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[Ben Fong-Torres] ☆ Hickory Wind: The Life and Times of Gram Parsons ✓ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Hickory Wind: The Life and Times of Gram Parsons "Five Stars" according to drmike. A Plus. Forgotten Angel I had really forgotten about Gram Parsons.Like many "fallen stars" from the '60's and '70's that came and wentI heard his name mentioned on CMT television as being revolutionary in the whole rock/country meldIntrigued I decided to start researching more information about him.Searching the internetI found out ab. "Hickory Wind-Gram Parsons Visited" according to Booker. The definitive work for those interested in the short life and times of
| Title | : | Hickory Wind: The Life and Times of Gram Parsons |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.68 (620 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312194641 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-24 |
| Language | : | English |
"Five Stars" according to drmike. A Plus. Forgotten Angel I had really forgotten about Gram Parsons.Like many "fallen stars" from the '60's and '70's that came and wentI heard his name mentioned on CMT television as being revolutionary in the whole rock/country meldIntrigued I decided to start researching more information about him.Searching the internetI found out ab. "Hickory Wind-Gram Parsons Visited" according to Booker. The definitive work for those interested in the short life and times of the original Rhinestone Cowboy. Credited by some as being the one who popularized the genre of Country Rock music, Gram disdained this term for his own "Cosmic American Music". Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, Gram was probably cursed
. Fong-Torres drops music-biz names and reports on the colorful 1960s and '70s fast lane with finesse; Parsons's profound, continuing impact is felt in admiring testimonies from friends and fans. Although Parsons achieved only minimal stardom prior to his 1973 drug-related death at age 26, his fusion of country and rock influenced such bands as the Eagles and the Grateful Dead. Fong-Torres ( The Motown Album ) describes the free-spirited, flamboyant musician's privileged but troubled Southern background and interviews individuals including the Byrds' Roger McGuinn, the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards and loyal road manager Phil Kaufman, who, according to Parsons's wishes, attempted--unsuccessfully--to cremate Parsons's body in Joshu
This newly expanded edition updates the text and discograph, adds rare new photographs, and concludes with an intriguing epilogue that answers some lingering questions about Gram's untimely death--and raised a few more.. Ben Fong-Torres's moving account of his story--from his poor-little-rich-kid childhood; through his seminal time with the Byrds and his own bands, the Flying Burrito Brothers and the Fallen Angels; to days and nights spent with the likes of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Emmylou Harris--is a classic of rock biography. Gram Parons lived hard and died young, and left behind a musical legacy that has influenced generations of rock and cou
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