God's Own Singer: A Life of Gram Parsons

A new edition of the classic biography that takes us as close to the heart and soul of Gram Parsons as any author could. (Nigel Williamson, Uncut)Gram Parsons sang like an angel and dressed like a country star. Sadly he was neither, at least not in his lifetime. But before his tragically early death he played a key role in bringing together the worlds of rock and country music. And he made groundbreaking records whose impact has only grown in the fifty-some years since he died at the age of 26.Born into a wealthy but ill-fated Southern family, Parsons started out playing folk music with the Shilos, whose story is told here in depth for the first time. After founding the International Submarine Band during his brief time at Harvard, Gram headed to Los Angeles, where he turned the Byrds on to country music before quitting to form the Flying Burrito Brothers. Later he recorded two magnificent and haunting solo albums that helped launch bandmate Emmylou Harris towards her subsequent fame.Y