Marianne Faithfull puts pain behind her Nov 13, 2009
"New album inspired by Keith RichardsThe latest script is her new album "Easy Come, Easy Go," on which she interprets songs spanning nearly a century of popular music from Duke Ellington and Dolly Parton to Neko Case and the Decembrists. It has a contemporary feel thanks to collaborations with younger musicians such as Chan Marshall, known as Cat Power, and two children of her musician friends, Rufus Wainwright and Sean Lennon."It's not just an old person singing covers, no, thank God," she... (MSNBC -- Music)
Folk-country musician Jewel sings a 'Lullaby' in Melbourne Oct 30, 2009
She was raised listening to Loretta Lynn, Kris Kristofferson, Gram Parsons and Merle Haggard. (2 of 2). (Florida Today)
Evans has right record at the right time Oct 29, 2009
He cites artists such as Tom Waits, Paul Simon, Howlin' Wolf, Miles Davis, Gram Parsons and Merle Haggard as personal influences. Hints of these legendary musicians can be heard throughout the record, though it's not his intention to be the second coming of any of them. (Athens Banner-Herald)
‘Christmas in Columbia’ theme of historic home tour Dec. 4-5 Oct 19, 2009
Charles and Susan Finch show vintage albums recorded by legendary musician Gram Parsons who played music in what is now their home when it belonged to his grandparents ... It is here that Gram Parsons would sometimes visit the home of his grandparents, Ingram Cecil Connor and Nancy Kelly Connor ... With the adoption official, Ingram Cecil Conner III (always called Gram) became Gram Parsons. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Angry punk to country gent Sep 25, 2009
That led to young Declan Patrick MacManus - his real name - investigating the country-tinged experiments of musicians such as Gram Parsons and their profound influence on other streams of contemporary music. At that point, I thought: 'You mean that wall can fall down. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Aging well: Mike McCormick looks back on his 15 years with Whistling Swan Sep 20, 2009
Chris was a founder The Byrds of "Mr. Tambourine Man" fame and then, with Gram Parsons, started the Flying Burrito Brothers. Pederson is a monster multi-instrumentalist who has performed on countless recordings in Nashville. (Anchorage Daily News)
Traditional Ho-Chunk Games to be held at the Encounter Center Sep 18, 2009
Columbia Records signed the Byrds in January 1965 and they recorded their first number one hit, "Mr. Tambourine Man." In 1968 McGuinn and Hillman hired Gram Parsons and headed for Nashville where they recorded the now critically acclaimed "Sweetheart of the Rodeo.". McGuinn disbanded the Byrds in 1973 to pursue his dream of a solo career. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
What is Americana Music? Sep 17, 2009
One member of both the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram Parsons, who would later be revered as the god father of Americana ( Gram Parsons ) ... Gram Parsons-- Singer-Songwriter whose music was highly influential on Americana as it developed. (Suite101.com)
Darius Rucker is rockin' the country scene Aug 27, 2009
"I love all that California country - Gram Parsons and Dwight Yoakam and the Bakersfield stuff. But I also love Brad Paisley. I wanted to make a record I would listen to, I would buy, and for me that meant all of those things.". He said he had seen his writing migrating toward Nashville for a long time and made Learn to Live as a response to that. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Rockin' the fiction Aug 24, 2009
" he says. Born in Holbrook, Mass., and educated in Catholic schools, Pernice got a master's degree in creative writing at the University of Massachusetts. He started in music professionally in the early '90s with the Scud Mountain Boys, an alt-countryish outfit whose last album, "Massachusetts" (on Sub Pop), remains a classic of the decade. But he outgrew the country thing quickly. A phase "That was a phase," he says. "I didn't know who (country-rock pioneer) Gram Parsons was before the '90s.... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Hillbilly Kinks Aug 15, 2009
But few would consider these extremely English brothers the lost fathers of country-rock, figures on par with Gram Parsons and Willie Nelson. Yet artists ranging from Wilco to Dwight Yoakam have cited them as an influence. (The American Conservative)
Unsung Jagger rolls his own way Aug 12, 2009
He was introduced to country music by Gram Parsons, who is credited with influencing the Stones' sound, particularly on the Sticky Fingers album. Wild Horses is basically Gram's composition, not that he got any credit for it,'' he says. (The Age, Australia)
This Week's Best Bets Jul 16, 2009
This local seven-piece band plays a laid-back blend of Americana and folk rock inspired by Gram Parsons, Otis Redding and The Rolling Stones. Betsy Franck and the Bare Knuckle Band combine bluesy guitars, rock 'n' roll drums and gospel-inspired vocals. (Athens Banner-Herald)
The Lemonheads, 'Varshons' Jun 22, 2009
Some songs are expected, like the sparkling take of Gram Parsons s ambling I Just Can t Take It Anymore. A few explore the favorite Dando topic of time misspent, including the psychedelic freakout Green Fuz and Townes Van Zandt s melancholic Waiting Around to Die. (Boston Globe)
Best bets: Can America find a Susan Boyle? Jun 22, 2009
This album of covers includes songs by Leonard Cohen, Gram Parsons and even Christina Aguilera. Spin magazine gave the album three stars and called it the perfect requiem for 1993. (MSNBC -- News)
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, 'Outer South' May 4, 2009
A wunderkind who burst out of Omaha in the early 1990s with various bands, most notably Bright Eyes, Oberst is now 29 years old and delving deeper into a cosmic strain of '70s country-rock (more Bob Dylan circa "Desire" than Gram Parsons). "Outer South" is his second release with his Mystic Valley Band, not even a year after 2008's self-titled album. (Boston Globe)
Lewis' 'Acid Tongue' to go on display at Belly Up Apr 9, 2009
"I think particularly when you're referring to that time period. I cover a Gram Parsons/Emmylou Harris version of 'Love Hurts' sometimes in concert. She has one of the purest voices of a time. It's like a bell." ... "I guess that's something that people always question. Some of the same questions have been posed before. Mick Jagger singing a country song? Where is the authenticity there?" replied Lewis, also throwing out the influential Gram Parsons as another musician to have his authenticity... (North County Times)
Three Girls, without their Buddy, strike a chord Feb 26, 2009
In addition to her own compositions (unfortunately, Sunny did not come home Sunday night), she burrowed deep into elegant covers of Tom Waits ("Hold On") and Gram Parsons ("Hickory Wind"). The salute to Parsons was particularly poignant given his storied partnership with Harris in the early '70s. (Boston Globe)
