"Return of the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram Parsons The album surveys Parsons' songwriting efforts from his time with International Submarine Band and the Flying Burrito Brothers to his solo career. The album cover features a photo of Parsons' ornate tailored suit jacket designed by Nudie Cohn, which was worn for the cover of the Burritos' album, ""The Gilded Palace of Sin"". Parts of the album were performed on September 19, 1999 on the PBS show Sessions at West 54th Street. The performance included a version of the song ""Wheels"" which did not appear on the album by Chris"
"Flying Burrito Brothers (which also featured Chris Hillman). He died on September 19, 1973, at the age of 26, following an accidental overdose of morphine and alcohol in his room at the Joshua Tree Inn. With Parsons gone from the band and their tour of South Africa due to begin in two days time, the Byrds were forced to draft in their roadie Carlos Bernal as a substitute rhythm guitar player. The ensuing South African tour was a disaster, with the band finding themselves having to play to segregated audiences—something that they had been assured by promoters they would not"
"Phil Kaufman (producer) Philip C. Kaufman (born April 26, 1935) is an American record producer, tour manager, and author, best known for stealing the body of country musician Gram Parsons, and burning it in Joshua Tree National Monument. This was later chronicled in the film ""Grand Theft Parsons"". He authored the book ""Road Mangler Deluxe"", an autobiography about his experiences in the music business. He worked with Parsons, The Rolling Stones, Emmylou Harris, Joe Cocker, Frank Zappa, Hank Williams III, Etta James, and many more. Kaufman's first musical role was as the driver and assistant to The Rolling Stones during"
"Gram Parsons Ingram Cecil Connor III (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973), known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist. Parsons is best known for his work with the Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers. He also popularized what he called ""Cosmic American Music"", a hybrid of country, rhythm and blues, soul, folk, and rock. He recorded as a solo artist, and with the International Submarine Band, The Byrds, and The Flying Burrito Brothers. His relatively short career was described by AllMusic as ""enormously influential"" for country and rock, ""blending the two genres to the"
"and returned afterwards. He died on January 1, 2016, in Los Angeles. He was 96. Lennie Bluett Lennie Bluett (January 21, 1919 – January 1, 2016) was an American film actor, pianist, dancer and singer. His mother was a cook for Humphrey Bogart. At age 16, Bluett started playing the piano at Bogart's parties. He formed a harmonizing group with his friends called ""Four Dreamers"". Nat King Cole used to play with the band. Bluett played a soldier in ""Gone With the Wind"" in 1939. His career consisted of minor roles due to the limited opportunities for African-Americans at the"
"Sneaky Pete Kleinow Peter E. ""Sneaky Pete"" Kleinow (August 20, 1934 – January 6, 2007) was an American country-rock musician, songwriter, and a motion picture special effects artist. He is best known as a member of the band the Flying Burrito Brothers and as a session musician for such artists as Joan Baez, Jackson Browne, The Byrds, Joe Cocker, Rita Coolidge, Eagles, The Everly Brothers, George Harrison, The Steve Miller Band, Joni Mitchell, The Rolling Stones, Ringo Starr, Stevie Wonder, Spencer Davis, Linda Ronstadt and many others. Kleinow was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana; inspired by Jerry Byrd,"
"including The Byrds, Ricky Nelson, Bobby Womack, Ronnie Wood, and Rod Stewart. Gib Guilbeau Floyd August ""Gib"" Guilbeau (September 26, 1937 – April 12, 2016) was an American Cajun country rock musician and songwriter. As a member of Nashville West, Swampwater, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and later The Burrito Brothers, Guilbeau helped pioneer the fusion of rock and country music in the 1960s. Guilbeau was born in Sunset, Louisiana and raised among fiddle players. His father and brothers played fiddle, and he himself started playing fiddle at the age of fourteen. In 1960, Guilbeau formed The Four Young Men with"
"lead singer Bono and later served as a roadie for the group. Carroll was killed in July 1986 in a motorcycle accident in Dublin. Following the tangi funeral in New Zealand, Bono wrote the lyrics to ""One Tree Hill"" in Carroll's memory. The lyrics reflect Bono's thoughts at the tangi and during his first night in New Zealand when Carroll took him up Auckland's One Tree Hill. They also pay homage to Chilean singer-songwriter and activist Víctor Jara. Musically, the song was developed in a jam session with producer Brian Eno. The vocals were recorded in a single take, as"
"Magnoliafest at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park. A Cleveland, Ohio area band, New Soft Shoe, performs as a tribute band to Parsons' music. A St. Paul, Minnesota band, The Gilded Palace Sinners, is another Parsons' tribute group. Gram Parsons Ingram Cecil Connor III (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973), known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist. Parsons is best known for his work with the Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers. He also popularized what he called ""Cosmic American Music"", a hybrid of country, rhythm and blues, soul, folk, and rock. He"
"Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough is an EP by American rock duo The Black Keys. Essentially a tribute album, it is a collection of the band's cover versions of songs by Fat Possum Records bluesman Junior Kimbrough, who died in 1998. The title is a Choctaw word for red fox and is a reference to Chulahoma, Mississippi, location of ""Junior's Place"", a juke joint bought by Kimbrough around 1992 and operated after his death by his sons until it burned down on April 6, 2000 The Black Keys have covered Kimbrough in their"
"singer-songwriter-guitarist Larry Burnett, whom Rick had met in his travels earlier that same year, and coaxed them into joining their band, which they christened Firefall in 1974. Roberts took the name from the Yosemite Firefall (1872 to 1968), a summertime tradition of dumping a cascade of flaming embers off Glacier Point in California's Yosemite National Park. Guitarist/keyboardist Mark Hallman was another musician considered for Firefall but Hallman turned down the offer to stay with his band Navarro (Andes had briefly been a member as well), who went on to back up Carole King. According to a recent interview with www.glorydazemusic.com,"
"minutes after takeoff for reasons still unknown. The crash killed all three passengers and pilot Roger Peterson instantly upon impact. As with Holly and Richardson, Valens suffered massive and unsurvivable head injuries along with blunt force trauma to the chest. At just 17 years old, Valens was the youngest to die in the crash. The tragedy inspired singer Don McLean to write his 1971 hit ""American Pie"", immortalizing February 3 as ""The Day the Music Died"". Valens's remains were buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, California. Valens was a pioneer of Chicano rock and Latin rock and inspired"
"Gib Guilbeau Floyd August ""Gib"" Guilbeau (September 26, 1937 – April 12, 2016) was an American Cajun country rock musician and songwriter. As a member of Nashville West, Swampwater, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and later The Burrito Brothers, Guilbeau helped pioneer the fusion of rock and country music in the 1960s. Guilbeau was born in Sunset, Louisiana and raised among fiddle players. His father and brothers played fiddle, and he himself started playing fiddle at the age of fourteen. In 1960, Guilbeau formed The Four Young Men with guitarist Wayne Moore, which Bobby Edwards then joined to become Bobby Edwards"
"heart attack just after take-off in the aircraft at Carrabassett Valley Airport in Maine. The plane flipped over, falling some 300 feet, killing him instantly along with his passenger, Dick Ayotte, a longtime friend and local businessman. Jud was 45 years old. Jud's sons contribute to the Sugarloaf Community, with Jud's grandson performing onstage at The Rack on Sunday afternoons. Jud Strunk Jud Strunk (born Justin Roderick Strunk, Jr., June 11, 1936—October 5, 1981) was an American singer-songwriter and comedian. Born Justin Roderick Strunk, Jr. in Jamestown, New York, he was raised in Buffalo, New York, where as a small"
"in Joshua Tree. Despite the almost insurmountable setback, Parsons, Harris, and the other musicians decided to continue with plans for a fall tour. In the summer of 1973, Parsons' Topanga Canyon home burned to the ground, the result of a stray cigarette. Nearly all of his possessions were destroyed with the exception of a guitar and a prized Jaguar automobile. The fire proved to be the last straw in the relationship between Burrell and Parsons, who moved into a spare room in Kaufman's house. While not recording, he frequently hung out and jammed with members of New Jersey–based country rockers"
"barbiturates and alcohol every day. On September 18, after injecting himself with morphine, Parsons overdosed. On September 19, he was declared dead on arrival at the hospital. Following Parsons' death and in order to fulfill his desires, Kaufman and Martin arrived at Los Angeles International Airport in Martin's personal Cadillac Hearse impersonating mortuary workers. Under the impression that the pair had been hired by the Parsons family, Western Airlines released the body to them. They then took it to Joshua Tree and set it on fire. The burning casket was reported by campers to the local authorities, who investigated the"
"and died of a heart attack in 1977, aged 39, while touring in Argentina. Songwriter Bert Berns felt Spector had ruined the song, and went out to show Spector how it should be done. When the Isley Brothers decided to record the song in 1962, Bert Berns (who also used the name Bert Russell) opted to produce, and thus demonstrate to Spector what he had intended to be the ""sound"" of the record. The resulting recording captured the verve of an Isley Brothers performance, and became the trio's first record to reach a Top 20 position in the ""Billboard"" Hot"
"Brother Bones Freeman Davis (October 4, 1902 – June 14, 1974) was an American whistling and bone playing recording artist best known by his stage name Brother Bones as well as ""Whistling Sam"". Freeman Davis was born in Montgomery, Alabama. Davis is best remembered for his 1949 recording of the 1925 standard ""Sweet Georgia Brown"". The recording became internationally famous after being adopted as the theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team in 1952. Notably, the bass line for this track uses the Novachord, a very early electronic synthesizer more prominently featured on the B side of the record."
"Dimebag Darrell Darrell Lance Abbott (August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004), also known as Diamond Darrell and later Dimebag Darrell, was an American musician and songwriter. He co-founded the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan alongside his brother Vinnie Paul. He was considered to be one of the driving forces behind groove metal, and is also considered by many to be one of the most influential guitarists in heavy metal history. Abbott was shot and killed by a gunman while on stage during a performance with Damageplan on December 8, 2004. He ranked No. 92 in ""Rolling Stone""s 100"
"James Brown James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. A progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th-century music and dance, he is often referred to as the ""Godfather of Soul"". In a career that lasted 50 years, he influenced the development of several music genres. Brown began his career as a gospel singer in Toccoa, Georgia. He joined an R&B vocal group, the Gospel Starlighters (which later evolved into the Flames) founded by Bobby Byrd, in which he was the lead singer. First coming"
"26 years old at the time of his death, with official cause being an overdose of morphine and alcohol. Manuel has been quoted as saying, ""Gram and I discussed his suit in detail for several months before I committed it to fabric. It wasn't until years later looking back that I realized he wanted me to design the suit the way he would want to die. From the pills, the woman, the cross, the poppies to the flames on the pants and of course in the end his body went up in flames in Joshua Tree with our friend Phil"
"and political themes. His lyrics frequently allude to a religious connection or meaning, evident in songs such as ""Gloria"" from the band's album ""October"" and ""I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"" from ""The Joshua Tree"". During the band's early years, Bono was known for his rebellious tone which turned to political anger and rage during the band's ""War"", ""The Joshua Tree"" and ""Rattle and Hum"" eras. Following the Enniskillen bombing that left 11 dead and 63 injured on 8 November 1987, the Provisional IRA paramilitaries threatened to kidnap Bono. IRA supporters also attacked a vehicle carrying the band"
"3 July, the band experienced a tragedy when Greg Carroll, their roadie and Bono's personal assistant, was killed in a motorcycle accident in Dublin. The 26-year-old's death overwhelmed the U2 organisation, and the band travelled to his native New Zealand to attend his traditional Māori funeral; the experience inspired the lyrics to ""One Tree Hill"". After the funeral, Bono and his wife visited Nicaragua and El Salvador, where they saw firsthand the distress of peasants affected by political conflicts and US military intervention, experiences which formed the basis of the lyrics for ""Bullet the Blue Sky"" and ""Mothers of the"
"Chester Bennington Chester Charles Bennington (March 20, 1976 – July 20, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He was best known as the lead vocalist for Linkin Park. He was also lead vocalist for the bands Dead by Sunrise, Grey Daze, and Stone Temple Pilots. Bennington is widely regarded as one of the top rock musicians of the 2000s. ""Hit Parader"" magazine placed him at number 45 on their list of the ""100 Metal Vocalists of All Time"". Bennington first gained prominence as a vocalist following the release of Linkin Park's debut album, ""Hybrid Theory"", in 2000,"
"was found dead in his apartment in Stockholm on 7 June 2004, apparently from heart failure. Black Mark Production released a box set under the title In Memory of Quorthon. It contained a poster of Quorthon, three CDs of previously released material and cover versions, some promo footage of Quorthon's tours and the music video for ""One Rode to Asa Bay"". Quorthon Thomas Börje Forsberg, known by the stage name Quorthon (17 February 1966 – 7 June 2004), was a Swedish musician. He was the founder and songwriter of the band Bathory, which pioneered the black metal genre and is"
"to visit. He is the subject of the 2001 song ""Cassie's Brother"" by rock band Drive-By Truckers. Less than two years after the plane crash, the Gaines' mother, Cassie LaRue Gaines, was killed in an automobile accident near the cemetery where Steve and Cassie were buried. She was buried near her children. Steve Gaines Steven Earl ""Steve"" Gaines (September 14, 1949 – October 20, 1977) was an American musician. He is best known as a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from May 11, 1976, until his death on October 20, 1977, and was the younger"
"he should accompany the band for the remainder of the tour. The group helped him obtain a passport, and he subsequently joined them on the road in Australia and the United States as their assistant. He became very close friends with Bono and his wife Ali Hewson, and following the conclusion of the tour, he worked for U2 in Dublin. On 3 July 1986, just before the start of the recording sessions for ""The Joshua Tree"", Carroll was killed in a motorcycle accident while on a courier run. A car had pulled in front of him, and unable to stop"
"siblings pursued music ""with an enthusiasm that, at times, bordered on the pathological."" The eldest brother, Hans, was hailed as a musical prodigy. At the age of four, writes Alexander Waugh, Hans could identify the Doppler effect in a passing siren as a quarter-tone drop in pitch, and at five started crying ""Wrong! Wrong!"" when two brass bands in a carnival played the same tune in different keys. But he died in mysterious circumstances in May 1902, when he ran away to America and disappeared from a boat in Chesapeake Bay, most likely having committed suicide. Two years later, aged"
"lizard in Myanmar. The extinct reptile was given the moniker ""Barbaturex morrisoni"" in honor of Morrison. ""This is a king lizard, and he was the lizard king, so it just fit,"" said Jason Head, a paleontologist at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Jim Morrison James Douglas ""Jim"" Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, songwriter and poet, best remembered as the lead vocalist of the rock band The Doors. Due to his poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, wild personality, performances, and the dramatic circumstances surrounding his life and early death, Morrison is regarded by music critics and"
"Fields also broadcast together as Rex Cole's Mountaineers. Retiring to Florida in 1946 he also worked in radio on WKAT Miami. He suffered a stroke early in 1953 and was killed in a fire at Littlefield Nursing Home in Largo, Florida a little later the same year. Arthur Fields Arthur Fields (August 6, 1884 – March 29, 1953) was an American singer (baritone) and songwriter. He was born Abraham Finkelstein in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but grew up mainly in Utica, New York. He became a professional singer as a youngster. Around 1908, he toured with Guy Brother's Minstrel Show, and helped"
"a heart attack in 1979. Johnny Burnette is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California, near his brother and their parents in Ascension, Lot 8276, Space 4. Burnette gained prominence in 1973 both for the inclusion of ""You're Sixteen"" on the ""American Graffiti"" soundtrack and for Ringo Starr's version of the same song. In addition, Burnette's original song was recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. One of his songs, ""Train Kept A-Rollin'"" by Tiny Bradshaw, would later be recorded by the Yardbirds, Motörhead and Aerosmith. The Beatles, with John Lennon on vocal, performed ""Lonesome Tears in"
"and Jumpin' Gene Simmons's 1964 hit ""Haunted House."" They developed a cult following, without mainstream success, yet recorded a couple of albums. Marvin and Turner Foddrell's album ""The Original Blues Brothers"" was recorded on November 8 and 9, 1981, in Groningen, the Netherlands. It was released in the Netherlands by Swingmaster Records in 1984. Turner's son, Lynn, joined the brothers playing in the 1982 and 1983 performances at the Celebration of Traditional Music. Following Marvin's death in 1986, Turner and his son continued as a duo, releasing one album. Foddrell died of lung cancer in January 1995, at the age"
"Paris. In letters, he described going for long walks through the city, alone. During this time, he shaved his beard and lost some of the weight he had gained in the previous months. He died on July 3, 1971, at age 27. He was found by Courson in a bathtub at his apartment. The official cause of death was listed as heart failure, although no autopsy was performed, as it was not required by French law. His death was two years to the day after the death of the Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones, and approximately nine months after the"