In november 2009, the musical theatre production grievous angel. Gram parsons fallen angel times movie tickets fandango. Friends, contemporaries and devotees of gram parsons talk about the importance of his work and the bizarre circumstances of his early death. 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. His album grievous angel 1974 sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. For me it was an emotional journey, to come full circle, to understand who i was and my legacy, polly parsons. More gram parsons and the fallen angels live discogs.
The images pay tribute not only to gram but also to generations of movie star handsome connors, parsons, and snivelys, as well as pollys husband, artistmusicianconcert video designer charlie. The legend of gram parsons premiered, starring anders drerup as gram parsons and kelly prescott as emmylou harris. Gram parsons fallen angel 2006,dvd i love everything about grams music except the sad, tragic ending of his life. Aug 22, 2012 fallen angel 2004 was made by director and musician gandulf hennig and american music journalist, musician and biographer sid griffin. Licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of warner rhino off rosteraudio. 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. As the founder of the flying burrito brothers, a member of the hitmaking, legendary byrds. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. 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. The film features rare performances by parsons and indepth interviews with. This is a series of recordings where gram just let the tape roll to document song development so he would remember it later. Its funny, considering how simple of a doc approach this has, how i cried more here than in any other movie ever. Parsons may not have gone to the gate as often as the. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page.
Yours truly, anonymousgram parsons fallen angels youtube. 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. Parsons father committed suicide in 1958 while gram s. Gram parsons and the fallen angels live 1973 by gram parsons. Gram parsons fallen angel documentary post to wire. The first trailer for train to busan sequel peninsula is full throttle insanity by jim vorel april 2.
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. Recorded and broadcast live on march, 1973 at the ultra sonic recording studios, hempstead, n. Live 1973 is a live album by gram parsons and the fallen angels. For intense gram fans gotta have it for anyone else what the heck is this. Refreshingly, fallen angel isnt all hearts and flowers. The recording and broadcast produced by michael tapes, ken kohl and engineered by john bradley. Complete your gram parsons and the fallen angels collection. Fallen angel retraces parsons early days as a musician and his rise as a countryrock icon to his. With tracey macleod, peter buck, gretchen carpenter, elvis costello. The dvd is excellent and grams work, talent and love for music and life made a difference in all the music we hear and love today.
The movie instead relies on extensive usage of still photographs and, most impressively, interviews. Feb 25, 2018 as a member of parsons band the fallen angels, harris honed her harmony skills and performed duets with him on such iconic tunes as boudleaux bryants love hurts, one of the tracks recorded in. Original unedited broadcast direct optical digital transfer broadcast and recorded live on march, 1973 at the ultra sonic recording studios, hempstead, ny for wlirfm, garden city, ny. Annual gram parsons international concerts in nashville and various other cities, now in the 12th year, support the petition cause. Gram parsons and the fallen angels live 1973 music. Parsons father committed suicide in 1958 while grams. Fallen angel 2004 gandulf hennig on allmovie gandulf hennig directs this documentary about. Gram parsons is an artist with a vision as unique and personal as those of jaggerrichard, ray davies, or any of the other celebrated figures. It is indeed interesting to hear now all these years after grams passing.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing gram parsons fallen angel near you. Fallen angel directed by gandulf hennig online at alibris. And honestly if you want to listen to more of the music you need to put on an album, not a documentary. Fallen angel, the first documentary film to dissect countryrock pioneer gram parsons gothic legend, is hardly short on tragedy.
Not intended at any time to be an official album for general release. There are times when its right and proper to simply bury the dead. Jan 15, 20 heres a rarity for us gp peeps who just cant get enoughgram live with the byrds,miss emmylou harris. The original emmylou harris facebook group 24,403 views. Anonymous gram parsons fallen angels jojo heartspaypay. I have no idea what this means, the film is full of gram s music. Gram parsons fallen angel dvd, 2006 for sale online ebay. Grievous angel is the second and final solo studio album by gram parsons, compiled from summer 1973 sessions and released four months after his death from a morphine and alcohol overdose in september 1973.
As the founder of the flying burrito brothers, a member of the hitmaking, legendary byrds, an important influence on the rolling stones and the man who catapulted emmylou harris to fame. Fallen angel 2004 was made by director and musician gandulf hennig and american music journalist, musician and biographer sid griffin. Heres a rarity for us gp peeps who just cant get enough gram live with the byrds,miss emmylou harris. Jul 15, 2006 the acclaimed documentary provides a revealing account of gram parsons life. 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.
Country rock, singersongwriter, progressive country. Gram touched the careers of the byrds, emmylou harris, and the bad boys of rock the rolling stones, but video evidence is limited. Fallen angel retraces parsons early days as a musician and his rise as a countryrock icon to his tragic death at the age of 26. On september 19, 1973, the musician and heir to a milliondollar fortune.
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