They need to re release this with the album cover Gram selected for it with the photo of Emmylou and Gram on Phil’s bike, and Emmylou and Gram’s names with equal billing on the cover. It should include the three great songs left off.
"Pick it for me, James." This refers to James Burton, arguably the most under the radar guitar legend of all time. I met James Burton at a Robert Plant concert and all I said to him was "James I love your stuff with Gram Parsons," and he simply said "Me too."
DID YOU KNOW? Gram did not write this song. though given credit, a poet named tom brown gave him the song which gram fit into song. After release, at a concert, brown approached gram and his agent calling them thieves. grams agent then gave brown some paper work which in fact was a bank account they had been saving the royalties. parsons was that good of a guy.
why couldnt i have been introduced to this stuff as a kid? i grew up in the 80s/90s in the northeast (a part of the the country where country music is scoffed at) i listend to to stupid death metal. i keep thinking how much morre soulfull my life wouldve been
We went to Joshua Tree last October and to the JT Inn, saw the inside of Room 8, Gram's room. I have never been so touched in my life. I am 79 years old and I finally got to Joshua Tree National Park and I am truly happy, RIP sweet Gram.