Favorite Gram Parsons Song

I settled on Hickory Wind, but Grievous Angel and $1,000 Wedding were close...

And what's the one that goes "Oh my land is like a wild goose..."?

In my hour of darkness
In my hour of need
Good lord grant me vision
Good lord grant me speed....

I also love some of the stuff he did with the Flying Burrito Brothers...

A man came around
Tried to clean up this town
His ideas made some people mad
But he trusted his crowd
And he spoke right out loud
And they lost the best friend they had
This old earthquake's gonna leave me in the poorhouse
I feel like the whole town's insane
On the 33rd floor
That gold-plated door
Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain...

I chose "Return of the Grievous Angel" but "Sin City" is another great one. "The Streets of Baltimore" always makes me smile. Great songwriter.

It was written by Tompall Glaser and Harlan Howard. Great tune, though.

If so I still remember than song so many years later.

:toast:

is a close second. Sneaky Pete Klenow's steel playing on that tune will flay your flesh down to the nerve endings.Really hot.

I don't remember that one. To be honest, I haven't listened to the Burritos in a while. Most of my GP stuff is on my computer (aside from GP/Grievous Angel)

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and I suspect "Wild Horses"

I grew up near Winter Haven and that's the way one of his relatives once described his tragic life.

"In My Hour of Darkness", indeed.

The Sniveleys, or something? Weren't they pretty well-off? I heard he got a trust fund up until he died.

but his dad's name was Connor, I believe. Parsons was his step dad....they were well off....citrus industry......hmmmm think I'll look for a Ben Hill Griffin connection (KKKatherine Harris' grandpappy).

By most accounts young Gram was a snooty lil' bastard because of the family money.

That's it! Ingram or 'Gram.

RIP GP