Yours truly, anonymousgram parsons fallen angels youtube. With tracey macleod, peter buck, gretchen carpenter, elvis costello. The 2003 film grand theft parsons stars johnny knoxville as phil kaufman and chronicles a farcical version of the theft of parsons corpse. Gram parsons pandora were having trouble loading pandora try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. And one runnerup will get the dvd, a tshirt, and a poster. Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Fallen angel on september 19, 1973, the musician and heir to a milliondollar fortune died under the influence of drugs and alcohol near his favourite place the. Cynics have suggested that death is a shrewd career move for some artists, and when it comes to singersongwriter gram parsons, whose life, work, and demise are chronicled in fallen angel, they may be right. Fallen angel, directed with empathy and intelligence by gandulf hennig, creates a wellrounded and fascinating portrait of parsons brief stint on planet earth using not much more than a bunch of talking heads. The sort of biographical documentary of gram parsons found on fallen angel is fundamentally chilling in its portrayal of the man who invented country rock poco was in. Today marks what would have been gram parsons 69th birthday born ingram cecil connor iii on november 5, 1946, in winter haven, florida and to celebrate, were highlighting the story behind parsonss essential signature song the return of the grievous angel, which you may be surprised to learn features lyrics written mostly not by parsons, but by a shy young poet named thomas.
Fallen angel 2004 gandulf hennig on allmovie gandulf hennig directs this documentary about. You can watch fallen angel online on videoondemand services netflix, hbo now, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. Watch his family, and friends talk about their personal experiences with the. Complete your gram parsons and the fallen angels collection. As the founder of the flying burrito brothers, a member of the hitmaking, legendary byrds, an important influence on the rolling stones and. Gp received critical acclaim upon release, but failed to reach the billboard charts. Parsons father committed suicide in 1958 while grams. If youre a seller, fulfillment by amazon can help you grow your business. Gp is american singersongwriter gram parsons debut solo album. Youd have to be a complete numbskull to make gram parsons life anything less than compelling.
Gram parsons and the fallen angels new songs, playlists. In 2006, gandulf hennig directed documentary film titled gram parsons. Gram parsons tshirt vintage tour tshirt worn by gram parsons featuring the gram parsons and the fallen angels band logo. On september 19, 1973, the musician and heir to a milliondollar fortune died under the influence of drugs and alcohol near his favourite place the joshua tree national monument in the californian desert. Fallen angel 2004 was made by director and musician gandulf hennig and american music journalist, musician and biographer sid griffin. The acclaimed documentary provides a revealing account of gram parsons life. It was originally released in a gatefold sleeve in 1973.
If you dont know about gram parsons, well, you should, and bbc is here to help with a new documentary about the countryrock legend, called fallen angel. Gram parsons and the fallen angels live 1973 by gram. Gram parsons 2004 01012004 gb documentary, music 1h 30m user score. Fallen angel2004 this documentary gives you insight on the late musician gram parsons. Heres a rarity for us gp peeps who just cant get enough gram live with the byrds,miss emmylou harris. Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited with the purchase of a cd or vinyl record dispatched from and sold by amazon, you get 90 days free access to the amazon music unlimited individual plan. The film features rare performances by parsons and indepth interviews with fellow musicians like emmylou harris, keith richards, chris. The acclaimed documentary retraces the life and tragic death of the iconic singer. In november 2009, the musical theatre production grievous angel. Fallen angel, pamela des barres states that, gram was so proud of the stones giving him that song to do. Heres whats included with every worry free ticket purchase. More gram parsons and the fallen angels live discogs.
An intimate biography of gram parsons in pdf format. Gram touched the careers of the byrds, emmylou harris, and the bad boys of rock the rolling stones, but video evidence is limited. The gram parsons anthology rhino the musical debt owed gram parsons is uniquely inverse to his own musical output over the. Two lucky winners will receive great gram parsons packages. The flying burrito brothers opened there gram died not real far away from there a few years later. Find the best clips, watch programmes, catch up on the news, and read the latest gram parsons and the fallen angels interviews. Although the two were absolutely visionaries in their own right, the careers of gram parsons and chris hillman would not have been what they were without each other.
A really stellar documentary on gram parsons dangerous minds. As the founder of the flying burrito brothers, a member of the hitmaking, legendary byrds. Gram parsons, a ukgermany television production that screened as part of the portland reel music festival, is a featurelength documentary that explores parsons life and musical legacy with a host of the musicians and family members who knew him best. Bob harris explains how parsons rewrote music history in only a few short years, examines the role he played in the development of popular music and looks back at the bizarre circumstances of his early death. I would love to one day see the documentary film equivalent of ben fongtorres definitive gram parsons biography hickory wind. Fallen angel, the first documentary film to dissect countryrock pioneer gram parsons gothic legend, is hardly short on tragedy. The flying burrito brothersburrito deluxe song by song. Fallen angel retraces parsons early days as a musician and his rise as a countryrock icon to his. Fba items qualify for free shipping and amazon prime. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 2003 movies 2003. If you dont know about gram parsons, well, you should, and bbc is here to help with a new documentary about the countryrock legend, called. Country rock, singersongwriter, progressive country. An hour long exploration of the life, the music and the influence of gram parsons.
Fallen angel does admirably for the distinct lack of archival materials and presents a warm portrait of the artist and the person that leaves you hungry for more, more more. Explore the new pandora, from the free stations you love to ad. The legend of gram parsons premiered, starring anders drerup as. Annual gram parsons international concerts in nashville and various other cities, now in the 12th year, support the petition cause.
Rare footage of his performances shows why gram parsons has become a legend. His influence on country music is underrated, and his story goes down in flames like a true rock legend. The gram parsons anthology, and gram parsons and the fallen angels live. The timing of the recording thus sandwiched it between parsons only two solo studio albums, gp, and grievous angel, although it was not officially released on lp. Friends, contemporaries and devotees of gram parsons talk about the importance of his work and the bizarre circumstances of his early death. Live 1973 is a live album by gram parsons and the fallen angels. The bbc artist page for gram parsons and the fallen angels. Gram parsons 2004 fallen angel feature length documentary.