I've probably posted this before, but hell it's a great cover
Glamrock
(11,803 posts)2. If you have, I missed it.
That was great! Emmylou still sounds exactly like she did on the original! Thanks cem!
cemaphonic
(4,138 posts)3. Yeah, she has one of those instantly recognizable voices
Even when she's just singing some backup harmony part.
That clip was from some Gram Parsons tribute from the late 90s. The other highlights are Gillian Welch/David Rawlings/Steve Earle doing Hickory Wind and Sin City:
I think that's Bernie Leadon on the mandolin.
BluesRunTheGame
(1,622 posts)4. Gotta throw one in here.
BluesRunTheGame
(1,622 posts)5. Interesting article on the lyrics. It was mostly written by Thomas Stanley Brown...
...and given to Gram in a bar in Boston.
http://nightflight.com/the-return-of-the-grievous-angel-the-story-behind-gram-parsonss-signature-song/
Glamrock
(11,803 posts)6. Great story!
Thanks for that!