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Topic: The Flying Burrito Brothers |
Bobby Lee
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Posted 10 Dec 2000 6:53 pm |
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Gram Parsons was a great songwriter. If he were alive today, he might still be writing great songs. Who can say?
I was a big fan of Gram's long before he died. I like to think that maybe we'll shake hands someday in the hereafter, where no one is wasted and we all fit into our Nudie suits! 
Since this topic isn't about steel guitarists, I'm moving it to the more general "Music" part of the forum.
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Greg Simmons
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where the buffalo (used to) roam AND the Mojave
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Posted 10 Dec 2000 7:20 pm
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No argument there Bob - it's the hype - not the man (who hands down was a major talent, bringing real country to a whole new audience) - that I find annoying.
Case in point, I'm a huge Emmylou Harris fan, and we all know the Gram connection/influence on her.
I wanted to note that this genre didn't arise out of a vacuum or from a single source - hopefully people who only know of GP will search out and listen to the other artists mentioned as well.
Hey, even if I had a Nudie suit, I probably couldn't get into it - and I don't look to hot in my "original nudie suit that I got for my birthday" either 
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Greg Simmons
Custodian of the Official Sho~Bud Pedal Steel Guitar Website
shobud.cjb.net
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Greg Simmons
From:
where the buffalo (used to) roam AND the Mojave
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Posted 10 Dec 2000 8:32 pm
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Yeah, the site is due for some update work. I'm on vacation till after Christmas, so I hope to take some time and add some of the pics people have sent to the gallery. I also need to get in touch with Duane Becker and see if we can add some more content re: Sho-Bud history etc.
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Jason Odd
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Stawell, Victoria, Australia
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Posted 14 Dec 2000 7:44 am
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Gram Parsons, etc. are wonderful, but let's not forget Clarence White, who crossed a lot of boundries, but let's not forget that Jerry Lee Lewis also had a fine country album in 1965 that was a big influence on Gram Parsons, not too mention Johnny Cash.
Rick Nelson's 1966 and 1967 albums are truly tastey, with Clarence White on rhythm and James Burton on lead. Only downside is that there's no steel.
By 1969 there were country-rock bands not only all over L.A, but in Australia, the U.K and even as far flung as Nashville.
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Jason Odd
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Stawell, Victoria, Australia
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Posted 14 Dec 2000 7:46 am
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Opps I forgot.. John Beland officially ended the Flying Burrito Brothers this year.
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