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Top 12 Nashville Star Contestants Revealed
2008-06-06 17:49:00 NBC revealed the top 12 acts vying to become the next Nashville Star, and it seems they all have somewhat of a sob story overcome many adversities to get where they are. (via ggcolumn) In an open letter to her fans, Shania Twain expressed her gratitude for their words of encouragement during her rough time. I have ...
Talking of Gram Parsons.......
2008-06-04 22:19:00 I first heard of him when I bought and was absolutely bowled over by Elvis Costello's album 'Almost Blue'. Elvis recorded it in Nashville, I think, with some local musicians added to the Attractions. Every track on the album was a country cover and the LP cover carried a sticker which famously said: "WARNING: This album contains country & western music and may cause offence to narrow minded listeners." The most memorable track, for me, was Gram's immortal 'Hot Burrito #1' (sensibly renamed 'I'm Your Toy' - never was a sublime song more ridiculously titled). When I finally caught up with Gram's own version with, of course, the Flying Burrito Brothers, I had to accept that the original was better, if only for the heartbreaking cracking of his voice at crucial stages, but Elvis gives him a run for his money. More of Gram perhaps when my son posts his own take on this seminal artist - and more of Emmylou when the new album is finally released. It's been delayed but I've ...
Gram Parsons, 'Long Black Limousine': Free MP3 of the Day
2008-04-08 00:39:00 When Gram Parsons first started recording in the 1960s, country was anything but 'hip.' But this Georgia boy's love for the music was genuine, and his laid-back 'cosmic' take on old-school standards opened a new generation's eyes and ears (and gave inspiration to bands like the Stones, the Eagles, and Uncle Tupelo).This vault release showcases previously unreleased live recordings from Gram's band the Flying Burrito Brothers in '69.[Download free MP3 now]Tech Special One
By: Tech Special One
The Grammys Will Go On Sans Picketing
2008-01-23 16:33:00 Striking writers claim that they won’t picket the Grammy Awards and Recording Academy President Neil Portnow has insisted that a full-scale Grammys will continue no matter what. Nashville Hype is sold on Sarah Kaine and believes she’s a traditional artist that can appeal to a younger demographic. Despite bluegrass authorities contrary opinions Edward Morris fully supports Rhonda ...
Free Gram Parsons MP3's
2008-01-16 23:35:00 Amoeba Records Shares Their Passion With Free Downloads! A New Track Every Two Weeks from Brandi Shearer & Gram Parsons!“Undo The Right”, is the 3rd track from Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1: The Flying Burrito Brothers Live at the Avalon Ballroom 1969. Subsequent free downloads will be taken from disc one of this release every other week. The next download will be posted there beginning on January 28th.Link
By: Music For Humans
Folsom Prison Concert Scheduled for 40th Anniversary of Cash Recording
2008-01-09 16:03:00 W.S. “Fluke” Holland, longtime drummer for Johnny Cash, and other Cash affiliated musicians are scheduled to perform at Folsom Prison for the 40th anniversary of the recording of Johnny Cash Live at Folsom Prison. UPDATE: Here’s another article about the concert, which will be held on Sunday, January 13. UPDATE DEUX: It has been canceled. ...
Free Christmas Song Downloads
2007-12-20 20:03:00 I don’t know how long they’ll be available, so start downloading. Sugar Hill Records has three free mp3 downloads on their MySpace from Sugar Plum: Holiday Treats From Sugar Hill. You have to be logged in with pop-ups enabled to download these: “That White Christmas Song” - Red Knuckles & The Trailblazers; “Silent Night” - The ...
Gram Parsons- Live Archive, Vol. 1
2007-11-18 11:02:00 At the time of this incredible two-disc set's release in 2007, the Gram Parsons rarities well had been wrung so dry that Amoeba Records co-founder Dave Pinz had to nose around another band's vaults (the notoriously deep archives of the Grateful Dead) for these Flying Burrito Brothers tapes. The material--recorded by Bear Stanley, the Grateful Dead's legendary live engineer--comprises two honky tonk-heavy sets from April 4, 1969 and April 6, 1969, when the Brothers opened for the Dead at San Francisco's Avalon Ballroom.While the Parsons-era Burritos were never the tightest live band, Archives, Vol.1 captures the one short era during which everyone in the band was together, getting along, and feeling great about the music they had discovered. You can hear it in the tracks: Chris Hillman's delicate harmony on "Dark End of the Street," Sneaky Pete Kleinow's pedal steel pyrotechnics on Waylon Jennings's "Sweet Mental Revenge," and Parsons's lovely tenor on a devastating version o...
By: Music For Humans
Gram Parsons - Another Side Of This Life: Lost Recordings 19
2006-12-12 10:44:01 These home recordings from 1965-66 (the sound quality is surprisingly good) are, essentially, the aural baby pictures of the artist as a young man. The Gram Parsons on display here has very little in common with the country rock titan he’d become a mere two years later. At this stage, he was a conventional (if [...] |
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