Music Appreciation

Glamrock

(11,801 posts) Thu Feb 28, 2019, 01:23 AM Feb 2019

Out with the the truckers and the kickers and the cowboy angels,

and a good saloon in every single town.

Gram Parsons - Return Of The Grievous Angel

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Out with the the truckers and the kickers and the cowboy angels, (Original Post) Glamrock Feb 2019 OP

I've probably posted this before, but hell it's a great cover cemaphonic Mar 2019 #1

If you have, I missed it. Glamrock Mar 2019 #2

Yeah, she has one of those instantly recognizable voices cemaphonic Mar 2019 #3

Gotta throw one in here. BluesRunTheGame Mar 2019 #4

Interesting article on the lyrics. It was mostly written by Thomas Stanley Brown... BluesRunTheGame Mar 2019 #5

Great story! Glamrock Mar 2019 #6

cemaphonic

(4,138 posts)

1. I've probably posted this before, but hell it's a great cover

Reply to Glamrock (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2019, 03:48 PM

Mar 2019

Glamrock

(11,801 posts)

2. If you have, I missed it.

Reply to cemaphonic (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 2, 2019, 09:16 AM

Mar 2019

That was great! Emmylou still sounds exactly like she did on the original! Thanks cem!

cemaphonic

(4,138 posts)

3. Yeah, she has one of those instantly recognizable voices

Reply to Glamrock (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 2, 2019, 06:40 PM

Mar 2019

Even when she's just singing some backup harmony part.

That clip was from some Gram Parsons tribute from the late 90s. The other highlights are Gillian Welch/David Rawlings/Steve Earle doing Hickory Wind and Sin City:

I think that's Bernie Leadon on the mandolin.

BluesRunTheGame

(1,615 posts)

4. Gotta throw one in here.

Reply to Glamrock (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2019, 10:47 PM

Mar 2019

BluesRunTheGame

(1,615 posts)

5. Interesting article on the lyrics. It was mostly written by Thomas Stanley Brown...

Reply to Glamrock (Original post)

Sat Mar 2, 2019, 11:05 PM

Mar 2019

...and given to Gram in a bar in Boston.

http://nightflight.com/the-return-of-the-grievous-angel-the-story-behind-gram-parsonss-signature-song/

Glamrock

(11,801 posts)

6. Great story!

Reply to BluesRunTheGame (Reply #5)

Sun Mar 3, 2019, 12:59 PM

Mar 2019

Thanks for that!

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