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- 'Return of the Grievous Angel' Solo. From: 'Grievous Angel' (1974) This is essentially the title track to 'Grievous Angel,' and Parsons -- with Tom Brown, who wrote most of the lyrics -- creates arguably country-rock's definitive song, where the narrator's desire to "grow up with the country" is tempered by the reminder of the love he left behind.
- 'Hickory Wind' The Byrds. From: 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo' (1968) The only song from ‘Sweetheart of the Rodeo’ to make it on our list of the Top 10 Gram Parsons Songs wound up becoming his signature tune.
- 'Love Hurts' Solo. From: 'Grievous Angel' (1974) Written for the Everly Brothers by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, 'Love Hurts' is best known by Nazareth's smash hit version.
- 'Wild Horses' Flying Burrito Brothers. From: 'Burrito Deluxe' (1970) Parsons' relationship with the Rolling Stones, which began when he was still in the Byrds, was known mostly for the mass quantities of drugs he did with Keith Richards.
Ingram Cecil Connor III (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973), known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist.
Ingram Cecil Connor III (5 November 1946 –. 19 September 1973) performed with the stage name Gram Parsons. Born in Winter Haven Florida, he attended Harvard University, where he became...
Sep 28, 2023 · While Parsons was on tour in 1973, the poet Tom Brown gave him a set of lyrics he’d written with Parsons in mind. They became the basis for one of his signature songs — and the title of his...
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- The New Soft Shoe. Topping this list we have this single taken from Gram Parsons. The album was initially going to be produced by country megastar Merle Haggard who decided not to do it at the last minute.
- Return of the Grievous Angel. Just off the top spot we have the partial title track to Gram Parson’s second album that he wrote with poet Tom Brown.
- Brass Buttons. At number three we have a non-album track that is taken from the compilation Another Side of this Life: The Lost Recordings of Gram Parsons 1965-1966 released in 2001.
- About Us. Here we have another track taken from Gram Parson which is one if Gram Parsons’ greatest love ballads. It is another track that makes much use of several different instruments most notably the wonderful-sounding fiddle played by Byron Berline.
Sep 19, 2023 · Topping this list of the best Gram Parsons songs, Return Of The Grievous Angel paints its creator as a lonesome and rootless wandering figure, searching in vain for a lost America and personal salvation.
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Sep 29, 2023 · Parsons wrote two songs that appeared on “Sweetheart of the Rodeo,” his only album with the Byrds, and one of them, “Hickory Wind,” is among his most enduringly beloved tracks.
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