"Apparently, according to Chris Campion - in Mojo - "Between 1969 and 1970, Gram took time out from playing with the Flying Burrito Bros. and The Rolling Stones to star in a pop-surrealist movie."
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Musical Influences and the Journey to Discovery
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Recently, I got to thinking of how I've discovered some of my favorite musicians/singers/songwriters, and I cam to the conclusion that it all started with Emmylou Harris. I say Emmy in the '70s in…Continue
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Joanne Hurley replied to Will James's discussion 'Uncut Magazine Reviews Bob Kealing's "Calling Me Home: Gram Parsons & the Roots of Country Rock"' in the group Gram Parsons InterNational
Joanne Hurley replied to Will James's discussion 'Uncut Magazine Reviews Bob Kealing's "Calling Me Home: Gram Parsons & the Roots of Country Rock"' in the group Gram Parsons InterNational
"More and more and more is being written about Gram. And his memory is still alive. Recently at their show in Toronto, Emmylou and Rodney performed "Wheels", "Return of the Grievous Angel" and "Love Hurts", and it did my…"
Joanne Hurley commented on Charlie Bermant's blog post 'Richard Thompson's Electric Outlet'
"I have tickets to the Emmylou Harris/Rodney Crowell/Richard Thompson show in Toronto at Massey Hall in March and I CANNOT WAIT. I've been a fan of Emmy since the days with Gram, I've always loved Rodney's songwriting and his oeuvre is…"
Will James left a comment for Joanne Hurley
"Welcome Joanne to Gram Parsons International. We did a show at the Silver Dollar in TO in 2011. Glad to have you here, feel free. Cheers, Will"
Joanne Hurley left a comment for NoDepression
"Good to be here. I've been a Gram fan for a very long time now, even to the point that I have a bunch of bootleg live sessions of the Fallen Angels. Sound quality not great, but Gram's there (and so is Emmy, of course).
Looking forward to…"
Joanne Hurley commented on Will James's group 'Gram Parsons InterNational'
"Great to find this forum. Have been a fan since the 70s. Love Gram, love Emmylou, love the Burritos and the Byrds."
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Randy S replied to Joanne Hurley's discussion 'Musical Influences and the Journey to Discovery'
"The Grateful Dead- American Beauty and Workingman's Dead, as well as their many covers of country songs...combined with CSN and Dylan...led me to a later love of Americana..then Alison Krauss and Union Station...the sweet sounds of Jerry…"
Bill Deeble replied to Joanne Hurley's discussion 'Musical Influences and the Journey to Discovery'
"Yes! I bought the single for the Spain song, and then discovered W/Town and Tome Waits. What a little diamond!"
Joanne Hurley commented on TwangNation.com's blog post 'Cream of the Crop - Twang Nation Top Americana and Roots Music Picks of 2012'
"I'd like to nominate Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson "Wreck and Ruin"."
Joanne Hurley commented on No Depression's blog post 'Win a copy of 'Calling Me Home: Gram Parsons and the Roots of Country Rock''
"Whenever I think of Gram, I think of Emmylou and how she kept the flame alive. I've listened to GP, Grievous Angel, Gram Parsons & The Fallen Angels, Sweetheart of the Rodeo, Flying Burrito Brothers over and over and over, and "The…"
Joanne Hurley commented on Nancy Dunham's blog post 'UPDATED: Arlo Guthrie Resumes Tour He Postponed After Wife's Death'
"Oh, how poignant. It's sad to lose the love of your life. But you must go on."
Joanne Hurley commented on Kevernacular (Kevin Lynch)'s blog post 'They've got the back of the Man in Black: A Johnny Cash Celebration'
"I cannot count the number of times I've listened to the CD of this concert. Every time I do, it amazes me just how much inspiration the artists took from Johnny Cash. To a one, their impassioned readings of these songs inspire, elate, enthuse…"
Joanne Hurley commented on Skot Nelson's blog post 'Jason Collett at the Rio Theatre'
"Thanks for the review. It's always great to see a Toronto boy acknowledged by the 'world at large'. Jason's been heavy in rotation on my iPod since his first solo record (and as for Broken Social Scene being 'defunct',…"
Joanne Hurley commented on Amos Perrine's blog post 'Emmylou Harris & Daniel Lanois: "Wrecking Ball" at Marathon Music Works, Nashville, October 24, 2012'
"Thank you so much for this story. I, too, have been not only a fan but an acolyte of Emmylou Harris since back in the '70s when I first heard Pieces of the Sky. Living up here in Toronto, we don't get to see Emmy nearly enough, but each…"
Jack Williams replied to Joanne Hurley's discussion 'Musical Influences and the Journey to Discovery'
"I grew up listening to WNEW. I remember thinking how cool it was that Pete wrote the liner notes to the Very Best of Poco double LP. "
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- At 5:29pm on January 26, 2013,
Will James said… Welcome Joanne to Gram Parsons International. We did a show at the Silver Dollar in TO in 2011. Glad to have you here, feel free. Cheers, Will
- At 10:33am on July 13, 2010,
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