Name/Title
Calling me home : Gram Parsons and the roots of country rockEntry/Object ID
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Library JAMM as of June 4, 2023Description
288 p. : ill., ports., facsims. ; 24 cm.
"Born in 1946, in Winter Haven, Florida, Gram Parsons was one of the most influential artists in the intersection of country and rock music. As a member of some of the most iconic bands of his era, including the International Submarine Band, the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, Parsons had a profound impact on the popular development of the genre that would come to be known as “country rock.”
JAMM
While his family’s main residence was just across the border in Waycross, Georgia, Parsons briefly attended the prestigious Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida, before transferring to the public Winter Haven High School; after failing his junior year, he returned to Bolles (which had converted from a military to a liberal arts curriculum amid the incipient Vietnam War).. His family life was always troubled—his father committed suicide when he was 12 and his mother died from cirrhosis when he was 18. Yet it was amid this unhappiness that Parsons found escape in listening to rock and roll music, including Elvis Presley and the Kingston Trio."
Discography: pages 267-272.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-274) and index.
A view of the music and life of Gram Parsons and his influence on country rock.
Contents: Cosmic roots -- Legacy versus legend -- Pilgrimage to Waycross -- Like Elvis -- Coon dog's secret -- Gram's domain -- Red coats, pacers, and legends -- The youth center circuit -- High times and earliest recordings -- Folk in the other room -- Shilos and bolles -- Chicago surfinanny -- Senior year and the derry down -- "A country Beatle" -- The Polumbaum photos -- Orlando, New York City -- Staying behind, safe at home -- Vinny's place -- A country Byrd -- The lost Burrito Brother -- Like a bird -- Darkness and light -- Calling me home.Collection
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Parsons, Gram -- 1946-1973., Country rock music -- History and criticism., Country musicians -- United States -- Biography., Rock musicians -- United States -- Biography., Jacksonville Area Music Museum (JAMM).Publication Details
Author
Kealing, BobPublisher
University Press of FloridaPlace Published
* Untyped Place Published
Gainesville
Chapel HillCall No.
ML 420 .P275 K43 2012