Tag Archives: Gram Parsons

HOLDING THINGS TOGETHER-THE MERLE HAGGARD SONGBOOK.

♦ April 30, 2019 ♦ Leave a comment

Holding Things Together-The Merle Haggard Songbook. Label: Ace Records. For the latest instalment in their Songwriter Series, Ace Records turn the spotlight on the late Merle Haggard, who was one of the finest exponents of the Bakersfield Sound. Hag as he was known, eschewed the increasingly slick and homogenized country music that was coming out …

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FIREFALL-THEIR GLORY YEARS…AND BEYOND.

♦ March 20, 2019 ♦ Leave a comment

Firefall-Their Glory Years and,,,Beyond. When Gram Parsons and The Fallen Angeles headed out on tour in 1973, little did anyone realise that this tour would be God’s Own Singer’s  swan-song. By then,  twenty-six year old Gram Parson had embraced the rock ’n’ roll lifestyle and had an insatiable appetite for drink and drugs. Sadly, this would result in  Gram …

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FIREFALL’S GLORY YEARS…AND BEYOND.

♦ October 23, 2017 ♦ Leave a comment

Firefall’s Glory Years and,,,Beyond. When Gram Parsons and The Fallen Angeles headed out on tour in 1973, little did anyone realise that this tour would be God’s Own Singer’s  swan-song. By then,  twenty-six year old Gram Parson had embraced the rock ’n’ roll lifestyle and had an insatiable appetite for drink and drugs. Sadly, this would result in  Gram …

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FIREFALL-FIREFALL, LUNA SEA AND ELAN.

♦ May 25, 2016 ♦ Leave a comment

FIREFALL-FIREFALL, LUNA SEA AND ELAN. In 1973, Gram Parsons and The Fallen Angeles headed out on tour. Little did anyone realise that this tour would be Gram Parsons’ swan-song. By then, he had an insatiable appetite for drink and drugs. Sadly, this would result in Gram Parsons’ death on September 19th 1973.  The cause of …

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BOBBY GILLESPIE PRESENTS SUNDAY MORNIN’ COMIN’ DOWN.

♦ December 7, 2015 ♦ Leave a comment

BOBBY GILLESPIE PRESENTS SUNDAY MORNIN’ COMIN’ DOWN. Bobby Gillespie’s life has always revolved around music. That’s been the case since he was growing up in Mount Florida, in the south side of Glasgow. Back then, Bobby Gillespie hungrily devoured music. It was akin to an education. This education didn’t take place at the at Glasgow …

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GRAM PARSONS-GP.

♦ April 27, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment

GRAM PARSONS-GP. Gram Parsons’ career is a case of what might have been. He could’ve and should’ve enjoyed a long and successful career. Sadly, that wasn’t the. He only released one solo album during his career and died aged just twenty-six.  However, Gram squeezed a lot of living into twenty-six years. For many people, Gram Parsons’ epitomises …

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GRAM PARSONS-GP.

♦ August 23, 2011 ♦ Leave a comment

GRAM PARSONS-GP. When the album I’m going to write about was released, it was critically acclaimed, but commercially, was a failure. Gram Parsons referred to his music as Cosmic American Music, a mixture of country music and rock ‘n’ roll. GP was his debut solo album, released in January 1973. It would be the only …

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