Ingram Cecil Connor III (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973), known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist. Parsons is best known for his work within the country music genre; he also popularized what he called "Cosmic American Music", a hybrid of country, rhythm and blues, soul, folk, and rock. Besides recording as a solo artist, he played with the International Submarine Band, The Byrds, and The Flying Burrito Brothers. His relatively short career is described by AllMusic as "enormously influential" for country and rock, "blending the two genres to the point that they became indistinguishable from each other."
The Christian may refer to:
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The Christian (1923) is a silent film drama, released by Goldwyn Pictures, directed by Maurice Tourneur, and starring Richard Dix and Mae Busch.
Production background
The film is based on the novel and play by Hall Caine. On the Broadway stage Viola Allen, played Glory Quayle in 1899. This was the fifth, and last, silent era filming of the story, with previous versions made in 1911 The Christian (Australian), 1913, 1914 and 1915. Some filming for this production was done in the United Kingdom.
Preservation status
Extant at the George Eastman House.
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The Christian is a 1911 Australian silent film directed by Franklyn Barrett based on a story by Hall Caine. It is considered a lost film.
Plot
Clergyman John Storm is doing mission work in the slums of London when he meets Glory, a girl from the country, who has been persuaded by Lord Robert Ure to seek a career on the stage. Storm tries to persuade Glory not to do it but she refuses. He then asks Lord Ure, which so infuriates him he sends someone to burn down Storm's mission hall. Storm is unconscious inside but he is rescued at the last minute. He goes to see Glory, determined to save her soul, by killing her if need be. But he comes to his senses and the two of them are married.
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The Byrds /ˈbɜːrdz/ were an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964. The band underwent multiple line-up changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn (known as Jim McGuinn until mid-1967) remaining the sole consistent member, until the group disbanded in 1973. Although they only managed to attain the huge commercial success of contemporaries like the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Rolling Stones for a short period (1965–66), the Byrds are today considered by critics to be one of the most influential bands of the 1960s. Initially, they pioneered the musical genre of folk rock, melding the influence of the Beatles and other British Invasion bands with contemporary and traditional folk music. As the 1960s progressed, the band was also influential in originating psychedelic rock, raga rock, and country rock.
The band's signature blend of clear harmony singing and McGuinn's jangly twelve-string Rickenbacker guitar has continued to be influential on popular music up to the present day. Among the band's most enduring songs are their cover versions of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" and Pete Seeger's "Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season)", along with the self-penned originals, "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better", "Eight Miles High", "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star", "Ballad of Easy Rider" and "Chestnut Mare".
The Byrds is a four-CD box set by the American rock band The Byrds that was released on October 19, 1990 by Columbia/Legacy. The compilation comprises 90 tracks and covers the band's career from 1965 to 1971 (a period when they were signed to Columbia Records) in roughly chronological order, but excludes material from their 1973 reunion album Byrds, which was released on Asylum Records. The box set also includes six songs performed by a reunited line-up of The Byrds, featuring original members Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, and Chris Hillman. Of these six songs, two were recorded live at the Roy Orbison Tribute Concert on February 24, 1990 and four are new studio recordings dating from August 1990. The two other original members of The Byrds, Gene Clark and Michael Clarke, who were both still living in 1990, did not participate in the reunion.
At the time of its release, The Byrds was the first box set by a defunct rock act to be issued by Columbia Records. The compilation includes a number of rare and previously unreleased songs, many of which were later included as bonus tracks on the remastered editions of the band's individual albums. Of special interest to fans of both The Byrds and country rock pioneer Gram Parsons, was the inclusion of six previously unreleased tracks from the recording sessions of The Byrds' 1968 album, Sweetheart of the Rodeo. Of these unreleased tracks, the versions of "The Christian Life", "You Don't Miss Your Water", and "One Hundred Years from Now" featured their original Parsons' lead vocals, which had been removed and replaced by McGuinn and Hillman prior to the release of the album. In the years since Sweetheart of the Rodeo was issued, these "lost" Parsons' vocals had become near-legendary among fans of the band and their inclusion on The Byrds provided a major selling point for the box set.
The Byrds were an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964. The term was also the name of several eponymous albums:
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Gram Parsons
ALBUMS
- The Early Years released: 2014
- Grievous Angel released: 2012
- GP released: 2012
- The Complete Reprise Sessions released: 2006
- Sacred Hearts & Fallen Angels: The Gram Parsons Anthology released: 2001
- Another Side of This Life: The Lost Recordings of Gram Parsons, 1965-1966 released: 2000
- Under Your Spell Again released: 1998
- Cosmic American Music: The Grech Tapes 1972 released: 1995
- GP / Grievous Angel released: 1990
- The Early Years: 1963 - 1965 released: 1979
- Sleepless Nights released: 1976
- Warm Evenings, Pale Mornings, Bottled Blues 1963-1973 released:
The Complete Reprise Sessions
Released 2006- Still Feeling Blue
- We'll Sweep Out the Ashes in the Morning
- A Song for You
- Streets of Baltimore
- She
- That's All It Took
- The New Soft Shoe
- Kiss the Children
- Cry One More Time
- How Much I've Lied
- Big Mouth Blues
- GP Radio Promo
- How Did You Meet Emmylou Harris? (Interview)
- What Is the Story Behind 'A Song for You'? (Interview)
- What Is the Story Behind 'The New Soft Shoe'? (Interview)
- WBCN Interview With Maxine Sartori
- Love Hurts
- Sin City
Sacred Hearts & Fallen Angels: The Gram Parsons Anthology
Released 2001- Blue Eyes
- Luxury Liner
- Do You Know How It Feels to Be Lonesome?
- I Must Be Somebody Else You've Known
- Miller's Cave
- Knee Deep in the Blues
- Hickory Wind
- You're Still on My Mind
- The Christian Life
- You Don't Miss Your Water
- One Hundred Years From Now
- Christine's Tune (Devil in Disguise)
- Sin City
- Do Right Woman
- Dark End of the Street
- Wheels
- Juanita
- Hot Burrito #1
- Hot Burrito #2
- High Fashion Queen
- Older Guys
- Cody, Cody
- Wild Horses
- Sing Me Back Home
Another Side of This Life: The Lost Recordings of Gram Parsons, 1965-1966
Released 2000- Codine
- Wheel of Fortune
- Another Side of This Life
- High Flyin' Bird
- November Nights
- Zah's Blues
- Reputation
- That's the Bag I'm In
- Willie Jean
- They Still Go Down
- Pride of Man
- The Last Thing on My Mind
- Hey Nellie Nellie
- She's the Woman I Love / Good Time Music
- Brass Buttons (1965)
- I Just Cant Take It Anymore
- Searchin'
- Candy Man
Under Your Spell Again
Released 1998- Race With the Wind
- How Much I Lied
- The New Soft Shoe
- Still Feeling Blue
- A Song for You
- Big Mouth Blues
- Kiss the Children
- Fallen Angels
- Widowmaker
- Love Hurts
- Sin City
- You’re Still on My Mind
- Undo the Right ~ Somebody's Back in Town
- Lucille
- I Threw Away the Rose
- Train Song
- Six Days on the Road
- Close Up the Honkytonks
- We'll Sweep Out the Ashes in the Morning
- Return of the Grievous Angel
- Hearts on Fire
Cosmic American Music: The Grech Tapes 1972
Released 1995- Song for You
- Kentucky Blues
- Streets of Baltimore
- Folsom Prison Blues
- Lovesick Blues
- The New Soft Shoe
- How Much I've Lied
- Still Feeling Blue
- Still Feeling Blue
- Ain't No Beatle, Ain't No Rollin' Stone
- How Can I Forget You / Cry One More Time
- A Song for You
- Streets of Baltimore
- That's All It Took
- Somebody's Back in Town
- More and More
- Teaching Emmy to Sweep Out the Ashes
- Daddy's Fiddle
- We'll Sweep Out the Ashes in the Morning
- Cold Cold Heart
- That's All It Took
- A Song for You
GP / Grievous Angel
Released 1990- Still Feeling Blue
- We'll Sweep Out the Ashes in the Morning
- A Song for You
- Streets of Baltimore
- She
- That's All It Took
- The New Soft Shoe
- Kiss the Children
- Cry One More Time
- How Much I've Lied
- Big Mouth Blues
- Return of the Grievous Angel
- Hearts on Fire
- I Can't Dance
- Brass Buttons
- $1000 Wedding
- Medley Live From Northern Quebec: (A) Cash on the Barrelhead / (B) Hickory Wind
- Love Hurts
- Ooh Las Vegas
- In My Hour of Darkness
Warm Evenings, Pale Mornings, Bottled Blues 1963-1973
- Zah's Blues
- Blue Eyes
- Strong Boy
- Truck Driving Man
- Hickory Wind
- The Christian Life
- Reputation
- One Hundred Years From Now
- Hot Burrito #1 (I'm Your Toy)
- Christine's Tune (Devil in Disguise)
- Sin City
- The Dark End of the Street
- Wild Horses
- She
- The New Soft Shoe
- We'll Sweep Out the Ashes in the Morning
- Brass Buttons
- Return of the Grievous Angel
- Drug Store Truck Driving Man
- Brand New Heartache
- Love Hurts
Born: 1946-11-05
Died: 1973-09-19
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Old Blue
by: The ByrdsTraditional, Arranged and Adapted by Roger McGuinn
Well I had an old dog and his name was Blue
Yes, I had an old dog and his name was Blue
Well I had an old dog and his name was Blue
Bet ya five dollars he's a good dog too
Old Blue chased a possum up a holler (hollow) limb
Blue chased a possum up a holler limb
Blue chased a possum up a holler limb
The possum growled, Blue whined at him
Bye bye Blue
You good dog you
Bye bye Blue
You good dog youWhen old Blue died he died so hard
He shook the ground in my back yard
We lowered him down with a golden chain
And every link we called his name
Bye bye Blue You good dog you
Bye bye Blue
You good dog you
My old Blue he was a good old hound
You'd hear him hollering miles around
When I get to Heaven first thing I'll do
I'll grab my horn and call for Blue
Bye bye Blue
You good dog you
Bye bye Blue
You good dog you