Gram Parsons
Musician
Enigmatic Emmylou...Ole Opry House, branching from her obscure 1970 debut, "Gliding Bird," into her famous work with Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, Dolly Parton, Neil Young, Linda Ronstadt and dozens of others. Like most Nashville legends, the 62-year-old's solo... In this article: Emmylou Harris, IPod, Patty Griffin, Grammys, Mark Knopfler, Steve Earle, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Conor Oberst, and Nashville |
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Wikipedia | August 18, 2009
Johnathan Rice
...leading into one another as a single "work" of music. Rice has cited Nick Drake, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Beatles, and country legend Gram Parsons as influences on his work. One of Rice's friends and prodigies is singer/songwriter...
In this article: Washington, DC., Roy Orbison, The Beatles, Walk the Line, Rabbit Fur Coat, Johnathan Rice, Death Valley, New York, Gonzaga College High School, and Nick Drake
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Denver Post Entertainment | October 08, 2009
Emmylou Harris in Boulder
...claim a career spanning four decades, a dozen Grammys and collaborations with folk-rock legends Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, Dolly Parton, Neil Young and Linda Ronstadt. Harris is touring through December behind last year's "All I Intended to...
In this article: Emmylou Harris, Ticketmaster, Keller Williams, Denver, Whitney Cummings, Halloween, Gibb Droll, Norfolk & Western, Jeff Sipe, and All I Intended to Be
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Wikipedia | October 17, 2009
A.M. (album)
A.M. received modest reviews from critics. Holly George-Warren of Rolling Stone called the album "one hell of a country-guts debut", praising the influence of Gram Parsons and Neil Young on the music. However, the album still received a...
In this article: A.M., Wilco, Uncle Tupelo, Jeff Tweedy, Trace, August, Son Volt, Jay Farrar, Brian Henneman, and John Stirratt
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Wikipedia | October 25, 2009
Matt Joe Gow and the Dead Leaves
...that was raw and in keeping with our style". With live performances being described as "real and unapologetic", the band list their musical influences as Neil Young, Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, The Band, Grant Lee Buffalo and Johnny Cash.
In this article: Liberation Music, Melbourne, Bob Dylan, and Grant Lee Buffalo
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Wikipedia | October 25, 2009
Great Lake Swimmers
...and Neil Young, as well as Will Oldham (Bonnie "Prince" Billy) and Sufjan Stevens. Dekker has said his influences include Gram Parsons and Hank Williams. The band released its third full-length album, Ongiara, on March 27, 2007 in Canada...
In this article: Great Lake Swimmers, Ongiara, Red House Painters, Will Oldham, Polaris Music Prize, USB Flash Drive, Don't Be Cruel, Nick Drake, and Nettwerk
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www.washingtonpost.com | July 17, 2006
Vetiver: A Catchy Throwback
...shifted from composing gentle, acoustic fare to a more pleasing, polished country-rock sound that is heavily indebted to Neil Young and Gram Parsons. Sanders Trippe's crisp guitar lines rose to the top of the sometimes muddy mix -- often...
In this article: Vetiver, Andy Cabic, Neil Young, Marc Bolan, VH1, Devendra Banhart, On the Beach, and To Find Me Gone
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New York Times | November 10, 2008
Music Review - Conor Oberst: A Singer's Enthusiasm Now Reigns Where Emotion Once Ruled
..."Conor Oberst" (Merge). Released last summer, it is the sort of album you would expect this singer, 28, to record in his 40s or 50s a little Neil Young, a little more Gram Parsons, much musing on wide open spaces. Largely gone is the quaver...
In this article: Conor Oberst, Conor Oberst, Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Kodachrome, Paul Simon, and Emmylou Harris
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Virginia Pol Spent over Half Web Ad Budget on Two-Day Surge
...Facebook, and later Twitter. Unlike some other politicians using Twitter, Deeds posts are casual; many have been apolitical and strewn with references to music artists from Gram Parsons and Neil Young to Radiohead. Deeds also ran search ads...
In this article: Google, Creigh Deeds, Virginia, Twitter, California, Air America, Proposition 8, Talking Points Memo, and The Raw Story
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all about jazz | July 12, 2009
DVD/VIDEO: Sun Spin: Jackson Browne
...long-haired thinking. The album is a direct descendent of what Gram Parsons was moving towards and a mighty influence on future generations, a less acknowledged but just as crucial instigator as Neil Young's Harvest. In some ways, Browne is...
In this article: Jackson Browne, David Lindley, Late for the Sky, Rock, Neil Young, DVD, Terry Reid, Don Henley, and Dan Fogelberg
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Description from Wikipedia:
Gram Parsons (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist. Parsons was a member of the International Submarine Band, The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers. He was later a solo artist who recorded and performed duets with Emmylou Harris.
Parsons died of a drug overdose at the age of 26 in a hotel room in Joshua Tree, California. Since his death, he has been credited with helping to found both country rock and alt-country.
In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him #87 on their list of the 100 Most Influential Artists of All Time.
- Name At Birth:
- Cecil Ingram Connor III
- Birth Date:
- November 05, 1946
- Death Date:
- September 19, 1973
- Occupation:
- Singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist
- Instrument Played:
- Vocals, guitar, piano
- Record Label:
- Reprise, A&M
- Years Active:
- 1963 - 1973
- Associated With:
- International Submarine Band
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